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ATTRIBUTE OF MANAGEMENT
CONSULTANTS
•Technical skills
These include both understanding and experience in a technical discipline –
such as information technology (IT), marketing, engineering and organizational
behavior.
•Interpersonal skills
These include personal attributes that make an individual amiable among
people and effective in accomplishing desirable objectives through people.
1. TECHNICAL TRAINING
• Length of Education
A bachelor’s degree is prerequisite and many, if not most people going into
management consultancy today have one or two graduate degrees. Undergraduate
programs generally teach the “how” rather than the “why”. Graduate programs help
develop tolerance for the uncertainty and ambiguity inherent in business problems.
• Type of Education
Educational programs usually include a technical degree and a general degree. For
instance, a person might obtain a general degree at a bachelor’s level and specialize in
information technology after earning a master’s degree in computer science and
information management.
2. COMMON CORE REQUIREMENT
• Communication
• Mathematics and statistics
• Computer data processing
Interpersonal skills
In addition to education and experience, several personal
attributes are critical for the success of a management
consultant. These are:
The following are the most common barriers and the recommended
approach that may be adopted by the consultant to avoid or correct
them: