Management consulting

One of the main conditions for successful business development in modern economic conditions is the ability to anticipate market demands for goods and services. This is due to the company’s ability to change its management model in accordance with the current situation.

Management consulting is a set of services aimed at studying and analyzing the structure and functions of a company or its division. The main goal is to identify opportunities and develop strategies to improve the efficiency of the enterprise at the management level and, if necessary, to assist in the implementation of the proposed solutions.

The consulting process is a logical chain of procedures that are performed jointly by the consultant and the client to solve problems and implement changes in the enterprise

Consulting includes several major stages (analysis, development and implementation of recommended solutions), which can be broken down into specific procedures. The separation of stages in the consultation process is of great practical importance, because it makes it possible to create a structured basis for decision-making, carry out coordinated communication, and carry out a motivated project organization.

Management consulting services are usually divided according to the management structures prevailing in the market: production organization, marketing and sales, distribution, personnel management, financial management, etc. However, with the development of information technologies, another branch has appeared – the selection and implementation of IT systems, as well as the related training of employees and changes in relevant procedures, documentation and work methods.

Most of the consulting services are aimed at solving certain specific problems that cover several management functions and processes at once. Solving such problems involves using new opportunities and overcoming limitations. Examples of solving similar problems can be: territorial expansion of business, technology transfer, writing a license agreement, developing an investment project, bringing business to the Internet, etc.

Any business, regardless of the type of activity, is first of all a human system. Therefore, one of the fundamental factors of the company’s activity, which must undergo organizational transformation, is the management of labor resources. Employees must understand the essence of changes, accept them and have the desire to contribute to their implementation.

In the process of implementing organizational transformations, workers will have to acquire new knowledge, learn new methods, improve their skills, and change their attitude towards the performance of their work duties in the company. It is important to understand that these requirements apply to every employee of the enterprise, starting with the top managers. Those who expect changes from colleagues and subordinates must be ready to change their own behavior and attitude to work.

The main result of consulting activities is the implementation of changes, primarily in the structure and methods of management. Any aspects of the company’s activity can undergo transformation: basic settings of business processes, level of development, legal mechanisms, form of ownership, sources of financing, interaction with partners.