Seconded. I had a boss who hired some outside consultants to "find out what our IT department should do in the future". They had no experience in our industry.

Seconded. I had a boss who hired some outside consultants to "find out what our IT department should do in the future". They had no experience in our industry. They asked me some questions and wrote down my answers. When they turned in their report, the boss was happy. For this, they charged $20K.