Jul

4

Fixed Cost vs. Time and Materials

July 4, 2009 | 1 Comment

In Professional Services terms there are two general ways of pricing a project:

Fixed Cost
Time and Materials

Unit of Cost
Project
Time (hour or day)

Most Risk
Consultant
Client

When to do it
Clear Expectations
No Fixed Set of Requirements

Fixed Cost is preferable in many situations. Alan Weiss agrees on his consulting books.   Some of the reasons why:

Provide Value – Not Time.  You want to be [...]

Sep

11

Best Work Under Pressure?

September 11, 2008 | Comments Off

Many people have told me: “I do my best job under pressure!”.
I always wonder what this means? For many years, I did wondered which one of these does it means:

The adrenaline makes me produce the best results, without errors, and with careful attention to details that avoid costly reparations?
I don’t do too much/any work without [...]