Comments on: We Fix $25/hr Implementations http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171 Oracle Blog from OracleContractors.com Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Atul http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-3050 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:54:16 +0000 http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-3050 I wasn't aware that Oracle Consultants are available at such a cheap rate $25/hr I can't believe it ? I wasn’t aware that Oracle Consultants are available at such a cheap rate $25/hr I can’t believe it ?

]]> by: Andrew Cotterell http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-134 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:51:18 +0000 http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-134 I have to disagree with Andy's suggestion that "networking" is a solution to the $5 haircut projects and consultants. What I see over and over again is that the $5 guys stick together and recommend each other. Once they represent the majority of the project resources everyone assumes that the level of quality they provide is normal. For this reason, they will react badly to anyone with proper abilities joining the project. A lot of large consultancies pull off a similar trick but at a high price. I have to disagree with Andy’s suggestion that “networking” is a solution to the $5 haircut projects and consultants. What I see over and over again is that the $5 guys stick together and recommend each other. Once they represent the majority of the project resources everyone assumes that the level of quality they provide is normal. For this reason, they will react badly to anyone with proper abilities joining the project. A lot of large consultancies pull off a similar trick but at a high price.

]]> by: Andy Noble http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-120 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:12:13 +0000 http://blog.oraclecontractors.com/?p=171#comment-120 Dean, Networking and certification are my preferred differentiators. I think that skilled practitioners are usually known by other skill practitioners, as people tend to network with people who have similar skill levels, attitudes, and who take some professional pride in their work; it takes 2 people to network with each other, and so BOTH need to want to network for it to work. The $5/hour haircuts are a fact of our industry, and in some ways I'm thankful for them as their existence gives me something to differentiate against, although the more people enter the industry the more things like certification will raise the barrier to entry to the market; although this has to be accepted and promoted by experienced people first before it can really work; and most unfortunately still scoff at certification. Andy Dean,
Networking and certification are my preferred differentiators.

I think that skilled practitioners are usually known by other skill practitioners, as people tend to network with people who have similar skill levels, attitudes, and who take some professional pride in their work; it takes 2 people to network with each other, and so BOTH need to want to network for it to work.

The $5/hour haircuts are a fact of our industry, and in some ways I’m thankful for them as their existence gives me something to differentiate against, although the more people enter the industry the more things like certification will raise the barrier to entry to the market; although this has to be accepted and promoted by experienced people first before it can really work; and most unfortunately still scoff at certification.

Andy

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