Consulting in the Real World: A Rewarding Career in Management & Technology Consulting Carnegie Mellon University Business and Technology Club September 6 th , 2013 4:30pm – 5:30pm Larry Gioia Director, Health Industries Advisory IT Strategy & Enterprise Architecture [email protected]
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Consulting in the Real World: A Rewarding Career in Management & Technology Consulting
• 7 years ‘doing the consulting thing’ • Health Industries – Pharma & Life
Science • Focus on IT Strategy, emerging
technologies, multi-channel strategies, social / mobile / analytics / cloud technologies, and innovation management
• Perpetual dabbler and serial entrepreneur (in training)
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Why are we here?
• WE ARE NOT HERE to recruit for PwC
• WE ARE NOT HERE because CMU is paying us lots of money
• We are here as a proud CMU/Heinz/Tepper Alums
• We are here because we really enjoy what we do for work
• We are here to provide you with an overview of the consulting marketplace
• We are here to give you our perspectives on a career in consulting
• We are here to provide you with real-world examples of what we do as a consultants
• We are here to answer your questions
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
Consulting At a Glance 1
A consultant (from Latin: consultare "to discuss") is a professional who provides professional or expert advice[1] in a particular area such as Information Technology (IT), management, accountancy, law (tax law, in particular), human resources, marketing (and public relations), finance, engineering, or any of many other specialized fields. - Wikipedia
A consultant is an individual who has established an expertise in a particular domain, can connect with clients, understands the nature of their problem by asking intelligent questions, and can assist them in developing a cost-effective and sustainable solution - Larry Gioia
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What is this consulting thing all about?
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I’ve heard there are different ‘types’ of consulting? Who are the players?