Technology Consulting
Kanav Khurana | Senior Consultant | Big 4 Consulting FirmWhat is Technology Consulting?
A Career in Technology Consulting is very interesting. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Technology Consulting actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Technology Consulting. Just like you would normally not trust a non Doctor with names of medicines, you should also not trust opinions about Technology Consulting from non professionals.
Senior Consultant Kanav Khurana has worked in Technology Consulting for 6 years. According to Senior Consultant Kanav Khurana, Technology Consulting is:
Technology Consulting as a field of activity focuses on advising organizations on how best to use Information Technology (IT) in achieving their business objectives. In addition to providing advice, IT consultancies often estimate, manage, implement, deploy, and administer IT systems on behalf of their client organizations - a practice known as "outsourcing".
How Senior Consultant Kanav Khurana got into Technology Consulting?
After a Bachelors degree in Engineering, I started working in Technology Consulting with a startup in Delhi for Salesforce.com. Currently, I am working with one of the Big 4 companies in Technology Consulting as a Senior Consultant.
Senior Consultant Kanav Khurana's Talk on Technology Consulting |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Technology Consulting |
Next, it covers Education. We all know that only 10% of what is taught in Technology Consulting is actually used in real life. The Education section of the Talk clearly explained what is the 10% needed in Technology Consulting. It defines Education in terms of following items for Technology Consulting: | |
2) | Computer Programming |
3) | Customer Relationship Management |
4) | MS Office |
5) | Domain Knowledge |
6) | Digital Marketing |
7) | Data Visualization |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Technology Consulting. It defines Skills in terms of following items for Technology Consulting: | |
8) | Motivation |
9) | Client-handling |
10) | Story-telling |
11) | Logical Thinking |
It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Technology Consulting. The Talk goes through this list of Positives of Technology Consulting: | |
12) | Exposure to Leading Tech |
13) | Networking |
14) | Business Knowledge |
15) | Assured Growth |
There are a few Challenges in Technology Consulting which one needs to be cognizant of: | |
16) | Travelling |
17) | Work-life Balance |
18) | People Management |
In the final section of the Talk, Kanav Khurana talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
19) | Technology Consulting |
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LifePage Career Talk on Technology Consulting
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[Full Talk]
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[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjF20SAEN-g
(Technology Consulting, Kanav Khurana, Big 4, Technology Solutions, CRM, Salesforce.com, Technology)
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