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- Harassed for attempting to transition from employee to consultant
- When a TechRepublic member told his employer that he planned to resign and work for a small consulting firm which had been a vendor, his boss threatened to sue the new firm. Find out what lessons you can learn from this sweet consulting opportunity that turned sour. by Chip Camden
- Tags: Consulting Company, Consultant, Employer, Consulting, Mac_IT_Guy, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Chip Camden
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Legal advice for starting a small tech consulting firm
- Hey all!I'm kicking around the idea of having my own "consulting firm", but would like a bit of advice from those that know better than I do. I put "consulting firm" in quotation marks because it won't really be a true business. My motivation is to create something to show...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Outsourcing, Nonapeptide, business card, consulting company, consulting, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Consulting Firm Achieves Deployment Success With Simplified Implementation Program
- Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Dynexa is a consulting firm based in Toronto, Canada, that specializes in implementations and customizations of Microsoft Dynamics. With projects varying greatly in size and scope, Dynexa sought a comprehensive, organized methodology that could fit both the company's complete implementations and smaller upgrade projects. The company...
- Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Consulting Company, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Dynexa, Sure Step Methodology, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- New Operating System Saves Consulting Firm Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars
- Guinness Gallagher is a New Zealand based boutique consulting firm providing strategic business advice to global governments and international corporations. Faced with the challenges of keeping extremely sensitive client information safe and secure, being able to transport that information to remote global locations, and significant communication difficulties, Guinness Gallagher looked...
- Tags: Team, Consulting Company, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Consulting, Technology, Guinness Gallagher, Team Management, Government, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Security, Management, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites
- Case studies 2007-06-01
- Finding rates for contracting work
- I have been an employee in a consulting firm for some years now. I would like to explore corp-corp kind of contracting work. As an employee I was not privy to what my consulting firm was charging its client, and I did not care either.With a change in my plans,...
- Tags: Outsourcing, .NET, Application servers, onbliss, consulting company, consulting, Microsoft .NET
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
- In search of a "foot in the door"
- I'm stuck in the middle, folks.I have 10 years of IT experience a few as a PM and am aiming to move into the wonderful world of consulting... eventually. There's just one thing I can't seem to wrap my head around. How does a guy break into the...
- Tags: career, consulting, consulting company, crm, darealnic, erp, job, sap, siebel, training
- Discussion threads 2006-09-28
- How can I become a contract software developer?
- I have been working for small businesses as a software engineer for over 5 years making less than $30k. I am looking to become a contract software developer since I hate being a wage slave working for incompetent managers and all the corresponding office politics but then again who does....
- Tags: career, consulting company, contract software developer, independent contractor, job, kveratis@..., Sioux Falls, software
- Discussion threads 2006-09-28
- An Architectural/Engineering Leader Optimizes Its WAN for IP Telephony
- Founded in 1954, Hanson Professional Services is an employee-owned consulting firm, a single source for a full complement of architectural, engineering and management services, engaging in an immense variety of projects - highways and bridges, industrial complexes, schools and universities, radio stations and airports among them. Hanson's communications network demands...
- Tags: Data Network, Consulting Company, Telephony, Nortel Networks Corp., IP Telephony, IP, WAN, Architectural/Engineering Leader, Hanson, VOIP, Network Technology, Outsourcing, Telecommunications, Routers & Switches, Networking, Telecom & Utilities, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2006-08-21
- Consulting Firm Acquires Seven Companies, Doesn't Miss a Call
- This case study examines how Navigant Consulting, an independent consulting firm, used a single, converged IP network to help a dynamic global workforce improve responsiveness to clients -- regardless of location.
- Tags: Consulting Company, Consulting, Cisco Systems Inc., Outsourcing, Networking, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
- Case studies 2006-08-01
- IT Solution Providers Save Time With Assessment and Deployment Solution
- IT consulting firm CIO-CTO for Hire provides software solutions to small and midsize businesses. The company was recently asked to deploy new solutions for a biotechnology company that needed to consolidate its various networks and operating systems and wanted a more reliable system with better security. It also required a...
- Tags: Consulting Company, Network Infrastructure, Network, Information Technology, Biotechnology Company, Microsoft Corp., Biotechnology, Network Administration, Networking
- Case studies 2006-07-12
- Should Consultants bill clients for time they are not paid for?
