[Sigia-l] Pricing the Design Process

[Arthur Fink]

At 09:52 PM 2/13/2007, Ziya Oz wrote:
>Arthur Fink:
>
> > I thought that as a "vendor" my job was to deliver value to the
> > client, often resulting in or nurturing a long-term relationship, and
> > to do so in a business relationship offering adequate compensation to
> > sustain a long-term relationship.
>
>That's great to hear. :-) Problem is real life (more often than not) doesn't
>work like that. If every vendor was ethical and every client-vendor
>relationship worked that balanced, we wouldn't even need contracts! The fact
>that we do, ought to tell you volumes. :-)

It doesn't tell volumes to me! Contracts force us to bring precision 
to our agreements, to make our expectations explicit, to define a 
baseline of communication and project review, and to map out a 
process for dealing with or resolving conflicts.

I'm thinking of doing a small project with my best friend ... ethics 
and intention not a question.  I'll still want a letter of 
understanding to define the project.

Arthur

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