Management Consultancy and Organizational Uncertainty

Question: Discuss about the Management Consultancy and Organizational Uncertainty. Answer: Introduction: In the traditional organization the area of improvement is recognized by understanding the risks and the contingencies that the organization might face. In other cases the organization faces the problem and then the solution to the problem is found and then the improvements are made to counter its effects (Hobbs Aubry and Thuillier 2008). But it should be understood that the organization which is running smoothly doesnt have any visible problem, which make the system static and no area of improvement is found. To counter such situations and to ensure the organization keeps on evolving, potential consultancy is done to realize the area of improvements. The potential consultation also termed as the lean assessment methodology, helps in identification of the potential opportunities of the organization, thus helping in better understanding of the process. Since the method of identification of the scopes of the organization is more methodical and well documented, the process evaluates the present process and helps in predicting the future state of the system (Wylie Sturdy and Wright 2010). For the assessment of the potential of the organization, the evaluation of the various segments are done which are; readiness to change, the present culture of the organization, the expectation of the market and stakeholder from the organization, the skills required for the employees of the organization, customer satisfaction, and the areas that are identified by the managers of the organization. hence it can be understood that the company is securitized to understand every aspect of the organization. Benefit of consultancy to the organization The consultation is providing business related advices to the clients based on the extensive knowledge that have been acquired by the consultant from various industries. So the expertise of various industries for the development of the organization can be used for expansion of the business. The consultancy to the organization offers various benefits like discovery of an innovation process that is both methodical and systematic, which when combined with the potential opportunities like market demand to create the most promising path for the commercial development (Sturdy 2016). The following table gives matrix used for identification of the potential opportunities based on technology and markets. Figure 1: The dependency of Technology and the Market (As created by author) The above figure represents typical opportunity discovery process that is aimed to discover the opportunities for development of the new business products based on the present capabilities of the client which might include the technologies and the resources. The potential consultancy allows developing the RD scopes for product development and marketing. Hence the added advantages that are offered is setting up of the objectives, generation of the ideas, formation of clusters for successful implementation of the new concept with minimum impact on the system (Sturdy Wylie and Wright 2013). Identification of the technical and the business constraints based on the various market parameters, and finally the opportunities of the scopes that have been identified is thoroughly evaluated for the purpose of incorporation in the organization. References Hobbs, B., Aubry, M. and Thuillier, D., 2008. The project management office as an organisational innovation.International Journal of Project Management,26(5), pp.547-555. Sturdy, A., Wylie, N. and Wright, C., 2013. Management consultancy and organizational uncertainty: the case of internal consultancy.International Studies of Management Organization,43(3), pp.58-73. Wylie, N., Sturdy, A. and Wright, C., 2010, August. The Organization Of Internal Management Consultancy: Dimensions, Dynamics And Dilemmas. InAcademy of Management Proceedings(Vol. 2010, No. 1, pp. 1-6). Academy of Management. Sturdy, A., 2016. 10 Strategic Seduction? Information Technology Consultancy in UK.The Diffusion and Consumption of Business Knowledge, p.229.