IT Consultant

Archive: 06-2012

• Improve the proficiency of your IT consultancy's techs

  Here are three steps IT consultancies can take to get techs up to speed and then maintain a high level of expertise.

  Posted by Erik Eckel | June 28, 2012, 12:40 PM PDT

• Preparing for the day you don't come back

  Here’s what to consider before the unfortunate case of your demise to insure that clients aren’t just left wondering what to do next.

  Posted by Chip Camden | June 25, 2012, 12:01 PM PDT

• Apply positive agile development roadmap practices in your organization

  The view of agile development as a simple methodology shift is a predictor of failure, according to Rick Freedman. Read his four tips on applying positive agile roadmap practices.

  Posted by Rick Freedman | June 20, 2012, 9:14 AM PDT

• How IT consultants should prepare for downtime

  Here are four key things to consider when you need to take three or more days off from your consulting work.

  Posted by Chip Camden | June 19, 2012, 10:41 AM PDT

• What my father taught me about consulting

  Don’t sacrifice long-term goals for short-term gain is one of the many lessons about running a business that independent consultant Chip Camden learned from his Dad.

  Posted by Chip Camden | June 12, 2012, 9:30 AM PDT

• Manage 'on spec' requests before signing a contract

  Find out how to placate a potential client who is asking off-proposal questions without being taken to the cleaners.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | June 11, 2012, 4:24 PM PDT

• Laying out a client relationship in just enough detail

  Don’t give out your secret recipe when creating proposals for a service relationship. Read three tips on drafting meaningful yet flexible proposals.

  Posted by Ken Hardin | June 7, 2012, 4:14 PM PDT

• What to tell your clients about Windows 8

  When your clients should adopt Windows 8 depends on the kind of clients you serve. Chip Camden recommends testing the Release Preview and forming a rollout plan now.

  Posted by Chip Camden | June 5, 2012, 7:24 AM PDT