sammy ominsky <s...@avoidant.org> writes: > On 15/11/2011, at 09:52, Oleg Goldshmidt wrote: > >> In addition, one wants a consultant for stuff >> that is outside one's core competency, so it looks like outsourcing, >> which _must_ be cheaper than paying permanent staff, right? > > No, it's almost always more expensive, but should only be used when > not intended to be permanent. You can hire top talent for projects, > then let them go do the next one elsewhere, on someone else's > budget.
Irony/sarcasm is not part of SMTP, is it? ;-) > Time and materials is my favorite type of contract. I will happily > work hours on your project indefinitely until you tell me to stop. > Especially if you don't want to pay for a proper project plan. T&M contracts typically include clauses that cap the overall cost (unless you are a doctor or a lawyer, I suppose). Then somehow the devious customer is so disorganized that the poor vendor reaches the cap before real work even starts... ;-) -- Oleg Goldshmidt | p...@goldshmidt.org _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
