July 2nd, 2009
J.D. Edwards Developer And… Charlatans
As a president of an ERP consulting services company specialized in J.D. Edwards implementation, I had the chance to meet a lot of people who were bragging to be good JDE developer. The real life prove me that most of the time, people were lying. In fact, this is a great deal to find a real professional in this area. As a former trainer for J.D. Edwards Montreal, I had the chance to teach to different people with different background and I can assure you that the most dangerous resources are the one that know how to do development in any other languages than an ERP one. J.D. Edwards developer learning curve is impressive. In order to become a good junior developer in JDE, you need at least three or four years of experiences….Otherwise…
In my e-book : “Seven steps to build a JDE PRO developer” , I explain the phases that a developer need to apply in order to have the capacity to become one of the Pros in is industry…instead of being a Charlatan. The first point, for me, is the most important. “Integrity and Honesty”. Please, say the truth. This is a new time and what if…I can propose a NEW WAY to do JDE technical consulting? Before creating my own company, I worked for a very high reputation firm in Montreal. Unfortunately, I was not involved in the hiring process but I was in charge of the development team. The bottom line was that in rush time, the so called JDE developers that were assign on my team were not good. They were able to full the HR hiring process with their level of experiences with OTHER languages and each time, they were not able to do the job. As a team leader, I was the one who was talking to the client and making specs for the team. It was so obvious to feel the lack of expertise in my new arrivals when I was explaining the work to accomplish. Absolutely everything can be done with the JDE development tools. If someone tried to propose something outside JDE, be on your guard. In fact, this is a small example of what can destroy a win-win situation between a client and his consulting services.
Having a high level of Integrity and Honesty should be the only way to do business. It will bring a win-win situation and the client will always turn to you when he will need high quality services for his need…NOT more. Here some successful point to remember about Integrity and Honesty in a B2B deal:1. Win-Win situation2. Confidence between partners3. Reliability4. Truth on the real needs…5. Respect6. Loyalty7. Credibility8. Success9. Durability
A NEW WAY to do business, the only way. Find these qualities with your staff or your consulting services and you will add tremendous value to your enterprise.