[Sigia-l] Pricing the Design Process

[Jon Lebkowsky]

Ziya,

I didn't disgree with all the points you  made, but I think the three
below can be resolved by a commitment to ethical practice.

~ Jon L.

> By-the-hour has a lot of shortcomings, a very short sampling 
> of which would
> include:
> 
> +   It gives every incentive to the biller to pad his time 
> and maximize 
> + his
> revenue at the expense of the client.
> 
> +   It introduces conflict of interest since the biller would 
> be highly
> motivated to maneuver the project towards more billable hours.

<snip>

> +   It de-incentivizes the biller from finishing (phases of design) 
> + early,
> taking shorter (less billable) but more efficient paths and 
> even exploring design solutions that would mean fewer billing 
> opportunities.

<snip>

Jon Lebkowsky
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