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What does an IT consultant do?
An IT consultant, often called an IT consultant, advises companies on IT projects.
Depending on the specialist focus, the tasks of this service provider vary.
In most cases, an IT consultant analyzes, plans and develops information technology solutions.
For example, it helps to implement a cloud infrastructure or to introduce and maintain IT systems.
Tasks of an IT consultant
The IT Consultant works in the IT industry as an external consultant to industrial, commercial,
craft or public service organizations. His tasks include the
professional and economic analysis of IT projects and their realization.
The consultant is able to carry out quality controls,
detect flaws or weaknesses in IT, propose solutions to the company and implement them.
As part of an IT consulting, the IT consultant develops the information strategy of a company,
performs organizational consulting and feasibility studies and calculates the costs of the solution offers.
Although the tasks vary in detail, the consultant also acts as the technical interface
to the individual manufacturers and also oversees the process of introducing
new hardware and software, installing, configuring and administering,
testing, documenting, presenting, handing over, and training employees ,
IT projects usually run over several months and often require very
specific knowledge from the IT consultant to meet the requirements of the customers.
That's why some consultants specialize in specific industries such as automotive,
finance or telecommunications. Various project management tools
help the consultant to meet the time and technical requirements.
Often, working under time pressure, an increased mental
and physical stress is beneficial in this profession.
Regulated working hours will be looked for in vain in IT consulting,
but the contact with the customer is very varied.
What skills does an IT consultant need?
Prerequisites for the work of an IT consultant are in-depth computer knowledge
as well as technical understanding of hardware and software.
Also desirable are certifications in the areas of client / server, programming and databases.
Ideally, the IT professional has knowledge of business administration
and business administration in a company.
You also need rhetoric and presentation skills.
IT consultants are outgoing, like to work in a team and have an independent and structured way of working.
The consultant often receives the necessary technical skills through tailor-made training.
The soft skills include good and excellent knowledge of spoken and written German and English,
good communication skills as well as a willingness to travel and a readiness for further education.
The activity of the consultant is based on the wishes of the customers in order to find tailor-made solutions for them.
In addition to sound expertise, an IT consultant is also expected to have a high sense of responsibility,
enthusiasm and the ability to innovate.
How to become an IT Consultant? Which education or study do I have to have?
The term IT consultant or IT consultant is not protected in Germany as a professional title,
a formal qualification is not required for taking up employment. People
who work as IT consultants therefore have different backgrounds.
In order to work in IT consulting, a completed IT degree in computer science,
business informatics or related subjects and several years of professional experience
in the IT industry is generally required.
At some universities, a master's degree program
in IT Management / Consulting provides a training opportunity.
Even IT specialists have good chances when starting their careers.
Newcomers also come from retail or have a business background.
Many German Chambers of Commerce and Industry offer training as a "Certified IT Consultant".
This legally protected job title allows you to start as an IT consultant,
but is not comparable to the master's degree at the universities.
Numerous private learning institutes also offer extra occupational qualifications as a "certified IT consultant".
Also popular are certification courses and training as an SAP consultant,
a business model based on the SAP database model.
Where can I work in IT consulting? What salary can I expect?
The demand for IT consultants is high, and those who fulfill the requirements
have all the doors open in the labor market.
Especially SAP consultants are highly sought-after specialists on the job market.
The starting salary of an IT consultant ranges from 40,000 to 58,800 euros, depending on the size of the company.
On average, the salary increases by four percent per year.
Those who make the leap into a well-known consulting company
can look forward to a high starting salary. Frequently, a fixed-salary bonus is added to the fixed salary.
Asking for a Senior Consultant, IT Project Leader or IT Project Manager requires training or specialization in most cases.
The normal career path runs from junior consultant to senior consultant
after about three to five years of professional experience.
The salary of a senior adviser is between 65,000 and 92,000 euros.
IT security consultants can look forward to a salary between 60,000 to 80,000 euros.
Further career steps as an IT project manager can lead to an annual salary of up to 160,000 euros,
although approximately 50,000 of these are awarded on a premium basis.
The term IT consultant
- The term IT consultant is a very broad professional designation.
He is a service profession in the overlap of engineering IT professions
and classical (management or) company consulting.
In general, broad knowledge of computer science,
in particular of software engineering as well as
knowledge of business management is required for an activity as an IT consultant.
Based on this basic qualification, most IT consultants are specialized in their fields
of activity and focus on one or a few subject areas, such as the requirements analysis
for operational information systems, the security analysis of IT systems Or asset management.
Furthermore, most IT consultants specialize in a specific industry,
such as the automotive industry,banking and insurance.
In addition to the system houses that offer consulting services for their own systems,
many consultancy services are also active in IT consulting.
IT consultants can be self-employed or business-oriented.
Due to typical project running times of 3 months to a few years and some very specific
knowledge requirements on the customer side, it is necessary to respond to the needs of
the customer very individually and to control the project
tasks on a regular basis through appropriate project management.
The projects in which IT consultants operate can be quite different in nature,
ranging from the development of a suitable company strategy to the technical
implementation and implementation of individual software components.
For example, in a project to implement new legal accounting rules,
a study on the feasibility of the new requirements is first prepared.
An appropriate booking and account logic is then developed.
Finally, the new adaptations are tested and implemented in the system.
IT consulting - From process to architecture
With our IT consulting services, we close the gap between the business process and the IT solution.Through a multi-level model, from process modeling to requirements engineering to the development
of the software architecture, we ensure that in the end, that is also developed,
which optimally meets the requirements.
In this context, we also advise companies on the selection of suitable platforms.
To this end, we use a specially developed methodology which relates all decision
criteria and thus makes a clear and transparent process possible.
Based on our own experience, we advise companies on the design of their software development process,
using market-driven models to find the ideal line between methodological quality and the pragmatic requirements of the business.
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