In Brief

New Book Explains The Business of IT Consulting

A new book by Mississauga computer professionals Sanjiv Purba and Bob Delaney describes how to acquire professional information technology (IT) consulting projects, and how to manage the business of being a consultant in a small, medium-sized or large firm. Called High Value IT Consulting: 12 Keys to a Thriving Practice, and published by Osborne McGraw-Hill, the book is now available across North America.

The book divides the business of consulting into four parts: benchmarking an existing practice and laying out a roadmap for success; marketing the practice and business development; delivering client engagements successfully; and managing the IT consulting group or the practice.



SBI Expanding Offices In Howard County

SBI Technologies Corporation, an information technology and engineering services company with offices in Maryland and Northern Virginia, has announced the expansion of its offices in Columbia, an expansion that is expected to create an additional 150 jobs by the year 2006.

A woman-owned and operated, SBA certified, small, disadvantaged, 8(a) company, SBI Technologies specializes in information technology such as geospacial analysis and engineering, systems/software design and development, legacy systems re-engineering, network/security engineering and e-learning. The company also specializes in hiring personnel with security clearances.

The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development has approved a $27,500 workforce training grant from the Partnership for Workforce Quality program as well as up to $169,000 in job creation tax credits.