One personal copy may be produced. Additional copying strictly prohibited without permission. There are plenty of roles and skills involved, but the most important is the ability to keep a team focused and productive. That often means making an emotional investment in the project.
Consultants can lose sight of the critical but often unacknowledged importance of just being there.
The consultant is the guide with the roadmap of what to do next and where to go from here. The consultant understands how innovative technology can apply to the process in question. These roles are standard and commonly seen on job descriptions, contract requirements and employment opportunities. Being there for the project team is usually not. We don't often write or talk about the undercurrents that go on in a team.