[consulting] REVISED RFP FOR DRUPAL DEVELOPER

[Victor Kane]

Both Joel and Christopher were dialoging and what's more, they were right.
And what's more, they were helpful, on both sides. Went from 12 to 18 in ten
minutes. And with the acknowledgement that custom dev would be more, and
with the acknowledgement that it depends also on the real requirements (word
conversion? yes? no?).

Now that's a consultants forum!

I've been tiredly explaining to people all week why fixed rate "budgets" are
a waste of time for everyone, this really brought it home.

Victor Kane
http://awebfactory.com.ar

On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 5:29 PM, Matt Chapman <matt at ninjitsuweb.com> wrote:

> I didn't perceive or intend any "skewering." Seemed to me it was
> consultants offering friendly advice about how to make an RFP more
> attractive to developers. I'm going to guess the client who prefer
> /high-quality skills/ in their service provider over mere /ambition/.
>
> Even "ambitious developers" can get things done cheap, but rarely fast
> or good. Heck, that describes my first year of Durpal consulting. I
> gave a lot of people some great deals, but if I could do far better
> work in half the time rebuilding those same sites today. But then and
> now, I wouldn't commit to a fixed timeline that short.
>
> All the Best,
>
> Matt
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 11, 2010 at 11:42 AM, Sean Effel <admin at drupaltherapy.com>
> wrote:
> > This list is a good way to connect clients and developers, but skewering
> > RFP authors will weaken this venue for all of us.
> >
> > What's more, I believe it's unprofessional to scrutinize potential
> > projects in a public forum.  If one has doubts about the feasibility of
> > an RFP then the choices are to either take it up with the author
> > privately or let the opportunity pass on to a more ambitious developer.
> >
> > Sean Effel
> >
> >
> >
> >
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