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This type includes the provision of advice, guidance and operational assistance to businesses and other organisations on management issues, such as corporate strategic and organisational planning, business process re-engineering, change management, cost reduction and other financial issues; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices and planning; compensation and retirement strategies; production scheduling and control planning.

This provision of business services may include advice, guidance or operational assistance to businesses and the public service regarding:

  • design of accounting methods or procedures, cost accounting programmes, budgetary control procedures
  • advice and help to businesses and public services in planning, organisation, efficiency and control, management information, etc.

This type excludes:

  • design of computer software for accounting systems (see 620100)
  • legal advice and representation (see 6910)
  • accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities, tax consulting (see 692000)
  • architectural and engineering advisory activities (see 7111, 7112)
  • environmental, agronomy, security and similar consulting activities (see 749000)
  • executive placement or search consulting activities (see 781000)
  • educational consulting activities (see 856000)