Consulting Times: Outsourcing enters a new era

We’re definitely into act two of the outsourcing drama. TPI notes that the first-generation deals are all now coming up for review—they expect to see €36.5bn of renewals in 2006 rising to €40.8bn in 2007—over a fifth of the total market. Although historically 90% of renewals go to incumbents this still represents a huge opportunity […]

Why would you want a technical communicator on your staff?

Not too long ago, a senior manager asked me to write a short page of talking points explaining why it was a good idea to have professional communicators–in this case, technical communicators–on staff.  Here’s what I came up with. Maybe you can use it too (or refine it–comments are welcome!)
What do technical communicators do?

Research, […]

Overpaid and underworked? (Christian Science Monitor)

Apologies for the long blogging gap; I’m just back from a business trip where I had limited connectivity at best, and just catching up.
Since we’ve just come through performance review season, I’m pointing to this very good Christian Science Monitor article from January 31, on the topic of getting paid what you’re worth. Salary […]