Microsoft Development Training Classes in Lynchburg, Virginia
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The line between IT consulting and management consulting is quite often blurred, with overlaps between the two fields habitually happening. Worse still, most people do not understand who an IT consultant really is, or what he/she does. There are those who think the job entails fixing computers, others – selling computers and associated accessories. This is misleading though.
In a nutshell, IT consultants are professionals who aid businesses in deciding what computer tools and technologies are best placed to grow and sustain a profitable business. They work hand in hand with clients to help integrate IT systems into the latter’s business. They show clients how to use technology more efficiently, and in so doing, the client is able to get a higher return on their technology investments, and ultimately, increase the bottom-line.
IT consultants, or IT advisories, could work independently or for a consulting firm, with their clientele spread across all sorts of businesses and industries. Companies hire or contract the consulting firm to come in and analyze their IT systems and structure.
The job itself is not short of challenges, however, and the path to becoming a successful IT consultant is fraught with its fair share of ups and downs. But hey, which job isn’t? Experience is the best teacher they say, and only after you’ve worked as a consultant for a number of years will you finally gain invaluable understanding of what is expected of you. Learning from the experiences of those who’ve been in this business for long is a good starting point for those who decide to venture into the world of IT consultancy.
I’ve been a technical recruiter for several years, let’s just say a long time. I’ll never forget how my first deal went bad and the lesson I learned from that experience. I was new to recruiting but had been a very good sales person in my previous position. I was about to place my first contractor on an assignment. I thought everything was fine. I nurtured and guided my candidate through the interview process with constant communication throughout. The candidate was very responsive throughout the process. From my initial contact with him, to the phone interview all went well and now he was completing his onsite interview with the hiring manager.
Shortly thereafter, I received the call from the hiring manager that my candidate was the chosen one for the contract position, I was thrilled. All my hard work had paid off. I was going to be a success at this new game! The entire office was thrilled for me, including my co-workers and my bosses. I made a good win-win deal. It was good pay for my candidate and a good margin for my recruiting firm. Everyone was happy.
I left a voicemail message for my candidate so I could deliver the good news. He had agreed to call me immediately after the interview so I could get his assessment of how well it went. Although, I heard from the hiring manager, there was no word from him. While waiting for his call back, I received a call from a Mercedes dealership to verify his employment for a car he was trying to lease. Technically he wasn’t working for us as he had not signed the contract yet…. nor, had he discussed this topic with me. I told the Mercedes office that I would get back to them. Still not having heard back from the candidate, I left him another message and mentioned the call I just received. Eventually he called back. He wanted more money.
I told him that would be impossible as he and I had previously agreed on his hourly rate and it was fine with him. I asked him what had changed since that agreement. He said he made had made much more money in doing the same thing when he lived in California. I reminded him this is a less costly marketplace than where he was living in California. I told him if he signed the deal I would be able to call the car dealership back and confirm that he was employed with us. He agreed to sign the deal.
I suspect that many of you are familiar with the term "hard coding a value" whereby the age of an individual or their location is written into the condition (or action) of a business rule (in this case) as shown below:
if customer.age > 21 and customer.city == 'denver'
then ...
Such coding practices are perfectly expectable provided that the conditional values, age and city, never change. They become entirely unacceptable if a need for different values could be anticipated. A classic example of where this practice occurred that caused considerable heartache in the IT industry was the Y2K issue where dates were updated using only the last 2 digits of a four digit number because the first 2 digits were hard-coded to 19 i.e. 1998, 1999. All was well provided that the date did not advance to a time beyond the 1900’s since no one could be certain of what would happen when the millennia arrived (2000). A considerably amount of work (albeit boring) and money, approximately $200 billion, went into revising systems by way of software rewrites and computer chip replacements in order to thwart any detrimental outcomes. It is obvious how a simple change or an assumption can have sweeping consequences.
You may wonder what Y2K has to do with Business Rule Management Systems (BRMS). Well, what if we considered rules themselves to be hard-coded. If we were to write 100s of rules in Java, .NET or whatever language that only worked for a given scenario or assumption, would that not constitute hard-coded logic? By hard-coded, we obviously mean compiled. For example, if a credit card company has a variety of bonus campaigns, each with their own unique list of rules that may change within a week’s time, what would be the most effective way of writing software to deal with these responsibilities?
