Three ways IT consultants can streamline vendor relationships
Tamaki Katori
Three ways IT consultants can streamline vendor relationships
Erik Eckel says limiting the list of vendors his IT consultancy uses has improved his profitability and his life. Here are the three simple ways that he was able to streamline vendor relationships.
Vendors can make or break an IT consultancy. I know because I've been running my own IT consulting business for more than three [...]
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Why should clients hire you?
With an increase of people in the job market, there's more competition for independent contractor gigs. Get tips on how to make prospective clients know that hiring you will help their bottom line.
When I first began programming back in the late '70s, the demand for people who could code was so high that if you knew [...]
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Is the BlackBerry Storm better than the iPhone for the enterprise?
As the first BlackBerry Smartphone on the market with a touch screen, how does the BlackBerry Storm fare from an enterprise perspective?
I recently got my hands on an evaluation unit of the BlackBerry Storm, which like the iPhone, features a large touch screen interface. Of course, detractors would probably scoff at its user interface as [...]
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The challenges of supporting a client with telecommuters
Employees who work from home have specialized needs. Susan Harkins offers tips on how you can help your clients determine and meet those needs and protect yourself in the process.
Remote employees are on the rise, and if you're not supporting them now, you might face the challenge soon. The first thing to understand is that [...]
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Dealing with negativity: Stop naysayers from derailing a project
Negativity often stems more from personal interactions than from technical or business reasons. When an employee puts the kibosh on an idea in order to defeat a project, try identifying the source of negativity and treating the real cause.
How many good ideas are never implemented because someone talks them into the ground? One naysayer on [...]
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Customize Internet Explorer 8 for clients using IEAK
Help clients customize their browser environment with Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8. Susan Harkins suggests using the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK) for the customization process.
Internet Explorer 8 (IE is out. Its new features probably won't convert non-IE users, but it does offer some improvements over IE 7. Corporate users in particular will be interested [...]
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Stop procrastinating and just get started
Chip Camden adds another principle to his list of consulting maxims: just get started. To accomplish any task, he says you need to put on blinders and focus on one goal.
This post serves as its own negative example. I usually write my weekly TechRepublic post on Friday, but for some reason, I was never able [...]
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Help consulting clients create strong password policies
Strong passwords are a great start toward protecting clients' data, but clients need policies that clearly state user responsibility for protecting passwords and connections. Here are tips on what clients should include in their password policies.
Passwords are the lock and key to your clients' data. While strong passwords are important, clients need to take security [...]
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Keep IT consulting project scope small for success
Negativity can kill a project, but the opposite is also true: You can stuff a project with so many features that it's crushed by its own weight.
A common objection to a project plan is that it doesn't do enough - it doesn't have all the features that users will inevitably request, or it doesn't take [...]
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