Comments on: Notes from the virtual office: Hourly v. Project Billing http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/ escape colon w q Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:33:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tony Edgecombe http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-10967 Tony Edgecombe Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:05:51 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-10967 I always found project billing created an adversarial relationship, one you have a price, the customer wants to get as much as possible and the contractor wants to give as little as possible. Of course in an ideal world you agree everything in a spec up front, the trouble is in the real world it's almost impossible to get a correct spec up front. It isn't until you start coding and the customer starts using your work that you really understand what the requirements are. I always found project billing created an adversarial relationship, one you have a price, the customer wants to get as much as possible and the contractor wants to give as little as possible.

Of course in an ideal world you agree everything in a spec up front, the trouble is in the real world it’s almost impossible to get a correct spec up front. It isn’t until you start coding and the customer starts using your work that you really understand what the requirements are.

]]> By: Notes from the Virtual Office: 8 survival tips | #comments http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2604 Notes from the Virtual Office: 8 survival tips | #comments Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:41:24 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2604 [...] also some other Notes from the Virtual Office: · Hourly v. Project Billing · Spend on yourself ← newer Afternoon awwwww… Cats and catnip  ↑  [...] [...] also some other Notes from the Virtual Office: · Hourly v. Project Billing · Spend on yourself ← newer Afternoon awwwww… Cats and catnip  ↑  [...]

]]> By: Notes from the virtual office: Spend on yourself | #comments http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2538 Notes from the virtual office: Spend on yourself | #comments Fri, 13 Jul 2007 15:09:27 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2538 [...] problems went away. Sure it costs an extra $30/mo or so, I’ll tell you what, though. If it saves me an aggregate hour of time over the course of a month, it more than pays for itself - and believe me it does. I mean, [...] [...] problems went away. Sure it costs an extra $30/mo or so, I’ll tell you what, though. If it saves me an aggregate hour of time over the course of a month, it more than pays for itself - and believe me it does. I mean, [...]

]]> By: Sean http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2444 Sean Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:04:30 +0000 http://comments.deasil.com/2007/07/09/notes-from-the-virtual-office-hourly-v-project-billing/#comment-2444 If folks are interested in this topic, I'd really recommend Weiss' "Million Dollar Consultant" which covers project based fees very well. If folks are interested in this topic, I’d really recommend Weiss’ “Million Dollar Consultant” which covers project based fees very well.

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