Aimee
[closed] What are some job functions that relate business consulting and office management together?
Hello,
My name is Aimee and I am a current business student at Concordia University. Go Tornadoes! So far my fields of study are business administration and management. My teachers, family, and community have supported me to obtain an associate's degree in administration already. I will obtain my bachelor's degree in business administration too. I am naturally interested in learning about how consultants partner with office managers. I have never worked in an office management career before, so I would like to know how they can achieve job functions such as serving the customer and filling put paperwork. I love to learn more about office management and how the managers run with the consultants. I am on a quest for satisfying my curious nature.
Thank you for your help. #business #business-administration #office-management #business-development #project-management #consulting #strategy
2 answers
Colleen O'Hara
Colleen’s Answer
Hi, well first I must admit I'm not sure what you refer to as office managers so I'll interpret it loosely as those representing the company in an initiative where outside consultants are brought in to help make the improvement. Consultants are external experts in a field who can bring and outside in perspective for your company as well as information about how other companies may have resolved similar challenges. The internal team member can best leverage the expertise of these consultant by sharing information, data, processes and anything that might help the external consultants learn about how the company runs, the players, roles- who performs what tasks. The collaboration between the people inside the company and the consultants who can bring a fresh perspective can help make large transformational changes for a company.
Callie Richey
Callie’s Answer
In general, consultants are there to improve performance and best practices. When a company engages a consultant, they put together a contract which includes a scope that details everything they are expecting the consultant to do and deliver. Typically, managers are responsible for knowing this contract well. Holding consultants accountable to the deliverables and services agreed upon in the contract. Management also works with their team as well as the consultant to construct and encourage a working relationship to get the best results.
Hope this helps!