Definition

1. Noun:
   • Adviser to business about efficient management practices: A professional who provides expert advice and guidance to organizations on how to improve their performance, primarily by analyzing existing business problems and developing plans for improvement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The company hired a management consultant to streamline its operations.
  • As a management consultant, her role is to identify inefficiencies and propose solutions.

Advanced Usage

• The term is typically used in a corporate or organizational context. It implies a formal, professional advisory relationship.
• "to bring in a management consultant": to hire an external expert for advisory services.
  • The board decided to bring in a management consultant to review the corporate structure.

Variants and Related Words

• Consultancy (n): The practice or company of giving expert advice in a particular field.
  • She works for a large consultancy.
• Consulting (n/adj): The business of giving expert advice; or, relating to such advice.
  • He has a career in consulting.

Synonyms

• Business advisor
• Management advisor
• Organizational consultant

Related Phrases

• Management consulting: The industry or activity of providing management consultancy services.
  • He specialized in management consulting for non-profits.

Noun

1. adviser to business about efficient management practices