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ERP: It All Starts with the “E”

An enterprise system should be just that.

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Long-Term Greedy

Are you long-term greedy? How do you balance the long-term development of your business and reputation with short-term needs?

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Mark McGwire, Project Management, and Coming Clean

Why don’t people just fess up when caught?

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Disposable Workers, Newton’s Third Law, and The Lock Down

What are the often overlooked risks facing organizations that rely on non-employees? If an organization’s goal is to minimize short-term cost savings, then it’s hard for me to argue against using consultants. Cost aside, contractors and temps have no employment contracts and we’re generally not covered by US labor laws.

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Can Consultants Lead? Three Viewpoints

I’ve been thinking (perhaps struggling) quite a bit about leadership as I finish a, er, challenging project. Can consultants actually lead on IT projects or is this reserved for management?

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The Practice Mentality

“Denial is a better way of getting through another day.”

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When Consultants Attack….Other Consultants

It’s unfortunate when consultants bicker. Read about why this still happens.

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In Defense of Consultants: A Punch-Out Based Rant

One of the first things that I learned as a newbie consultant in 2000 is that (insert name of problem) is always my fault. I can document my concerns, write status reports until my fingers bleed, and copy the world on an email. However, after I leave a client site, I won’t be there to defend myself against the invariable quips that “he never told us that.”

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