"Few consultants fail for lack of technical expertise, many fail for lack of relationship skills.  This unique book is the cure for that problem."   Dr. Peter C. Patton, chief technologist, Lawson Software.

The book Dr. Patton is referring to is "The IT Consultant" by Rick Freedman.  Rick's books “The IT Consultant”, “The eConsultant”, and “Building the IT Consulting Practice” have reached a worldwide audience, and have been selected as primary texts by such institutions as Villanova University, the University of Texas, Concordia College of Minnesota, The Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, and the National University of Singapore. 

Rick's "Consulting Skills for IT Professionals" seminars, based on "The IT Consultant", have been presented around the world and at such venues at Microsoft's Partner Conferences, PMI World, and the China Software Development University in Xi'an, PRC. Rick has trained and consulted for global IT organizations such as Cisco, Microsoft, Agilent, Sprint, Marriott, H&R Block, Sega, BP, Woolworth's(Australia), and many others across the U.S. and in the U.K., Germany, India, Japan, Australia and China.

Rick's "Agile Project Management" course helps PMs, developers, and IT executives understand and apply agile concepts to their product development efforts.  Agile project management has migrated from a core group of dedicated practitioners to wide acceptance in the IT community, influencing everything from PMI methods to product development.   Rick has been training IT profesionals in agile concepts for years, and has managed major projects by applying agile methods.  Rick was selected by ESI, the leading international training company, to develop teir "Agile Project Management" course, and presents that course worldwide.  Rick also trains and coaches teams as they migrate from traditional to agile project methods, with a long track record of successful agile implementations.

What We Do

Rick Freedman offers a series of training programs to help IT professionals gain the consulting and relationship skills required to deliver extraordinary customer service.  Firms like Microsoft, Intel, Sprint, NEC, Agilent, H&R Block, Motorola, IOActive, and many others have engaged Rick to train their IT teams in relationship skills, facilitation, and project management.  Rick has also consulted with managers of IT Services firms to develop competitive strategies that differentiate them from their competition.  Rick assists IT organizations in the development of their Project Management Offices and project methodologies, and engages as a contract project manager on complex global IT engagements.