Consultant

A consultant (from Latin: consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as expert, specialist, see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Consulting services generally fall under the domain of professional services, as contingent work.

This article is about professional consultants. For medical consultant, see Consultant (medicine). For other uses, see Consultant (disambiguation).
"Consultancy" redirects here. For companies, see Consulting firm.

The Harvard Business School defines a consultant as someone who advises on "how to modify, proceed in, or streamline a given process within a specialized field".

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