[consulting] Hiring People

[Victor Kane]

Use the agile approach to software development and get the clients (or
someone from among them) to get creatively involved in the development
process, writing using stories, visualizing the business model and
where value can be added, writing test cases... then you may find that
you don't need this "expert strategist": you just need to listen to
your clients.

Or... you need to have someone on your staff who does that, and forms
part of the development team.

That's what I do.

saludos,

Victor Kane

On 5/17/07, Michael Haggerty <mhaggerty at trellon.com> wrote:
> Trellon is growing and I am giving a lot more thought to how our team is
> composed. Something I want to do is hire an internet strategist. This would
> not necessarily be a programmer, but someone who can really understand the
> goals clients are looking to accomplish and advise them on the best ways to
> get there. This person would craft strategy documents, review projects under
> development to make sure they are really meeting the client's goals, and
> keep things organized outside just the production of a Web site.
>
> The problem is I don't really know how to recruit for this position. I have
> spoken to people with a lot of experience in specific areas, but finding
> someone who is a generalist and knows enough about a lot of things seems to
> be a tall order. It looks like this kind of work especially appeals to
> project managers, but it's not really a production role so much as a client
> relations role. It's hard to convey the difference.
>
> Wondering if anyone on this list has any advice...
>
> Thank you,
> Michael Haggerty
> Managing Partner
> Trellon, LLC
> http://www.trellon.com
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