[consulting] Why fixed rate "budgets" are a waste of time for everyone (was REVISED RFP FOR DRUPAL DEVELOPER)

[John Saward]

Victor,

Can you elaborate? Why are fixed rate budgets a waste of time for everyone?

(I agree with you and I try to explain this also, and have yet to find an explanation-formulation I am happy with; especially from the client's point-of-view - they all want to know in advance how much their project will cost them, and that is a reasonable expectation, I guess)

Thanks

John


On 12/11/2010, at 7:45 AM, Victor Kane wrote:

> 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
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