# sdg-1/consulting-handbook

A guide for technical professionals looking to start consulting

Repository: https://github.com/sdg-1/consulting-handbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/consulting-handbook
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: career, consulting, data, software
Last push: 2025-01-03T01:02:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 27/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 72
- inputs: {"age_days": 1009, "days_push": 608, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1550, forks 176 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.106736+00:00)

## What it is
A curated handbook of resources, templates, and guides for technical professionals (data engineers, software engineers, analysts) looking to start a consulting career. It aggregates free and paid resources including templates, books, podcasts, YouTube channels, and business setup guidance.

## Use cases
- how to start a consulting business as a software engineer
- find templates for consulting proposals and discovery calls
- resources for transitioning from data engineering to freelancing
- learn how to price and pitch technical consulting work
- guide to legal setup and insurance for independent consultants
- best books and podcasts for technical consultants

## When to choose
- you are a technical professional considering or starting independent consulting
- you want curated, ready-to-use consulting templates and learning resources
- you need guidance on the business side of freelancing (legal, insurance, niche selection)

## When to avoid
- you need software tooling rather than career guidance
- you are looking for in-depth consulting training rather than a curated link list
- you want agency or enterprise consulting practices rather than independent freelancing

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, career-guide, consulting, freelancing, data-engineering, handbook, career

## Member repositories
- sdg-1/consulting-handbook (main) score 27

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.106736+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:20.236846+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/sdg-1/consulting-handbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.106736+00:00, sha 98f3ecdf8ce3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.