Consultant - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Consultant :  (noun)

1: an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" [syn: adviser, advisor]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Consultant : 

A person who facilitates organisational change and/or provides subject matter expertise on technical, functional and business topics during development or implementation. Consultants perform business requirements analysis, recommends selection of packaged software, develop proposals for consulting services and manage implementation projects at client sites. They provides expert knowledge of products such as SAP R/3, PeopleSoft, HRMS/Financials, and SmartStream.

(2004-03-09)



Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:

Consultant :  Consultant: An individual to whom one refers for expert advice or services. The use of consultants is common in medicine.

For example, a man with puzzling pains in the joints of the hands and feet may be referred to a rheumatologist who acts as a consultant to help illuminate the nature of the pain.

For another example, a woman has a breast cancer ; this pathologist serves as a consultant on the case.

Based on the Online Dictionary of Computing [Computer_Dictionary]:
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