[consulting] RFP or RFQ?

[Rob Fiegener]

Thanks for the suggestions and to all who contacted me directly.  I'll
follow up with a couple of you individually.  If it seems appropriate,
I'll return to this list with more detail about my project and a RFQ,
although I worry I'll be opening the floodgates.

Jordan, I definitely agree that someone's drupal.org username is very
useful.  It's a great way of assessing not just someone's
contributions to the Drupal community, but the depth of their
experience as well as their communication skills.  I wouldn't call
myself a developer, but even I have a record of participation in the
issue queues that reveals my knowledge (or ignorance, really) of
Drupal!

  -rob



On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Jordan Graham <jordan at jordangraham.com> wrote:
> Rob -
>
> You've hit on something with your observation that freelancer and odesk can
> provide inexpensive resources but you may end up with someone who cannot
> complete the project.
>
> I'd try the following:
>
> Give the URL of the site you're recreating
> Give an outline of the project - main objectives, etc.
> Ask consultants to give a project estimate, breaking it into hours required
> and hourly rate
> Ask consultants for their online portfolio (not just a list of sites that
> they say they have done)
> Ask consultants for their drupal.org id and see what they have done
>
> You'll find a balance between price, accessibility and experience.
>
> I've done lots of work successfully with people on the other side of the
> planet from me in perl, php, python and WordPress.  Have personally found it
> more difficult to find good Drupal talent on Freelancer.com.
>
> Good luck!
>
> -- Jordan
>
> --
> Jordan Graham
> jordangraham.com
>
>
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