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Egolock
My Buzzwhack word of the day arrived this morning and prompted me to write. Egolock–when an exec makes a bad decision, refuses to admit it change, and holds steadfast until the bitter end. While the...
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Traditional or Milestone Consulting: Which is Best?
Why are you here? More than a metaphysical question, many organizations may recognize the need for consultants but remain unsure about how to use them. This article compares two of the different...
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The Different Focuses of Consultants and Clients
Reading Brian Sommer’s recent post on client incompetence made me think of a critical point on software implementations: clients and consultants often have unique and different focuses during business...
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Speed Sourcing
With enterprise systems at mature organizations, old habits always die hard. Stephanie Overby’s recent article “Speed Sourcing: The New Outsourcing Trend” ignited an interested debate. I would argue...
View ArticleWhen Vendors Enter New Territory
Brian Sommer’s post on Sage’s recent mid-market entry (X3) intrigued me. By way of background, Sage has historically focused on small to medium sized companies. From Wikipedia: The Sage Group is...
View ArticleIs a Consultant Project Manager Truly Necessary?
On almost all projects, clients look for ways to minimize costs. This is even more pronounced during The Great Recession. Clients might question the need for a full-time consultant Project Manager....
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Five Reasons to Fire Your System Integrator
This post originally ran on ZDNet. Today’s post is written by guest blogger, Phil Simon, an independent systems consultant and author of the excellent book Why New Systems Fail. Although consultants...
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Blog Bout I: Risk or Monopoly – Which is the Better IT Project Metaphor?
Ding ding…. A “blog-bout” is a good-natured debate between two bloggers. This blog-bout is between Jim Harris and Phil Simon, where they debate which board game is the better metaphor for an...
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When Consultants Attack….Other Consultants
Note that no alligators were harmed in the writing of this post. My friend and fellow consultant/author Jim Harris and I have had a number of discussions over the past few weeks about our next blog...
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