- Computerworld's Shark Tank had an article today about a consultant that did not bill a client for weekends worked because he was not paid for them. Shouldn't it be up to the consultant? If the consultant is giving away his or her time without pay why shouldn't he...
- Tags: billing, career, consultant, consulting, consulting company, jesc, overtime
- Discussion threads 2006-02-28
- Young (27) educated (MBA/MIT) and ready to roar, where to go now?
- Hello Everyone,I have some career questions I would like some advice on.I am in a funny situation at the moment. I don't know where to concentrate my time and effort in terms of the type of career path I would like to take. Here's my background. I attained a bachelor...
- Tags: career, consulting, consulting company, education, information technology, kslowinski@..., path
- Discussion threads 2005-09-29
- IT Consultants or do it yourself???
- IT Consultants or do it yourself???The company I am working for is trying to get caught up technically with the 21st Century. We are looking at a total upgrade of all hardware and software to include replacing all 20 workstations with XP Pro and adding 2 Windows 2003 servers....
- Tags: ROI/TCO, TCO
- Discussion threads 2004-11-22
- How to navigate the changing trends in contract negotiations
- A recent survey by Merrill Lynch found that spending on IT consulting contracts will drop by almost 5 percent this year. The biggest reason is a lack of discretionary funds to pay for consultant-heavy projects. Because of tighter IT budgets, companies using consultants are demanding more price or service concessions...
- Tags: concession, consulting, consulting company, Ken Tupman, negotiation, statement of work
- Technical articles 2003-07-07
- Should this IT manager accept a job with a consulting firm?
- QuestionI currently work with a company that’s done a lot of business with a computer consulting company. Recently, management told us the IT department is being outsourced, including my senior IT position to—you guessed it—the consulting company. The owner of the company has already approached me about hiring me (or...
- Tags: consulting, consulting company, independent contractor, job, Molly Joss
- Technical articles 2003-02-13
- Member feedback: Don't forget the small dogs when it comes to consulting work
- When columnist Tim Landgrave opined that current conditions fostered a prime negotiating perch for CIOs seeking consulting services, many consultants responded to his view, offering unique insight into negotiating exclusively with large consulting firms.I suggested in “Tough times in consulting industry open door for long-term rate savings” that IBM’s acquisition...
- Tags: Outsourcing, e Advantage, consulting, consulting company
- Technical articles 2002-10-03
- Don't talk yourself out of a great career opportunity
- A successful consultant wrote in to ask for career advice. He wondered if he should accept a challenging job offer at a good company, or hold out for a position at a Big 5 firm. Can you guess what our advice was?Tim Heard is a technical recruiter for JC Malone,...
- Tags: Professional development, IT Services, Tim Heard, Big 5, career, major consulting firm, consulting company
- Technical articles 2002-07-16
- Keep revenue sharing and referral fees aboveboard
- A consultant who wants to strike out on his own has some ambitious plans for working with existing consulting firms. If the arrangement involves referral fees and shared revenue, it pays to be careful.Tim Heard is a technical recruiter for JC Malone, a career placement service. Tim shares his career...
- Tags: Business structures, Outsourcing, Operational accounting, Tim Heard, revenue, consulting, split, consulting company, partnership
- Technical articles 2002-06-24
- Laid off or fired? Questionable corporate policies blur the line
- A shaky economy and company downsizing mean that layoffs have become a way of life for many IT workers. Here is how conflicting company policies on layoffs complicate the matter.Recently, I was talking to a developer friend of mine who has been out of work for a few months. It...
- Tags: Outsourcing, Real estate, Workforce management, Shelley Doll, consulting company, consulting, layoff, agent, company downsizing
- Technical articles 2002-05-23
- The new CIO management strategy: Consultants 'R' Us
- Revamping IT into an internal services organization--aka a consulting firm--won't be easy, but it will afford IT new respect and provide unexpected payoffs, including better expertise and a new revenue approach.It’s a bad time to be a consulting company. First, the Internet bubble burst, driving several notable consulting firms out...
- Tags: Outsourcing, e Advantage, IT Organization, consulting, consulting company, information technology
- Technical articles 2002-04-25
