The eConsultant: Guiding Clients to Net Success [Paperback]

Rick Freedman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 8, 2001

The eConsultant--written by bestselling author of the foundation text in IT consulting, The IT Consultant--is a hands-on guide for enhancing your consulting skills and helping your clients create successful strategies for the Network Economy. Freedman works with consulting companies and clients around the world, helping them prepare their businesses to win on the Web, and The eConsultant brings you the best of this extensive real-world experience. You'll learn lessons from the champions on the Internet, and discover how to help clients avoid the errors of the Internet "gold-rush." You'll read in-depth interviews with thought leaders of the Network Economy, including leading venture capitalists, eConsultants, and IT analysts. The eConsultant provides a complete course in the theory and practice of guiding clients to success in the next phase of the Internet revolution.

"Internet consulting is a broad and complex topic, and Freedman has done a great job of covering the range of strategic issues consultants must deal with. Rick has written another valuable book that belongs on every IT consultant's bookshelf."
--Larry Tanning, president, and CEO, Tanning Technology Corporation

Editorial Reviews

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"...I found this book to be exceptionally good in almost every aspect...the style is intelligent and unpretentious..." (Supply Management, 1 November, 2001)

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"Internet consulting is a broad and complex topic, and Freedman has done a great job of covering the range of strategic issues consultants must deal with. Rick has written another valuable book that belongs on every IT consultant's bookshelf." --Larry Tanning, president, and CEO, Tanning Technology Corporation

"I love this book! Working at Cisco has given me an opportunity to work with many start-ups and companies that are trying to re-engineer themselves. There are very few qualified eConsultants that can guide these companies into the Network Economy. We at Cisco are counting on the readers of Rick's book to show the way." --Mark Beausir, senior sales engineer, Cisco Systems

"By bridging the gap between technology and strategic consulting, Freedman's The eConsultant helps IT advisors advance to the next level." --Jonathan Heng, practice principal - eBMS Compaq Global Services

"Freedman's book is a comprehensive guide to the new economy, and a must-read for any technology consultant who wants to transition to being a strategist and an eConsultant." --Gayle Jones, program director, IT Center for Business and Technology, Johnson County Community College

"IT consulting has changed radically over the past five years, thanks to the Internet. No one knows IT consulting better than Rick Freedman, and no one is better equipped to help consultants navigate the new terrain. For experienced and novice consultants, for corporate employees who do in-house consulting, Rick's new book is an invaluable guide and resource." --Hillary Rettig, former senior technology editor, VARBusiness magazine and president, Technocopia, Inc.

"This book should be required reading for any consultant or IT professional who intends to help companies forward their e-business initiatives. Freedman lays out the steps that will separate the successful firms from the wannabes. His style is straightforward and on the money." --Chuck Krutsinger, COO, Interlink Group

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Product Details

• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (August 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787956295
• ISBN-13: 978-0787956295
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,765,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

RICK FREEDMAN is founder and principal consultant at Consulting Strategies Inc. He manages, mentors, and coaches consultants and project managers in consulting behaviors, strategic selling, agile project management and business consulting skills. Mr. Freedman has 25 years of experience as a strategic consultant, both as an employee of large corporate organizations like Citicorp and Dun & Bradstreet, and as a Principle Consultant for Cap Gemini America and ENTEX. Rick's clients include Microsoft, HP, Motorola, NASA, BP, Marriott, Verizon, H&R Block, Blue Cross Blue Shield, The US Dept of the Treasury, The US Army, Sega, Bank of NY, and The People's Republic of China. He lives in Lenexa, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Deliver More Than TechnologyDeliver Value., November 14, 2001

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Paul Glen (Marina Del Rey, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The eConsultant: Guiding Clients to Net Success (Paperback)

Essential reading for both experienced and novice technical consultants who want to expand the value they deliver clients. For too long technology consultants have focused almost exclusively on the intricacies of systems without paying sufficient attention to the strategic, business, and human effects of their work. This book successfully introduces IT consultants to the broader world in which their work takes place.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, every eConsultant must read this., November 27, 2001

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"skipmcdonald" (Plano, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The eConsultant: Guiding Clients to Net Success (Paperback)

This is a worthwhile and well written book. Now that the internet is so pervasive this book applies to ANY consultant who wants to provide quality services. Internal consultants and "Hired Guns" need this knowledge. If you are a consultant or use consulting services in your business this is a must read.

I have helped to create a series of eConsulting Services Companies and advise a number of consulting companies, I only wish this book could have been available sooner!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Glosses over heavy topics with short descriptions, August 16, 2004

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Michael Cizmar (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The eConsultant: Guiding Clients to Net Success (Paperback)

Rick has a series of these books and a column on MSDN. I found this book to have little value. I enjoy reading his article, but not his books. This book is a two page article drug out over 250 pages with little concrete details to provide any assistances to someone reading this book.

The book reads like a dictionary, one idea after the next. I think if you have any experience you will find little use in this book.