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Solving Business Problems, Not An Experiment With The Latest Tech

The modern landscape makes solving business problems an exercise in finding the right provider most of the time. In my experience, software consultants and solutions providers come in three types. Some are heavily invested in existing technology and want to use that for every customer. Then, some want to jump on every new technology and use clients as guinea pigs. The third type focuses on the client and the best solution. Once that solution is defined, they decide how to …

The Value Of A Technology Agnostic Provider

There is a concept among technology professionals known as being technology agnostic. This is a valuable trait of providers but is not commonly discussed. It is often avoided because not many providers have this trait. They do not want to highlight a weakness. That prompts a couple of questions right away. I am glad you asked. Let’s set the table with a definition and then look at its value. Technology Agnostic Is Broad Vs. Deep One of the significant differences …

Do You Have Resources To Support The Solution

Our question checklist focuses on getting our problem solved and crafting that solution. However, we also need to support the solution. We want to avoid many pitfalls; the most difficult one to recover from is a lack of foresight. This challenge comes from keeping our focus on the initial solution without considering its downstream and long-term impact.  Impact Of The Solution When we answer the other questions in our checklist, we examine how we might need to create or change …