As someone who has been on both sides of the relationship, Aleksandra Milcic Radovanovic, a Salesforce MVP and product manager at Okta, may know it better than most: org admins and consultants need each other. When they use their respective expertise to come up with the best solution for the company, it can be “a really powerful combination,” she says.At the end of the day, org admins and consultants use similar sets of skills to find solutions. So what are the major differences between the two roles, and how can you know which one is best for you? If you’ve ever considered transitioning to the world of consulting, you won’t want to miss this episode of Serious Insights for Salesforce Admins, as Host Kristi Campbell, Senior Salesforce Admin & Salesforce MVP, sits down with Aleksandra to talk all things org admin vs. consulting.Listen to this episode to learn: Why org admins and consultants need each otherThe biggest differences between admin and consulting rolesHow to transfer your skills between roles ##Episode Summary Admins and consultants draw their expertise from similar skills. But they have different priorities and levels of control, especially when it comes to project and timeline management.That’s why it can be so difficult for some admins to make the shift into the consulting world, and vice versa. For Aleksandra Milcic Radovanovic, the differences were enough to push her from consulting back to the admin space. “I'm kind of a nurturer,” she says. “So I prefer investing into one org and having good growth and having some sort of control.” But as someone who has been on both sides of the relationship, Aleksandra knows better than most that org admins and consultants need each other. And when they use their respective expertise to come up with the best solution for the company, it can be “a really powerful combination,” she says.So how can org admins and consultants improve that relationship, and what’s it like to have worked on both sides? If you’ve ever considered transitioning to consulting, you won’t want to miss this episode of Serious Insights for Salesforce Admins. Tune in to hear Host Kristi Campbell, Senior Salesforce Admin & Salesforce MVP, chat with Aleksandra as they discuss the differences — and the pros and cons — of org admin and consulting roles.##Key Takeaways Org admins and consultants can be a powerful team when they work together. Consultants are often brought in temporarily to create or build a solution for the company. They’re experts in what they do, but admins have the specific industry and company knowledge that should be viewed as a huge asset to the consultant. As someone who has been on both sides of that relationship, Aleksandra understands how important that collaboration can be. “[It’s] a really powerful combination,” she says.Consulting has its pros and cons. As an org admin, your work and potential for expertise are often limited within your own industry and its needs. Consulting allows you to be more flexible with projects and explore different Salesforce features based on your interest and skills. Many consultants thrive on that freedom.On the other hand, being a consultant removes your personal attachment to a project. “You build the ship, you send it, and then you don't know if it's stuck in some rocks or flowing perfectly,” Aleksandra says. The separation was enough to push her back to the admin world.Diverse experiences are valuable for future roles. You don’t need to limit yourselves to consulting jobs if you want to be a consultant, or to admin jobs if you just want to be an org admin. In fact, Aleksandra’s experiences as an admin prepared and informed her for future consulting work.“I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't had a variety of different projects to work on and get my skills,” she says.##Featured Guest: Aleksandra Milcic Radovanovic of Okta💥 What she does: Product Manager of Business Technology at Okta, an identity and access management company.💻 Okta on the web: Twitter | LinkedIn 🔗 Aleksandra on the web: Twitter | LinkedIn | Trailblazer | Medium🧠 Aleksandra’s big idea: “I wouldn't be here today if I hadn't had a variety of different projects to work on and get my skills, and decide what I want to be and what's the best use of my experience and my knowledge, and where I want to grow when it comes to the knowledge and certification part.”##Episode Highlights Key excerpts from the episode transcript💡 Being an org admin in a small organization can be a bit like consulting.[09:17] “[A small organization] is a very fast-moving environment. So sort of like a startup. There is no large organization and the decisions are [being made] much more frequently, and in a faster way. And priorities are changing much faster than in a large organization, which is kind of what you see in the consulting world, right? You have a budget, you have a project and then priorities ...
