Consultancy in Practice: Reflection on Skills Gained and Future Use

Consulting in practice

INTRODUCTION
Every business organisation wants to expand its business operations which requires skills
and expertise of business consultant. Business consultants helps company to take effective
decision which will eliminate obstacles that are coming in the way of success. It plays a crucial
role in defining success for business enterprise. Business consultation practice starts from
identifying customer needs and wants along with emerging technologies. Many companies face
difficulties in opting the right approach will would help in expansion. By hiring expert business
consultant, company can identify its gaps and remedies to fill those gaps. This project report will
cover reflection of skills that I have gained through this project. Further it will cover what are the
new things that I have encountered with, level of confidence improved. At last it will cover three
skill gaps that re required to fill along with job description and CV.
TASK
Skills that I have developed in this project
There are various skills that I have gained while working on this project. This skills can be use in
my future career and it promotes my self-confidence and increase productivity. Following are
some skills that I have developed.
 Critical thinking skill – While working on this project I have developed critical thinking
skill as I can take effective decision. This project helps me in enhancing my critical
thinking skill as I can deeply go and identify issue or concern and based on that finally
opted best alternative in order to solve that issue. This is an important strategy which help
me in solving various issues of my personal as well of professional life.
 Team management skill- As I am working on this project with my team and have
responsibility to manage my team. This helps me in enhancing team building spirit and
can effectively manage my team in future too. I have provided an open platform to share
their view and opinions which makes me a good leader. This skill makes easier to work
and allows to share ideas. My team mates feel valued while working in team and thus
enhances their productivity. Their efforts will directly affect company’s growth and
promotes successful completion of project.
 Time management skill – This is one of the most important skill that I have developed. I
have provided with a certain task to be completed in less time. Earlier I was not sure that

I would not complete within time but later I am able to finish before time. This makes me
confident as I can do any critical task with effective managing time. I can manage my
time and activities by making a schedule and regularly checks deadlines fort short task.
What do you know now that you didn’t know at the start of the process?
In the starting of this business I am not aware about the use of technology. I am not aware about
digital tools that can bring efficiency to project. Technology helps in attracting new customers
and retaining existing customers. It has the ability to capture a larger market and promotes
expansion of company. It provides various digital tools that can be used in effective manner and
allows companies to wider its horizon. I have come to know about social media and how it cana
be used to engage more customers. It is the cheapest and most effective tool to attract customers
in a short period of time. Consulting firms can run flashy and eye catching campaigns which
attracts business in order to hire for making their business more efficient.
Level of confidence improved
The reason behind my appointment as a consultant in the university is to expand its
business. With the appointment , it helps me in generating multiple skills and the main skill that I
acquired from it is enhancement in the confidence level. In my initial phase I was not much
confident about the work and the task as matching the deadline with the project was challenge
for me, but anyhow I managed and took the whole responsibility on me and make sure that I
complete that project before the dead line. In the time of analysation it was found out that I made
some mistakes but that can be rectified in order to expand the business. In my working there are
many projects and the challenge is that there are limited resources with the limited finances. But
I am confident that I will complete my project in time with handling these hurdles. The whole
working scenario of completing projects builds confidence in me and with the gaining
confidence I managed my work. As by completing projects, I came out to be more confident in
handling challenging situation and in taking right action.
Use of learning in future
In process of building many skills that helps me in my future and career now I can effectively
and efficiently undertake the teams and provides them environment that supports in their growth.
In working with my team mates a acquired a team building spirit. It makes me understand the
importance of teams and how it contributes in achieving desired goals. The contribution that