The OpenEdge Hive

Here's an update on the status of the Progress Consultants survey:

44 persons have completed surveys (4 of which were early in the interview process so my questions need further clarification).
7 persons are in process of completing surveys (4 of which are email where no data has been returned yet).
38 persons have indicated interest in participating in the survey, but no action has occurred yet.
89 people total are involved in the survey

From completed and in process surveys, we have the following results:
47 consultants
44 unique companies

The consultants range in age from 30 to 63.

Experience for respondents ranges from:
10-42 years in IT,
9-26 years involved with Progress, and
0-30 years as a consultant.

17% of the respondents were previously Progress Software Corporation employees with 2 to 13 years with PSC.

All but two of the completed and in-process survey participants are male. None of the prospective survey participants is female. (C’mon ladies, let’s show a stronger presence!)

We have participants from 12 countries.

The company sizes range significantly. There are firms with a single individual consultant to firms where there are 150 consultants with Progress specialty or 1000 consultants with various specialties.

Much data are interesting. For instance:
In this economy, a great many consultants have had a lessening of work, but a few have more work than they can handle.

Many answers were not what I expected, so probably not what you were expecting either. Stay tuned!

If you’re interested in participating, please see Progress consultants survey, or send an email to: TdeV at bstw dot com.

Thanks, Theresa de Valence.