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Small consultants can be worth their weight in gold, it's unfortunate the stereotypical experience with big firms colors the perception of the entire engagement
by extr 3y ago
Small consultants can be worth their weight in gold, it's unfortunate the stereotypical experience with big firms colors the perception of the entire engagement model. Particularly for niches where you have no experience or existing best practices. Simply having someone in the room who has seen a half dozen solutions to XYZ and knows the common pitfalls is worth the cost, let alone the actual labor/execution.
- datavirtue 3y agoI'm a partner in one of these firms, clients know they can hire a small team of us and turn us loose (literally their secret weapon). We will gather requirements, apply our domain knowledge to refine processes, and build a complete product before the business can even work out the high level agreements. If this is even possible with a body shop, it is not, then you need to tell them every single thing that needs considered and implemented. We just run with it and get it done. Our rate is too low...about 20-30% higher than the "body shops."