Comments on: Optional scope contracts http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts/ Nick Grossman's Big Boy Blog Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nick http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-10192 Nick Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:16:26 +0000 http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts-in-the-public-sector/#comment-10192 Right -- I actually came to that same conclusion yesterday writing a proposal. Part 1 = fixed cost, Part 2 = flexible hours. Rather than scope out part 2 now, when you know the least, decide about it midway through the project, once you have a better understanding. I think this approach has potential. Right — I actually came to that same conclusion yesterday writing a proposal. Part 1 = fixed cost, Part 2 = flexible hours. Rather than scope out part 2 now, when you know the least, decide about it midway through the project, once you have a better understanding. I think this approach has potential.

]]> By: Nick http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-13233 Nick Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:16:00 +0000 http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts-in-the-public-sector/#comment-13233 Right -- I actually came to that same conclusion yesterday writing a proposal. Part 1 = fixed cost, Part 2 = flexible hours. Rather than scope out part 2 now, when you know the least, decide about it midway through the project, once you have a better understanding. I think this approach has potential. Right — I actually came to that same conclusion yesterday writing a proposal. Part 1 = fixed cost, Part 2 = flexible hours. Rather than scope out part 2 now, when you know the least, decide about it midway through the project, once you have a better understanding. I think this approach has potential.

]]> By: Seb http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-10173 Seb Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:47:28 +0000 http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts-in-the-public-sector/#comment-10173 OpenGeo's had some success selling contracts that are support-plus-bundled-hours, which is another way of contracting around the same problem, I think. Sometimes, public sector clients have gone for them. In future rounds of GeoNode work, something we are likely to try out is working one of these support+hours contracts _into_ fixed cost contracts. In theory, this buries the flexibility under a commodity product purchase but leaves that flexibility there so that the client can be enormously appreciative later. OpenGeo’s had some success selling contracts that are support-plus-bundled-hours, which is another way of contracting around the same problem, I think. Sometimes, public sector clients have gone for them.

In future rounds of GeoNode work, something we are likely to try out is working one of these support+hours contracts _into_ fixed cost contracts. In theory, this buries the flexibility under a commodity product purchase but leaves that flexibility there so that the client can be enormously appreciative later.

]]> By: Seb http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-13232 Seb Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:47:00 +0000 http://wrkng.net/2009/12/optional-scope-contracts-in-the-public-sector/#comment-13232 OpenGeo's had some success selling contracts that are support-plus-bundled-hours, which is another way of contracting around the same problem, I think. Sometimes, public sector clients have gone for them. In future rounds of GeoNode work, something we are likely to try out is working one of these support+hours contracts _into_ fixed cost contracts. In theory, this buries the flexibility under a commodity product purchase but leaves that flexibility there so that the client can be enormously appreciative later. OpenGeo’s had some success selling contracts that are support-plus-bundled-hours, which is another way of contracting around the same problem, I think. Sometimes, public sector clients have gone for them.

In future rounds of GeoNode work, something we are likely to try out is working one of these support+hours contracts _into_ fixed cost contracts. In theory, this buries the flexibility under a commodity product purchase but leaves that flexibility there so that the client can be enormously appreciative later.

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