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    Despair...

    I despair sometimes, client wants me to quote a number of days to produce a detailed document with project scope, requirements, how it will be delivered including creation of all diagrams, third party obligations, maintenance and pricing without any specification of what they want

    If I don’t laugh I’ll cry…

    #2
    Originally posted by badger7579 View Post
    I despair sometimes, client wants me to quote a number of days to produce a detailed document with project scope, requirements, how it will be delivered including creation of all diagrams, third party obligations, maintenance and pricing without any specification of what they want

    If I don’t laugh I’ll cry…
    Multiply what you come up with by 1.5

    BOOMED!

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      #3
      Think of a number and double it
      I'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this

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        #4
        I generally double

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          #5
          Originally posted by badger7579 View Post
          I despair sometimes, client wants me to quote a number of days to produce a detailed document with project scope, requirements, how it will be delivered including creation of all diagrams, third party obligations, maintenance and pricing without any specification of what they want

          If I don’t laugh I’ll cry…
          What's what they want got to do with it?

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            #6
            Give him a quote for working-out the quote. ££££-BOOMED-£££££

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              #7
              Originally posted by badger7579 View Post
              I generally double
              Double and next unit up.

              1 hour => 2 days
              1 day => 2 weeks
              1 week = > 2 months

              etc.
              Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                #8
                Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
                Double and next unit up.

                1 hour => 2 days
                1 day => 2 weeks
                1 week = > 2 months

                etc.
                Do you include quarters?

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