IT Consultant

Archive: 01-2012

• Take a break for productivity's sake

  Independent consultant Chip Camden explains why taking a walk outside is his ideal break when he’s stuck on a problem. He also reveals potential pitfalls with this practice.

  Posted by Chip Camden | January 31, 2012, 1:39 PM PST

• Adopt these practices to ensure professional bid submissions

  Bid and RFP events are opportunities to form strong, long-term relationships with new clients. Follow these guidelines when responding to a bid, estimate, or RFP request.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | January 27, 2012, 9:07 AM PST

• Keys to using visuals in a project requirements document

  Pictures are worth 1,000 words, but be sure to put words in them, too. Find out what other tips consultant Ken Hardin offers about using visuals in a project document.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | January 26, 2012, 1:25 PM PST

• Consulting yourself out of a job

  A TechRepublic member is looking for advice on how not to lose a client. Get the specifics, read Chip Camden’s advice, and then post your words of wisdom.

  Posted by Chip Camden | January 24, 2012, 10:26 AM PST

• Document project ideas by creating business requirements

  Consultant Ken Hardin talks about creating business requirements when everybody already has an idea of how a project will work.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | January 20, 2012, 8:41 AM PST

• What SOPA/PIPA would mean for IT consultants

  Chip Camden explores how SOPA/PIPA could impact tech consultants’ business for the bad and possibly the good — as long as you don’t mind losing some sleep.

  Posted by Chip Camden | January 17, 2012, 5:18 PM PST

• Achieve your New Year's goals by using Asana

  Asana allows you to incorporate project management into your professional and personal goal setting. Get details about the free project collaboration tool.

  Posted by Andrew Makar | January 17, 2012, 11:24 AM PST

• Working for your client's competition

  Independent consultant Chip Camden outlines three dimensions to the question of whether you can consult for competitors. Voice your opinion on this subject.

  Posted by Chip Camden | January 11, 2012, 1:00 PM PST

• Building project documentation in a 'tailored extreme' business environment

  Ken Hardin describes how he boiled down a client’s project into a “tailored extreme” document format. This approach might help you avoid pitfalls of under-documented dev projects.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | January 10, 2012, 10:55 AM PST

• Four step deployment process for client assets

  Erik Eckel shares practical deployment tips that may help your consultancy do a better job of tracking client assets.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | January 9, 2012, 9:46 AM PST