Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 87 | Page 37

FEATURE : SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Trust with clients is earned through honesty , ethics , and genuine commitment to their best interests within the agreed scope . Improvements that are out of scope can be placed on a backlog which shows commitment to improving clients ’ environments .
Trust can also be built by showing clients that you take care of the work that you do . My colleague , summed this up perfectly . He suggested that rather than diving into developing a solution , take a step back from the interaction , do your research for a reasonable amount of time and then come back with a solution .

BEING UPFRONT WITH YOUR STAKEHOLDERS

BUILDS PERSONAL TRUST AND MANAGES

EXPECTATIONS .

Not only will this ensure that your approach is strong , but it will show the client that you want to get the right solution for them , rather than a generic one that might address some of the immediate concerns but may not scale to others that are less obvious . p
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