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Be courageous when your client calls in another consultant
Chip Camden reflects on how he will respond if a client brings in another consultant who muddies the working relationship.
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Microsoft Project Professional 2013 new features preview
After using the Microsoft Project Professional 2013 Preview, Will Kelly reports back on a handful of appealing new features and tools.
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Sell clients on solutions not your tech skills
Greg Miliates cautions against falling into the trap of thinking that your IT skills are important. Customers care more about the end result than your resume.
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Devise a business plan before becoming an independent consultant
The first step in becoming an IT consultant is creating a business plan in which you evaluate why a client would use your services. Here's expert advice on this process.
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Project managers get social with #PMChat
Project managers around the world can get answers to management questions in 140 characters or less every Friday at 12:00 PM ET thanks to #PMChat.
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When to recommend a research project to a client
Chip Camden explains how to know when you should recommend a research project to a client and what two priorities are extremely important to get right when you do.
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How to identify and target a profitable IT consulting niche
Charge more than burger-flipping rates for your IT consulting work by specializing. Read tips on how finding and evaluating a niche market.
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Agile strategic planning and innovation at Pandora
Internet radio service Pandora's CTO and VP Tom Conrad describes how the company's agile strategic planning process diverged from the traditional, annual, all-hands product planning session.
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Want to be an IT consultant? The grass isn't greener
Before you switch gears and follow your dream of being a full-time independent tech consultant, try to align your expectations with reality.
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Steps consultants should take before hiring corporate IT pros
Erik Eckel shares three tips that will help ensure corporate IT pros your tech consulting firm interviews are hired for roles in which they will succeed.
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The softer side of Agile: Leading collaborative teams to success
Feedback, communication, and motivation are key factors in three Agile Manifesto principles that lend themselves to successful project team collaboration.
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Dealing with mindless consulting tasks
How well do your consulting engagements make use of your intellect? Answer this poll question, and read tips on getting boring tasks out of the way quickly and avoiding procrastination.
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Create a project issue log in Trello
Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards and cards. Andrew Makar describes how to create a project issue log in this innovative PM tool.
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Microsoft Project scheduling for free with Gantter
Andrew Makar gives Gantter, a free project management collaboration tool described as a web-based Microsoft Project, a big thumbs up. Find out why.
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When clients are people too
Client relationships are not zero-sum propositions. Chip Camden explores the elements of developing friendships with your clients.
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Data center build-out considerations for small IT consultancies
Your IT consulting firm can gain a competitive edge in its region by building its cloud network. Here are three factors to consider before making this investment.
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The difference between contracting and consulting, and why it matters
Meredith Little offers basic definitions for a contractor and a consultant and explains why it matters what you call yourself. She also provides tips on how not to get burned when dealing with project...
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Turn email into Asana project tasks
If your IT project team uses Asana software, this quick tip describes how users can offload task-related information from their inboxes.
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Chip Camden leaves consulting, world stubbornly refuses to end
After 22 years as an independent consultant, Chip Camden has decided to accept a full-time position at a startup. Find out the main reason he is taking the plunge.
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Use LiquidPlanner's checklists to track project tasks and communications
LiquidPlanner's latest enhancements are checklists and better collaboration features. By using the checklists, your project team just might be more productive.
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Marketing trends and strategies for consultants
These survey results indicate what types of marketing consultants spend time on compared with how those varying time commitments result in income.
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Take collaboration internal again with Teambox On-Premise
If collaborating in the cloud doesn't seem like the right fit for your business, see whether Teambox On-Premise might be a better collaboration option.
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Integrate Microsoft Project 2013 with Mavenlink
You can democratize project management information by integrating Microsoft Project 2013 with the SaaS-based solution called Mavenlink.
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Independent contractors: Make sure your contract protects your interests
Writing a contract can help independent contractors and clients iron out project details ahead of time and avoid potential disputes down the line. Meredith Little outlines what verbiage and clauses to...
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Resources for creating your independent contracts
When creating your independent contract, you don't have to go it alone. Meredith Little offers pointers on which books and online resources can help make this process much easier.
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How independent contractors can avoid getting burned by too many client revisions
Don't let multiple client revisions lead you to do unpaid work that's beyond the scope of your contract. Meredith Little offers tips on how to handle these client requests.
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Eight ways IT consultants can succeed in a turbulent economy
Committing to client satisfaction, marketing creatively, and guarding expenses are among the best methods any IT consultant can employ to succeed. Find out what else Erik Eckel recommends you should d...
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Protect clients' data and their users from sophisticated security attacks
Attend this Webcast to learn how to protect your clients' proprietary corporate and customer data and their users from sophisticated security attacks. Also, get answers to your questions about the top...
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Project team collaboration with Atlassian Confluence
Some team collaboration platforms add an unneeded layer of complexity and even fluff to the process. Will Kelly says that's not the case with Atlassian's Collaboration wiki.
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What to do when you lose a big client
If you have one or two big consulting contracts, here are five things to keep in mind when you eventually lose their business.