Expert Consulting
summary
Hashrocket-style consulting translates to concrete tradeoffs: rejects fragile S3 vs FTP / SFTP fights by choosing SFTP if clients allow, avoids rewriting working code by framing work as “explore and settle,” and restructures teams into pairs plus designer and PM so decisions move fast. A delivered example swaps a multi-week proration billing system for a simple credit‑card entry so charges can be processed in days — credit-card form in days not months — building trust and saving money.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:04What is consultant
- 3:06What is a consultant
- 3:27What a consultant really is
- 4:10Why your car is running rough
- 4:54Think about when you get into a cab
- 5:48We are all subject matter experts
- 7:00Asking targeted questions
- 8:18Own the role of expert
- 8:40Push back
- 12:30Expert scope creep
- 13:50Say yes
- 15:08Negative people
- 16:55Unified front
- 20:46Too much detail
- 22:33NASA
- 23:10Russian Space Program
- 27:58Expert Consulting
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