When planning for a new project, include the cost of hiring new staff Your budget for a new project appears to have all the important components, but did you remember to add the cost of hiring a technology specialist? Maybe you think that one of your employees can step up…...
Putting Out Fires, Or Making Yourself Fireproof?
It’s a part-time approach to a full-time job. Forest fires are bad news if you’re a tree. Unless you’re among the species of pines—like the jack pine—that actually rely on forest fires to reproduce. The jack pine produces resin-filled cones that protect seeds until a fire melts that resin. The…...
Automation Isn’t That Automatic
“Automation” makes the search for tech talent sound easy, but the truth is far from that. At first glance, automation in IT hiring seems like a simple, pain-free way to cull tech talent from online job boards and websites. Just choose a useful applicant tracking system or hiring app, and…...
“Do Not Pass Go.” Why Your Statement of Work Has to Be a Document – Not a Concept – Before You Hire a Consultant
You need to know, precisely, what you’re not capable of doing. Do a Google search on “Statement of Work.” You’ll be hard pressed to find a definition that does not contain the phrase formal document. There’s a solid reason, and it has everything to do with success if you plan…...