In
management,
information technology consulting (also called
IT consulting,
computer consultancy,
business and technology services,
computing consultancy,
technology consulting, and
IT advisory) as a field of activity focuses on advising organizations on how best to use
information technology (IT) in achieving their
business objectives. In addition to providing advice, IT consultancies often
estimate,
manage,
implement,
deploy, and
administer IT systems on behalf of their client organizations - a practice known as "
outsourcing".