The Oracle Way to Consulting: What it Takes to Become a World-Class Advisor by Kim MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I enjoyed this take on “how to be a computer consultant”, although I found it a bit of a mixed bag. If this book were a consultant, I’d say it was very professional but with a chip on their shoulder. The advice leans to dealing with the customer and with co-workers about evenly. I found this mix to be excellent. Near the end, I did sense a bit too much grandstanding as the author says if you don’t believe something that was stated in the book, start over again from the beginning. And this is stated multiple times, which is just a bit too cocky, but fits in with the personality of many computer consultants I’ve dealt with. I think this would be a good book for those wanting to be a consultant who don’t have long experience or training from a top competitor like Oracle. It would also be good for the people who hire Oracle or other top-line consultants, as a way to understand how good consultants make projects work.
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