By Drew West
As a consultant, you are a road warrior. You are constantly on the go, traveling to and from client locations, and frequently turning to tools such as LinkedIn and Twitter, and other social web-based tools to collaborate and execute work. You need the ability to communicate seamlessly with clients, prospects and your engagement team on a regular basis. You need access to your enterprise systems at any time, from any location, and from any device. You need a user experience that is simple, efficient and puts complexity behind the scenes.
Do your firm's current systems support these needs? Or, is your technology unable to keep up with the changing landscape? If your firm's systems aren't helping you work more effectively and efficiently, then it's time to embrace the 4 Forces – Mobile, Social, Cloud and Information – to become more nimble, more intelligent and, of course, more profitable.
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