Price - I do not have the overheads that the large consultancies have, and so I can provide services at a highly competitive price.

Quality - I can offer a higher quality of product than large suppliers could provide using a single consultant across my specialist areas.  The degree of specialism that is inherent within large companies means that more than one consultant would be required to cover my area of expertise.

In particular, I can offer expertise in both conventional software testing and usability issues.

I invest in my skills through training, education and attending conferences without the budgetary constraints that can restrict personal development in large companies. 

In the last few years I have attended the Usability Week Conference in London, gained the valued and respected ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Software Testing and attended testing conferences in London and Brussels. It is unlikely that I would have had the chance to do these things if I were still a full time employee.

Service - I can answer directly to my clients, and do not have to make compromises in order to meet the internal targets, processes or regulations that are present in large consultancies.

Flexibility - I can respond to new developments and adapt my service accordingly without being constrained by existing intellectual capital, internal processes and regulations. 

Location - I am keen to work with organisations who are based outside the Golden Triangle of south-east England where most technology consultancies concentrate their efforts, and I am therefore more readily available to Scottish based clients, especially those north of the central belt.