The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to consulting:
Consulting is the activity or business of giving expert assistance on a particular subject, notably to other professionals but also to the consumer market. The following outline provides a general overview of consulting.
Overview
Coaching Contingent work Freelancer Gig worker Temporary work Division of labour Employment agency Focus group Knowledge worker Knowledge as a service Professional services network Professional corporation Service provider Service-level agreement White-collar worker White shoe firm
Types Biotechnology consulting Economic consulting Energy consulting Engineering consulting Environmental consulting Faculty consulting Franchise consulting Human resource consulting Information technology consulting Data as a service Data virtualization Information Technology Infrastructure Library Management consulting Political consulting Public consultation Public sector consulting Trial consulting
Concepts Action plan Business case Business reporting Capacity planning Production planning Change management Compound annual growth rate Critical path method Deliverable Design structure matrix Ethics in business communication Feedback High- and low-level Information market Leverage (finance) Mind map Organic growth Organizational intelligence Organizational diagnostics Performance indicator Presentation slide Scenario planning Scope (project management) Top-down and bottom-up design Utilization rate Zero Defects
Formats
Enterprise legal management Enterprise resource planning Business process modelling Business process re-engineering Business reference model Enterprise architecture framework Manufacturing resource planning Professional services Business valuation Governance, risk management, and compliance Expert determination Risk and strategic consulting Risk assessment Settlement (finance) Strategy Subject-matter expert
Services Corporate services Actuary Clinical pharmacology Corporate finance Leveraged buyout Mergers and acquisitions Recruitment Corporate sustainability Financial services Accounting Assurance services Environmental accounting Financial accounting Governmental accounting Advisor Audit Financial audit Management audit Performance audit Investment management Liquidation Wealth management Outsourcing Business process outsourcing Professional network service Business networking Multidisciplinary professional services networks Research and development Business analysis Research and development agreement
Occupations Business consultant Consultant (medicine) Creative consultant Educational consultant Elevator consultant Employment consultant Foreclosure consultant Legal nurse consultant Loss-control consultant Media consultant Medical practice consultants Process consultant Sustainability consultant
Glossary Benchmarking Best practice Bird's-eye view Board of directors Business-to-business Competitive intelligence Core competency Direct-to-consumer Due diligence Elevator pitch End of day Gantt chart Greenfield investment Mission critical Opportunity cost Pareto principle Professional conduct Scope creep Sea change (idiom) Value added
Frameworks
Balanced scorecard Boston Consulting Group's Advantage Matrix Growth–share matrix Managerial grid model McKinsey 7S Framework MECE principle OGSM PEST analysis Porter's five forces analysis Quality control Strategic Grid Model SWOT analysis Viability study
Notable firms
Accenture Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group Capgemini Deloitte Ernst & Young Grant Thornton International IBM Consulting Infosys Infosys Consulting KPMG McKinsey & Company PwC Strategy& WSP Global
Professional bodies Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand Conference of Consulting Actuaries Institute of Consulting Institute of Management Consultants USA International Council of Management Consulting Institutes International Federation of Consulting Engineers
Certifications Certified Consulting Meteorologist Certified management consultant Certified mortgage consultant Chartered financial consultant
See also Consulting psychology List of business terms List of former consulting firms List of IT consulting firms List of life sciences List of management consulting firms Outline of accounting Outline of business Outline of management Tertiary sector of the economy
References
External links
Consulting, Cambridge Dictionary What is consulting?, Consultancy.eu