Change of Direction May 4, 2007
OK, here we go again, but for real this time, honest!
I still have a consultancy business, but it’s “on the side”. I’ve done a couple of things under that banner, and I’ve got a couple more lined up, but while I (really!) liked the freedom and independence, I (really!) didn’t like the marketing aspects of it.
So, it’s secondary.
In light of that, as of next Monday, May 7th, I’m taking on the position of Professional Services Consultant for the iDatix Corporation, based in Clearwater, Florida. iDatix is in business automation, and to quote the website “Our product line consists of over 11 products that have been organically designed and developed with principles of ease of use, seamless integration, and accelerated deployment in mind.” It’s a great opportunity to get back in to an aspect of work that I really enjoy, while working under the auspices of an established company, rather than starting from scratch. I really enjoyed the feeling I got from the folks that I met there so far, and I’m looking forward to a long and enjoyable time there.
In terms of the next ITIL map that I was going to post up here, that’s still in the “to do” pile, partially worked on - it’s not going to be an immediate priority, as I’ll have to come up to speed on iDatix’s product line. It’ll appear in due course, however.
The other thing I see with this opportunity is the ideal time and chance to completely restart my GTD/time-management process; while I’ll still be somewhat welded to my Blackberry and Microsoft Outlook, I’ll be starting out partially paper-based, I think - I remember seeing someone else’s implementation a while back that looks ideal for the type of work I’ll be doing. More on that to follow.
