Comments on: Lean Solo http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/ Architect of Professional Communities® | Alan's Blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:34:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: claudiu restea http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-4254 claudiu restea Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:30:04 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-4254 I love the comparison between lean manufacturing and economies of scale. It's so true that once you look from multiple viewpoints the "traditional" knowledge about value delivered can definitely improve. While all these points you make are great for the solo consultant and the client alike, how do you answer the question about risk? The risk associated with working with one person vs. one company, where unforeseen accidents can cause much more loss. This is like a stock's beta... the solo consultant having a higher beta (like a tech stock vs. a blue chip). How do companies you've worked with feel about this issue? I love the comparison between lean manufacturing and economies of scale. It’s so true that once you look from multiple viewpoints the “traditional” knowledge about value delivered can definitely improve.

While all these points you make are great for the solo consultant and the client alike, how do you answer the question about risk? The risk associated with working with one person vs. one company, where unforeseen accidents can cause much more loss. This is like a stock’s beta… the solo consultant having a higher beta (like a tech stock vs. a blue chip). How do companies you’ve worked with feel about this issue?

]]> By: Jenny Sutton http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-4250 Jenny Sutton Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:39:33 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-4250 Great comments - our sentiments exactly - time for companies to adopt "lean consulting" Jenny Sutton - Author - "Extract Value from Consultants" Great comments – our sentiments exactly – time for companies to adopt “lean consulting”
Jenny Sutton – Author – “Extract Value from Consultants”

]]> By: Jeffrey Summers http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-3347 Jeffrey Summers Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:52:40 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-3347 We also build better and deeper (more valuable) relationships with our clients as well as their businesses. We also build better and deeper (more valuable) relationships with our clients as well as their businesses.

]]> By: michael cardus http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-3346 michael cardus Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:00:30 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/lean-solo/#comment-3346 I was just having a similar conversation with my family the other day. It seems they all feel that you have made it as a company when you hire people. I explained that by me being the only consultant I provide faster and greater value to clients without the confusion that comes from processed organizations. As I read this article about lean it displays the value of process management and that bigger is not better. I was just having a similar conversation with my family the other day. It seems they all feel that you have made it as a company when you hire people. I explained that by me being the only consultant I provide faster and greater value to clients without the confusion that comes from processed organizations.
As I read this article about lean it displays the value of process management and that bigger is not better.

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