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Discussion on: What is the job of a consultant?

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Darryl D. • Edited

I consult and I typically like to consider myself as an outside perspective. So many companies create a bubble and start to think more about how they've done things in the past compared to the learnings of other companies. Especially the companies outside of their industry...

I come in and offer an outsiders perspective that belongs to no "bubble" and has experience in helping people see the bubble they're in.

From what I've noticed, a lot of companies I worked with don't care to keep up with the outside world when it comes to development. They rather just grab a consultant to bring them up to speed and repeat the process in 6 years.

As far as responsibilities, whatever your core competency is.