The Right Tool for the Job

Robert Cringely has a great post this week, “The Truth About IT Consultants”.  He talks about the general state of IT consulting, but I think it applies nicely to the web content management system world.  As I read the article I grew concerned that this was just another trash the IT consultants rant until I came to this paragraph:

“The best consultants are the ones who come with a portfolio of products and tools. Their trick is to have a really good portfolio of stuff that really works, is really good, and can be sold and implemented quickly in a very cost-effective way. So it isn’t necessarily a bad thing at all when a consultant offers to sell you tools, as long as they are the right tools and the consultant really knows how to use them.”

Exactly what we are all about!