[consulting] RFP or RFQ?

[Solona Armstrong]

Hi Rob,

Good question. I actually wrote an article about how to choose a good
Drupal designer.
http://sunwisedesign.ca/articles/how-choose-drupal-developer

Hope this is helpful.

Solona

On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 5:00 PM, Rob Fiegener <rpfiegener at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello --
> I need some help building a site, and don't want to waste a bunch of
> everyone's time with a bulky RFP.  I see website development as more
> of a process than a product, and I'm looking for someone I can work
> well with.
> I feel like my project is pretty straight-forward (with a few twists)
> and well suited to an experienced freelancer or small shop.  I don’t
> want a big firm with excessive overhead and project management.  I’d
> like to have a direct relationship with a developer who I can talk to
> and work with.  More agile than waterfall.
> So what's the best way of getting that?  My project is a re-design, so
> a lot of the desired features/functions are pretty well defined (but
> I'm open to input).  Doing separate discovery & development processes
> seems inefficient.  Finding someone at freelancer.com or odesk feels
> sketchy (but cheap!).
> I haven't seen many RFQs (qualifications) for Drupal, but this seems
> like a good way of proceeding while respecting the time of the
> responding consultants.  How much detail is appropriate to ask for?
> I appreciate whatever suggestions or feedback you can offer.
> Cheers,
>  Rob
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