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On 01/02/2009, at 8:48 AM, jde iSeries wrote:
If you bill by the hour, do you try to prolong/stretch the project
as long
as possible so as to earn more money?
Is your approach to your work different on fixed bid projects than
it is on
billable hour projects?
IBM i consultants may find this informative:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/30/business/30hours.html
Billable hours for lawyers? Hah! More like billable 6-minute increments:
"Hello, come in, sit down, 50 dollars. What can I do for you ... ka-
ching, ka-ching"
As for me, a project takes as long as it takes although the focus is
on completing quickly and I only bill for time actually worked.
Anything else is both unethical and dishonest. I trust that my clients:
a) Appreciate honesty
b) Appreciate timeliness
c) Appreciate quality
d) Appreciate value but are prepared to pay for skills
e) Will give follow-on work because of those traits.
If clients don't fit the above then I'm not very interested in
working for them.
Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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