Jack Wallen shares tips on how to pitch Linux to clients. He also explains how convincing a client to go with Linux can have long-term benefits for your consultancy.
How to sell Linux to IT consulting clients
- Date: February 9th, 2010
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Information Technology, Client, Server, Microsoft Windows, Consulting, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
Know when to accept new business and when to move on
- Date: February 5th, 2010
- Author: Brad Egeland
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Client, Consulting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Brad Egeland
Accepting every offer that comes your way may sound like a good idea from a financial perspective, but it can have a disastrous effect on your IT consulting business.
Think hard before talking about clients on the Web
- Date: February 5th, 2010
- Author: Chip Camden
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Web, Client, Chip Camden, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management
Chip Camden advises never post anything online about clients that you wouldn't say to their face. It could damage the client relationship beyond repair.
Take this audit checklist to new client meetings
- Date: February 4th, 2010
- Author: Erik Eckel
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Checklist, Audit, Client, Server, Financial Accounting, Finance, Erik Eckel
Download TechRepublic's network, PC, and server audit checklist to catalog critical client network information, identify issues that must be addressed, assign cost estimates to needed upgrades and repairs, and more.
Legal considerations when using free software in IT consulting projects
- Date: January 29th, 2010
- Author: Chip Camden
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Software, GPL, Public Domain, Source Code, Information Technology, Work, Client, Consulting, Chances, Tools & Techniques
Don't let your use of free software in an IT consulting project wind up costing your client money and possibly legal headaches.
Use conflict to power solutions during a client facilitation
- Date: January 28th, 2010
- Author: Rick Freedman
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Team, Facilitation, Session, Team Management, Human Capital Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Rick Freedman
Here are IT consulting tips on how to successfully manage conflict during a client facilitation, as well as how to use conflict to fuel positive results for the group.
Host lunch and learns to bolster client relationships
- Date: January 25th, 2010
- Author: Erik Eckel
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Information Technology, Client Relationship, Client, Lunch, Erik Eckel, Box Lunch, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Strategy
Erik Eckel explains why offering to lead lunch and learn presentations for your best IT consulting clients is a win-win proposition.
Is independent consulting dead?
- Date: January 22nd, 2010
- Author: Chip Camden
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Job, Jason Perlow, Consulting, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Staffing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Workforce Management, Chip Camden
Chip Camden thinks the reports of independent consulting being dead are exaggerated, though he concedes that there are greater obstacles to getting work.
Follow these rules to successfully facilitate clients' meetings
- Date: January 21st, 2010
- Author: Rick Freedman
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Team, Session, Team Management, Human Capital Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Rick Freedman
Rick Freedman offers IT consultants tips on how to lead a facilitated meeting that will yield positive results.
Leverage checklists to improve efficiency and client satisfaction
- Date: January 20th, 2010
- Author: Erik Eckel
- Category: consulting
- Tags: Checklist, Strategy, Management, Erik Eckel
Checklists can help IT consultants bring order to the chaotic and hectic environment in which they frequently operate. Here are tips on implementing checklists.
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