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name: ict-consultant
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'ICT consultant' (also: ICT ERP consultant, ICT advisor, IT advisor, IT consultant, IT compliance consultant). Use when the user asks for typical ICT consultant work such as: typical ICT consultant responsibilities"
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# Ict Consultant

ICT consultants provide advice on how to optimise the use of existing tools and systems, make recommendations for the development and implementation of a business project or technological solution and contribute to project definitions. They raise awareness on information technology innovations and their potential value to a business. They also participate in the assessment and choice of ICT solutions.

## Core workflow


## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- analyse ICT system
- analyse software specifications
- create project specifications
- define technical requirements
- ICT sales methodologies
- ICT system integration
- identify customer requirements
- identify technological needs
- keep up with the latest information systems solutions
- legal requirements of ICT products
- manage changes in ICT system
- manage contracts
- manage ICT project
- manage standard enterprise resource planning system
- monitor system performance

## Hot technologies

- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Photoshop
- AJAX
- Amazon DynamoDB
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2
- Amazon Redshift
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation
- Amazon Web Services AWS software
- Ansible software

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b1c80369-067e-4041-84c8-dbe65640a5d8), O*NET 30.3 (15-1299.08, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*