Learn Technology Consulting

[justinbmeyer]

tldr; Let's create a resource where Bitovians and others can learn technology consulting.

Contributing

1. Checkout the tech-consulting branch.
2. Clear npm re-install node modules.
3. ./node_modules/.bin/bit-docs -w
4. Open http://localhost:8080/academy/academy/learn-technology-consulting.html or http://localhost:8080/academy/learn-technology-consulting.html depending on where you host your http server

Goals

1. A resource for Bitovians to learn (and be reminded) how to perform various technology consulting tasks.
2. A resource where prospective or active clients can get a feel for how Bitovi operates.
3. A resource where other technologists can learn the fundamentals of technology consulting.

Outline

Currently, I think we might create the following pages:

• [ ] Finding clients - This would talk about strategies for finding client work, specifically from the perspective of people at an existing client. I'm not sure we should include this publically, but it's worth thinking about.
• [ ] Transitioning sales to delivery - What needs to happen as a project is being accepted.
  • App Summary
  • Consulting Policies document
  • SOW
  • Kickoff meetings
• [ ] Management - Product management basics
  • Frameworks - Kanban, Scrum, Extreme, SAFe
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • Team Building - Tuckman's stages of group dynamics
  • Bitovi Framework - Epoch / Sprint
  • DevOps
• [ ] Tools and Technology - The common tools we use to solve a problem
  • Version and Environment Workflows
  • Communication Tools
• [x] Communication - Tips on communicating effectively @kylegifford
  • Building Rapport
  • Setting Expectations
  • Communication Strategies
  • Business Writing

[justinbmeyer]

@kylegifford should:

• complete Communication page
  • add more about meetings, maybe an exercise
• Review transitioning sales to delivery
• Think of additional concepts we might want to add

[kylegifford]

I updated the Comms pages to match what's currently in bitovi/bitovi. Please review.

[kylegifford]

Updates the Transition to Delivery page as well. Please review.

[kylegifford]

I would recommend moving "management" and "tools and tech" (and probably communication) under a main "Managing project" section (with the other sections being "Finding clients" and "Transitioning sales->delivery").

For management, I'd recommend we keep our training brief, but point to resources for Agile workflows. This might be best to provide recommendations for small/solo projects vs large teams.

[justinbmeyer]

Why would we merge? It makes discovery harder. I’m envisioning these this expanded quite a bit.

Why keep the training brief? I think it’s unlikely that most bitovians are going to do their own research.

[justinbmeyer]

We need a fix for: https://github.com/showdownjs/showdown/issues/710 to close this.