Working with Technology Professionals/Consultants

The guide How to Find the Right Tech Helper? provided some background on finding the right technology professional or consultant. In this guide, to expand on that article, we are going to look at methods to help your work effectively with technology professional.

1. Project Definition:

The more you can clarify the scope and schedule of a project, the higher probability you wil achieve your goal.

• Scope

  Define in detail the activities you will need done. This will give you more insight into all that needs to be done and can also allow you to group activities so the work can be done in phases if needed.

• Schedule

  Set some dates for key project milestones.

• Cost

  If the project is not going to be done for a fixed price, identify the cost of each activity in a sufficient level of detail so that any cost adjustments can be identified.

2. Working on the Project:

Determine a meeting schedule and how collaboration will be handled.

• Meetings

  Email, phone or web meetings

• Document Sharing

  Via email or via a web collaboration service

3. Tracking the Project:

How will you know whether a project is on track? If you are paying contractors or employees by the hour, do you know how many hours have been expended?

See Project Managemement applications for more details on project management solution options that you may be able to leverage.