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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

The Pros and Cons of Subcontracting Basically, subcontracting is about working through intermediaries such as agencies, consulting firms, or online platforms to connect you with client projects. Agencies (and boutique consulting firms) typically involve human intermediaries who actively match consultants with projects.

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A Short Rant About AI and Intellectual Property Theft

Johanna Rothman

That means these models have committed intellectual property theft. But here's the thing: if the LLMs can steal my intellectual property, what will they do about yours? Product Development Implications If you write and integrate words from LLMs, make sure you verify each and every “fact.”

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Consulting Tip #6: Use Your Intellectual Property to Build Political Capital

Johanna Rothman

When I saw the McKinsey report on “developer productivity,” I shuddered. Second, there's no way to measure such a thing as developer productivity, despite what McKinsey says. Then I read Lorin Hochstein's brilliant assessment in On productivity metrics and management consultants. That makes so much sense.

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Tailoring the ISO 20700 Checklist to Your Consulting Projects

Effective Managers

In the dynamic world of management consulting, the ability to adapt and customize tools to the unique demands of each project is crucial. The ISO 20700 checklist, a pivotal tool for consultants, is designed with this flexibility in mind. Adapting to Industry Specifications Different industries have unique challenges and requirements.

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How to Become a Go-To Person Within a Consulting Firm

Steve Shu Consulting

I was asked to answer a question about how to become a go-to person when employed within a consulting firm. Here are some thoughts based on my past experience: Be known as a consultant that gets things done on projects in general. This goes a long way in consulting circles.

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How Should You Protect Your IP in Client Contracts?

David A Fields

A consultant emailed me the following question: Should I write something into my contracts or proposals to protect my intellectual property? What would your advice to this consultant be? What would your advice to this consultant be? Or do you not worry about your IP? Also, have you […].

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5 Effective Content Marketing Tips for Consultants

Consulting Matters

Content marketing is essential for consultants because we are in the knowledge business. it's one thing to have a repository of intellectual property (IP). Therefore, you need to set up your content in what I am calling your "Consultant Content Marketing Funnel.". We don't sell a tangible product or service.

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