IT Consultant Qualities

Do not Bother Me with Much Thinking! – Usability Engineering Essentials

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works", Steve Jobs I have long time since my last post. More sharpened time management techniques are required here! Since long time, since early days of college, I am thinking about good design. I am fond of good design of anything...

What makes a good manager?!

"The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.", Peter F. Drucker, 1909 This is a controversial question. What are the factors and attributes that contribute to make a good manager?. Unfortunately good management does not have a secret recipe to follow. Good management is dealing with people and requires social and...

What Customers Want? Introduction to Software Requirements -PART 1

Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen, Edward V. Berard We are living an era where services industry is booming. Current markets are full of new faces other than conventional manufacturing and tangible products. Information technology service is one of those rising industries in services sector. IT Professional and...

Does IT Consultant Need Sales Skills?!

"It is not your customer's job to remember you. It is your obligation and responsibility to make sure they don't have the chance to forget you", Patricia Fripp. Although someone may think that selling skills are far from duties of IT consultant, I believe, on contrary, it is a core skill for successful one. However,...

Welcome Note

Dear All, Welcome to this blog concerned with IT consultancy body of knowledge. The blog discusses most important knowledge areas that should be covered by any IT consultant in order to have a successful job and brighter career path. I put some initial categories under which various discussions will take place ranging from IT development, architecture,...