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Explicit and Implicit Project Deliverables

March 22, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

We have touched on the idea that there are explicit and implicit project deliverables in most cases. These may be due to our customer simplifying a solution or general prerequisites and best practices.…

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Deliverable Packaging and Creating a Customer Experience.

March 20, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

When we complete a project for a customer or employer, we give them a product. Thus, there is a form of deliverable packaging that we need to consider for that hand-off. This…

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Communicating Progress and Status – Consulting Tips

March 15, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

No matter how good you are at your job, sooner or later communicating status will be required. A helpful hint is to avoid waiting until this becomes a requirement. Instead, get in the…

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Your Code Repository and Ownership of Source – Consulting Tips

March 13, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

A software consultant brings intellectual tools with them as well as applications. This capital comes in the form of experience and also the more concrete source code. That includes anything you take…

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Developer Tools and Licenses as a Consultant (or Employee)

March 11, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

One of the common aspects of consulting that is missed is clarity about developer tools and licenses. In particular, this obstacle is natural to overlook when you are used to being an…

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Consulting Project Enhancements and Follow-Ups

March 8, 2019 • Lessons Learned From Consulting

The completion of a project is not necessarily the end of a customer relationship. To the contrary, consulting project enhancements are a common way to keep that relationship alive. When that fails, a…

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