Evolution of IT consulting

In the rear view mirror, the IT consultant industry started out by supplying knowledge about computers. This was followed by a degree of specialization where it was necessary to deepen that knowledge, and firms started supplying role-specific competencies such as IT architects, testers or developers. Today we see further specialization that is widespread in the industry, and that is market specific roles, e.g. IT architect for financial systems, or test engineers for the telecommunications industry. The natural evolution for the IT consultants is to continue closing the gap between the IT solutions and the business models of the customers.