Successful Technology Consulting

How to Become a Top Dollar IT Consultant

De: Eetu Niemi

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

You just landed your first IT consulting job—or maybe you’ve been doing this for years but feel stuck in your career. Either way, this is your chance to level up as a technology consultant.

Whether you're just starting your IT consultant career or looking to transition into leadership, this practical guide gives you the consulting skills, tools, and mindset to succeed in a competitive consulting job. The book focuses on the essential skills that all successful consultants share, from soft skills like trust-building and communication to the mindset and habits that drive long-term success.

You'll also get real-world advice on marketing and selling your expertise, building your personal brand, and making yourself visible—inside your company and across the industry.

Written by a consultant with a PhD and over 16,000 billable hours at firms like Accenture, CGI, and Coala, this book reveals what actually works in real-world consultancy—and how you can stand out while still having a life.

Successful Technology Consulting teaches you:

✅ How to earn credibility and trust—the real currency of consulting
✅ What “creating value” for your client really means (and how to prove it)
✅ The Nine Rules of acting like a true pro
✅ How to work smart, not burn out—and still deliver top quality
✅ How to stay relevant, calm, and resilient in a chaotic industry
✅ Whether certifications matter (and how to pass if they do)
✅ How to build a personal brand on LinkedIn in 15 minutes a day
✅ Sales & marketing tips for consultants—minimum effort, maximum result
✅ What your boss won’t tell you about becoming a manager
✅ …and how not to fail once you get there

🚀 This is the book your clients wish you’d read—and your colleagues hope you don’t.

With stories, tools, and field-tested advice, this is your unfair advantage in a competitive industry.

Praise from real consultants and leaders:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "To put it short—this book is brilliant! It gives valuable insights into consulting, and it covers the fundamental skills and attitudes required from a successful IT consultant. If you want to rock in your upcoming consulting career, this book is for you!" —Ida-Kaisa Isoviita, Consultant, Coala

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "If you have aspirations to be a trusted and respected IT consultant, this book is for you. It provides the ingredients you need to learn and guides you to competencies that form a crucial layer on the top of your technical IT consultancy stack." —Reija Nurmeksela, Lead Business Consultant at Tietoevry Create

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Having worked over 20 years in technology consulting and digital business, I have to say this is a ‘must read’ if you are a tech consultant or planning to build a career in tech consulting. I would recommend it to persons taking their first steps into tech consulting as well as for seasoned professionals.” —Petri Väyrynen, Serial Entrepreneur

💡 No matter your title—developer, architect, analyst, team lead—if you want to be a successful consultant, start here.