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Ottawa Key Differences Between a Consultant and a Project Manager Discussion

 

Part 1:

Read chapter 5 and chapter 6.

Consider the following:

  • The concept of the “Consulting Approach” for “winning work” as discussed in Chapter 6 of our text.
  • The statement “Project management in a typical consulting engagement is not complex, but consultants are not great project managers” (Newton, 2019, p.123).
  • The actions of counsel and consult and the two different things that should be presented at the end of an engagement.

After reading the text and the considerations above, answer the following questions in your discussion response.

  1. Consider the key differences between a consultant and a project manager. Do you believe that a great consultant will necessarily make a great project manager? Would a great project manager necessarily make a great consultant? Support your response.
  2. What are your top three project management skills or traits?
  3. What are your top three consultant skills or traits? 
  4. Based on your identified skills above, do you think you are more suited for a project management role or a consultant role? Explain.