https://roughedges.dev/tags/consultancies/Recent content in Consultancies on Rough EdgesHugoen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://roughedges.dev/posts/consultancies-and-contractors/Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400https://roughedges.dev/posts/consultancies-and-contractors/<p>The pitch from a consultancy is compelling. Expertise on demand. Faster delivery. Flexible headcount you can scale back when the project ends. In principle, there&rsquo;s nothing wrong with any of that.</p> <p>In practice, I&rsquo;ve rarely seen it work as advertised. I&rsquo;ve been on both sides – working at a consultancy and hiring contractors and consulting teams into my own organizations – and the same problems surface repeatedly. That doesn&rsquo;t make outside help always wrong. But it does mean you need to go in with clear eyes.</p>