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May 28, 2005

Follow-up: Java Stored Procedures

Over the last couple of weeks, there have been several blog posts from my colleagues that I have wanted to comment upon with more than just an on site comment. My next several blogs will comment on these past articles.

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April 19, 2005

Consultant Types

Dictionary.com defines consultant as "One who gives expert or professional advice". This was the definition that I had in mind when I first considered whether to join the consulting field. Working at a small company, we used consultants judiciously. Our consultants came in to the projects and told us the direction that we ought to go, taught us the relevant reasons why we...

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March 15, 2005

Who provides LIMS project cohesion?

I had the opportunity last week to travel with Matt, one of my customers and friends. Over the course of the week, we had a spirited debate about how to handle IT groups that provide infrastructure services when those same IT groups don't take real ownership for the project to which they are assigned.

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March 01, 2005

Coder to Developer to Consultant

Mike Gunderloy wrote a popular software development book called Coder to Developer in which he stated that coding skills alone would not make successful software. He argued that coders that learn how to...

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