OSDC - The Open Source Developers' Club

Alec has been in IT for over 20 years, a lot of which has been spent working in consulting in various parts of the world. At the moment he works as a software development process specialist and as well as talking about software development he sometimes gets to work on small projects -- mainly integration scripts in Perl which are really just hacks.

The talk will cover:

• Making sure you really need a consultant and why you need them
• Different types of consultants
• What consultants can deliver
• Preparing for the first day
• Keeping the consultant honest
• Being honest with the consultant
• How to spot problems and handle them
• Money
• Working hours
• Maintaining relationships (short and long term)

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