Guest Session on Consulting Services Shares Industry Experience and Professional Insights

Manager Director of Full Bright Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd. The Guest Session on Consulting Service was conducted by the Embark College through the module Consultancy Practice on 19 th November 2013 among MBA 3 rd Semester students. Er Thakur Sharma facilitated the session.Thakur Sharma is a renowned person in the industry and is presently the Managing Director with Full Bright Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd. He is also the President of the Society of Consulting Architectural and Engineering Firms (SCAEF) Nepal, Member Construction Business Development Council, Nepal and a Board Member, FIDIC Asia Pacific. The session would equip students with the rich experience of the professional consulting environment in terms of both the real-life experience and the knowledge of leadership. Er. Sharma related his long-standing career in the consulting field, which belongs to the development of consulting services in Nepal and the region in general. He talked about the extent and nature of the consultancy practice, the importance of the consultants in the planning of the project, advisory services, compliance with regulations and strategic decisions made in different sectors especially in architectural, engineering and construction sectors. The workshop was devoted to the practical side of consulting, such as consultation engagement, project management, ethics, and professional accountability. Er. To establish trust in the clients and stakeholders, Sharma highlighted the issue of credibility, technical skills, and communication. Using real-life projects, he demonstrated the way consultants maneuver through the tough situations, risk management, and providing value-based solutions in competitive and controlled settings. The students were very active in the session that went on discussing careers in consulting, industry expectations, and abilities needed to become professional consultants. Such concepts as development of business, professional networking, international consulting standards, and leadership within consultancy firms were discussed. The session allowed the students to relate the theoretical knowledge learned during the module on Consultancy Practice with practical information provided by a renowned leader in the industry. MBA students acquired a better perspective on consultancy as a professional practice and required strategicity, moral responsibility, and life-long learning by the end of the session. The communication motivated students to think about their career goals in the consulting industry and the skills they have to develop in order to be successful in the challenging work settings. The guest session has helped to address the learning outcomes of the Consultancy Practice module and has supported the overall philosophy of Embark College to engage with the industry and to practice learning. The institution is still equipping MBA students with professional excellence in the consultancy and other related disciplines through interaction with experienced professionals and leaders in the industry.