If you can't explain it simply, you don't know it well enough

From a software consultant you expect a thorough understanding of the software programs he or she installs and implements at your organization. But a good software consultant has much more to offer. He or she has specific knowledge of your industry and your business and manages to convert this knowledge into advice and guidance that helps your business move forward and he makes sure you get maximum value from your business software solution. Extensive industry knowledge A good software consultant knows that software is not a goal in itself but a means to achieve goals. Therefore, more important than knowledge of the software is a thorough knowledge of the industry. Only a consultant that knows the industry-specific problems and issues...