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Double and next unit up.Originally posted by badger7579 View PostI generally double
1 hour => 2 days
1 day => 2 weeks
1 week = > 2 months
etc.
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What's what they want got to do with it?Originally posted by badger7579 View PostI 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…
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Multiply what you come up with by 1.5Originally posted by badger7579 View PostI 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…
BOOMED!
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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…
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