This is a very good question. Electronic engineering consultants, such as ELMG, are typically well qualified and competent in areas where you or your company may or may not be. That is generally the reason for using them. Using electronic engineering consultants to supplement or replace internal resources can lower risk by reducing development time. However the downside always of using external electronic engineering consultants is that know how, expertise and experience is not captured and retained. Generally the two best fits for client and consultant are where the expertise levels are very similar or where the expertise levels are very different.
Another type of risk is that the electronic engineering consultants becoming so close to the organization so that they are no longer thought of as external. At this point the consultant's opinion can be devalued by the organization making the relationship ineffective.
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"ELMG's competitive advantage comes from its main asset, its principal engineers.
Your vision is extraordinary. You offer your customers far more than an electronic design and development service. The people who make use of your business and market knowledge, utilising your national and international contacts, would be your most satisfied customers. My main regret is that I cannot utilise you to your full potential. Value that you have provided for the company includes:
Staff training to the highest level for all departments.
Introduction of required processes.
The ability for a whole engineering department to view marketing more objectively.
An exceptionally well researched and thought out design solution.
A repeatable testing and qualification process for your design.
This product would not be half of what it is without your involvement.
It is immediately obvious you care about what you do as well as who you work for.
If the product becomes a success it will be largely because of your involvement.
I believe ELMG’s key competitive advantage is your business and market knowledge you apply to your design and development solutions"
“At the time I needed the first work done I contacted you and one other company and considered that you had the skill set I needed. The other company had the programming skills but I felt that you would give me more than that. I felt very uncertain about the skill set I had in-house and I needed to get a handle on that as well as get the immediate problem of the code repair done. I felt that you could at least help me evaluate that skill set, and perhaps be able to supply more varied resources if I really did have skills missing.”
“Your professionalism, commitment and success with this project are securing our company’s future.”