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{{short description|Field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology}}
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In [[management]], '''information technology consulting''' (also called '''IT consulting''', '''computer consultancy''', '''business and technology services''', '''computing consultancy''', '''technology consulting''', and '''IT advisory''') is a field of activity which focuses on advising organizations on how best to use [[information technology]] (IT) in achieving their [[business objectives]], but it can also refer more generally to IT [[outsourcing]].

Once a business owner defines the needs to take a business to the next level, a [[decision maker]] will define a scope, cost and a time frame of the project.<ref name=schwalbe>Kathy Schwalbe. [https://books.google.com/books?id=MPS_fT3diqAC Information Technology Project Management], Fourth Edition, 2005, {{ISBN|0-324-78692-1}}</ref> The role of the IT consultancy company is to support and nurture the company from the very beginning of the project until the end, and deliver the project not only in the scope, time and cost but also with complete customer satisfaction.<ref name=schwalbe/>

==See also==
*[[List of major IT consulting firms]]
*[[Consultant]]
*[[Outsourcing]]

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