It is someone who has expertise in a specific area/s and offers unbiased opinion and advise for fee

The function of providing professional advisory.

Primary purpose is to improve client’s use of its capabilities and resources

Independent and objective advisory service provided by qualified persons to clients

Providing advice and information during a short time frame

Analytical approach and process is applied in a study or project

see the true nature of the problems

possesses special knowledge, skill and variety of personal attributes

less expensive & temporary professional help

catalyst for change

Data Gathering & processing

Evaluation and recommendations

• 3-5 years of experience • Leads a consulting team • Dealing with the client team • Ability to take responsibility in running small consultancy projec

• 5-10 years of experience • Developing firms product • Responsible for building relationship with its client • Involved in some large, complex consulting projects

• Most experienced consultant • Responsible for the development of the organization • Leads strategic development

Situation in which conditions have worsened.

Existing situation that can be improved.

Situation in which a future opportunity exists.

are conducted to evaluate the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations.

It is the complete redesign of a process with an emphasis on finding creative new ways to accomplish an objective.

Process through which managers discover the nature of the competitive environment in which they are operating.

Defines the approach the business will take in order to get the customer’s attention and get them to spend their money on the business’s products or services

Any program of activitiesdedicated to informing customers about a product, stimulating their interest and encouraging purchase.

Overall organization of the team

Understanding the customer’s needs through market research

Evaluation of the business’s investment needs

Assessing the firm’s human resource requirement and identifying skill and knowledge gaps

Managing totality of risks-financial, operational and systems, and strategic to improve financial and business performance.

Involves services related to mergers, acquisition, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-off and strategic alliance

CPA’s provide financial, economic and strategic advice to companies with complex business problems and disputes.

Involves management advisory services related to partnership between the public and private sectors in delivering infrastructure and services or privatization and project finance.

Guide clients through complex business transaction such as acquisition or divestiture of investment, debt structuring and finance-raising, entry to major stock exchange, mergers.

CPA’s provide services to troubled business by emphasizing on the implementation and rationalization and recovery programs designed to rebuild value.

Environmental analysis, estate damage, real investigative servcicoens,truction disputes, investigative services, economic and financial analysis.

Help client understand and manage their business risks relating to implementation and use of technology

Assist clients in prioritizing their needs, identifying the right software and tailoring it to meet their specific requirement.

degree of mental organization and development that enables him/herto absorb and relate facts to reason inductively and deductively.

moral and ethical soundness, fairness, equity, honesty, dependability

ability to anticipate human reactions to differing situations.

ability and reasoning power to arrive at a wise decision

unbiased, independent

strength of mind and character that enables him to encounter disagreement, difficulties and obstructions with firmness of spirit.

the desire and motivation to earn and obtain full recognition for the attainment of professional status

ability to view situations in perspective and to take action needed on a controlled basis

a high energy level

An ability to build rapport and trust with the client

An ability to define objectives and outcomes

An ability to identify what information is available in a particular situatuion

fully describing the underlying problem. Begins with the recognition of the symptom pointing to the problem and ends with the complete description of the problem.

fact-finding and analysis phase which involves the gathering of facts needed to solve the problem

solution development phase, involves the selection of the optimal solution and developing a detailed plan of the action

putting the detailed plan into operation.

CPA’s Purpose in Engaging in MAS