It’s befuddling when you think about how many ways there are to communicate in 2013. I’d say there are too many new ways to communicate – social media, phone, Skype, instant message, text message, email, it goes on and on. But do any of them outweigh the power of a good old-fashioned face-to-face meeting? Most business executives would argue no. Nothing can replace a face-to-face meeting, at least yet.
That said, face-to-face meetings are without question the most expensive kind, given the travel costs required to make them a reality, and companies around the globe have been trying to make them more financially manageable ever since the recession set in. But recession or no, face-to-face meetings are rarely in the budget cards for small businesses. So how can entrepreneurs around the globe get more out of their virtual meetings while ensuring any physical meeting is worth the cost?
Tech Life in Virginia
| Company Name | City | Industry | Secondary Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brink's Inc. | Richmond | Business Services | Security Services |
| Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) | Mc Lean | Financial Services | Lending and Mortgage |
| General Dynamics Corporation | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
| CarMax, Inc. | Henrico | Retail | Automobile Dealers |
| NVR, Inc. | Reston | Real Estate and Construction | Construction and Remodeling |
| Gannett Co., Inc. | Mc Lean | Media and Entertainment | Newspapers, Books and Periodicals |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc. | Smithfield | Manufacturing | Food and Dairy Product Manufacturing and Packaging |
| ManTech International Corporation | Fairfax | Computers and Electronics | IT and Network Services and Support |
| DynCorp International | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
| Genworth Financial, Inc. | Richmond | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
| MeadWestvaco Corporation | Richmond | Manufacturing | Paper and Paper Products |
| Dollar Tree, Inc. | Chesapeake | Retail | Department Stores |
| Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. | Abingdon | Agriculture and Mining | Mining and Quarrying |
| SRA International, Inc. | Fairfax | Business Services | Business Services Other |
| NII Holdings, Inc. | Reston | Telecommunications | Wireless and Mobile |
| Dominion Resources, Inc. | Richmond | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
| Norfolk Southern Corporation | Norfolk | Transportation and Storage | Freight Hauling (Rail and Truck) |
| CACI International Inc. | Arlington | Software and Internet | Data Analytics, Management and Storage |
| Amerigroup Corporation | Virginia Beach | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
| Owens and Minor, Inc. | Mechanicsville | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Personal Health Care Products |
| Advance Auto Parts, Inc | Roanoke | Retail | Automobile Parts Stores |
| SAIC | Mc Lean | Software and Internet | Software |
| AES Corporation | Arlington | Energy and Utilities | Gas and Electric Utilities |
| Capital One Financial Corporation | Mc Lean | Financial Services | Credit Cards and Related Services |
| Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. | Mc Lean | Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals and Biotech | Residential and Long-Term Care Facilities |
| Computer Sciences Corporation | Falls Church | Software and Internet | Software |
| Altria Group, Inc. | Richmond | Manufacturing | Manufacturing Other |
| Northrop Grumman Corporation | Falls Church | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
| Alliant Techsystems Inc. | Arlington | Manufacturing | Aerospace and Defense |
| Markel Corporation | Glen Allen | Financial Services | Insurance and Risk Management |
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The Hartmann Software Group understands these issues and addresses them and others during any training engagement. Although no IT educational institution can guarantee career or application development success, HSG can get you closer to your goals at a far faster rate than self paced learning and, arguably, than the competition. Here are the reasons why we are so successful at teaching:
- Learn from the experts.
- We have provided software development and other IT related training to many major corporations in Virginia since 2002.
- Our educators have years of consulting and training experience; moreover, we require each trainer to have cross-discipline expertise i.e. be Java and .NET experts so that you get a broad understanding of how industry wide experts work and think.
- Discover tips and tricks about Microsoft Development programming
- Get your questions answered by easy to follow, organized Microsoft Development experts
- Get up to speed with vital Microsoft Development programming tools
- Save on travel expenses by learning right from your desk or home office. Enroll in an online instructor led class. Nearly all of our classes are offered in this way.
- Prepare to hit the ground running for a new job or a new position
- See the big picture and have the instructor fill in the gaps
- We teach with sophisticated learning tools and provide excellent supporting course material
- Books and course material are provided in advance
- Get a book of your choice from the HSG Store as a gift from us when you register for a class
- Gain a lot of practical skills in a short amount of time
- We teach what we know…software
- We care…
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