[coderdd]

Jerry Weinberg asserted that you need 5x the hourly rate as a consultant, due to overhead, to get even.

I really recommend Secrets of Consulting. I was vary since it sounds a BS title, but excellent book.

[playing_colours]

It is a great book. Unfortunately, here in Germany it is hard to apply due to generic lack of demand in high level software consulting.

[em-bee]

do you have any idea why that is the case? is this culture? do germans simply not hire consultants? or is it more a problem with employment law because a consultant working fulltime is legally forced to become an employee, and companies don't want part time consultants?