An IT consultant is an experienced individual who provides expert advice for a fee. Such an individual may work as an independent contractor, in which case he or she may be referred to as an independent consultant.
An IT consultant may also be an employee at a company that offers consulting services. IT consultants typically charge clients an hourly rate for their services.
IT consulting services are advisory services that help clients assess different technology strategies and, in doing so, align their technology strategies with their business or process strategies. These services support customers’ IT initiatives by providing strategic, architectural, operational and implementation planning.
Strategic planning includes advisory services that help clients assess their IT needs and formulate system implementation plans. Architecture planning includes advisory services that combine strategic plans and knowledge of emerging technologies to create the logical design of the system and the supporting infrastructure to meet customer requirements.
