Memorable quote: "Consultants who can add "intelligence" to Business Intelligence are the ones who are going to succeed"

Memorable quote #2 "I've spent 14 of my 35 years in IT as an independent consultant. I've never once been hired for my technical skills." 

Memorable quote #3: "There's enough SAP resource out there that is under-employed at the moment, this is the time for you to dig in."

Memorable quote #4: "Don't just sit in a room and configure. Get out in front of the client and address their issues. You may be wonderful at SAP configuration, but totally lose the client because you haven't addressed their issues."

Some very interesting quotes that confirm what the lecturers on my course pointed out; very little of our future careers will be technical.

This point needs driving home to many students and would-be consultants; some of the best value I got from my MSc was based on the consulting skills we were involved with, the business insight we were provided and the concept of learning beyond the curriculum.

The times ahead are getting tougher and the technical knowledge will not be a 'unique selling point'.