For years techies and consultants battle for total supremacy in the company. Consultants can act all high and mighty, Techies turn off their access to the internet. Techies treat the customer like shit, consultants get treated to dinner by the client.
There's a fundamental difference between the two groups. In the Dilbertian world techies are fuzzy people, practical, lazy, curious and highly logically oriented. According to them, the world has one solution (the right one), and they are insulted by anyone who doesn't see the same solution.
Consultants are political animals, theoretic, formal and by-the-book. As long as everything is put to paper there's no problem. If someone tries to prove them wrong, consultants can point to their precious documentation.
In the end both groups can rile up the other very easily. And that's where I should come in. I am the guy to alleviate the pressure between the groups and reconcile any differences. Through me each can elaborate their ideas better to the other. I can translate, draw examples that speak to each group. I can work in both groups effectively and lead by example.
And that's where the money is.
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