Going It Alone: Essential Tips for the Independent Consultant

by Karl Wiegers

This book is out of print.

262 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 11, 2018

About the author

Karl Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software development consulting and training company in Portland, Oregon. He has a PhD in organic chemistry. Karl is the author of 14 books, including Software Requirements Essentials (with Candase Hokanson), Software Development Pearls, The Thoughtless Design of Everyday Things, Software Requirements (with Joy Beatty), More About Software Requirements, Successful Business Analysis Consulting, and a forensic mystery novel titled The Reconstruction.

Karl has also written many articles on software development, design, project management, chemistry, military history, consulting, and self-help, as well as 18 songs. He has delivered hundreds of training courses, webinars, and conference presentations worldwide. When he's not at the keyboard, Karl enjoys wine tasting, volunteering (library and Meals on Wheels), playing guitar, recording songs (hear them at https://www.karlwiegers.com/songs.html), military history, and traveling.

You can reach Karl at https://www.ProcessImpact.com or https://www.KarlWiegers.com.

Reviews

[Steven Blais · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a comprehensive guide to anyone who wishes to strike out on their own and in this time of gig economy, that is a lot of people. Karl covers the basics of how to get set up, how to work from home, invoicing, marketing and such, but also gets into some of the areas not usually covered by entrepreneur books: writing blogs, articles and how to write and co-write books, all parts of a consultants tool box. Good stuff from introduction to epilogue.

[Peter Czirjak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Essential powerhouse for senior business analysts

Essential for BAs and implementation consultants who are interested in facts and the real world-related tangible practices.
I really enjoyed the style of Mr. Wiegers. Witty and scientific .