Comments on: The Slippery Slope of Creeping Scope http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/ The Blog For Freelancers And Web-Workers Sat, 26 May 2012 07:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: suzanne http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-82977 suzanne Mon, 21 May 2012 12:25:58 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-82977 Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye? Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?

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]]> By: Petru Lötter http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-74321 Petru Lötter Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:12:20 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-74321 Hi there .... thank you for this article. I have landed myself the mother of all creeping scopes and finally have it under control after huge unpaid time loss ... to make my situation clear I wrote a detailed invoice describing every process and the time it took and what he would have had to pay. He now seems to understand this and we're on track. Yet, today a brandnew surprise! He would like me to send him (he does not know the applications I am using Photoshop and InDesign) ... the original files .... "to play around in" while I am busy with the project. Any advise please as I am a loss of words and staring perplexed at the request. Have I mentioned that this particular client is now at the clever stage where he thinks he is a designer? Please advise. Hi there …. thank you for this article.
I have landed myself the mother of all creeping scopes and finally have it under control after huge unpaid time loss … to make my situation clear I wrote a detailed invoice describing every process and the time it took and what he would have had to pay. He now seems to understand this and we’re on track. Yet, today a brandnew surprise! He would like me to send him (he does not know the applications I am using Photoshop and InDesign) … the original files …. “to play around in” while I am busy with the project. Any advise please as I am a loss of words and staring perplexed at the request. Have I mentioned that this particular client is now at the clever stage where he thinks he is a designer? Please advise.

]]> By: MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-64166 MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:42:16 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-64166 [...] The Slippery Slope of Creeping Scope [...] [...] The Slippery Slope of Creeping Scope [...]

]]> By: MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 - Programming Blog http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-41265 MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 - Programming Blog Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:06:18 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-41265 [...] The Slippery Slope of Creeping Scope [...] [...] The Slippery Slope of Creeping Scope [...]

]]> By: Reducing Scope Creep for Freelancers | Orkron Studios http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-41246 Reducing Scope Creep for Freelancers | Orkron Studios Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:56:06 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-41246 [...] Scope Creep for Freelancers April 1st, 2010 Orkron Leave a comment Go to comments Freelance Folder has a great article for Freelancers on how to minimize or even eliminate Scope Creep (work not [...] [...] Scope Creep for Freelancers April 1st, 2010 Orkron Leave a comment Go to comments Freelance Folder has a great article for Freelancers on how to minimize or even eliminate Scope Creep (work not [...]

]]> By: MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 | MyInkBlog http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-41230 MyInkTrail: Best of the Design Community, March 2010 | MyInkBlog Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:56:41 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-41230 [...] of the feelings evoked by certain colors and examples of colors used in big company sites. The Slippery Slope of Creeping ScopeCreep scope is a dirty word in the design community. This post goes over a bunch of useful [...] [...] of the feelings evoked by certain colors and examples of colors used in big company sites. The Slippery Slope of Creeping ScopeCreep scope is a dirty word in the design community. This post goes over a bunch of useful [...]

]]> By: Hilary http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-40277 Hilary Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:38:56 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-40277 I try to keep everything as simple as possible for my clients and yet have a very complex system for projects. I charge hourly rates but provide a project sheet and estimate at the beginning of projects with a price range and clear details. The price range gives some small wiggle room and also lets people know in advance a dollar amount instead of focusing on my per hour rates. I do explain this all upfront and make it clear that the more organized and more decisive they are the more likely we are to come in at the lower price. I also tell them that I will let them know if any requests are major changes, I don't say "change order" specifically. For some clients and certain changes, I'm ok with just an e-mail confirmation especially when it's something that's not going to exceed that initial estimate price. The change order I use on major changes that would be hard to go back on or in some cases when clients are harder to work with or more fickle (you know them, one day they want green and the next day they ask why it's not yellow - I want them to sign off on their choices just so they take their requests more seriously even if it's not going to exceed the budget.) I have had people get the change order and approve them and the additional cost, I've also had people get the change order and say "Ok, this is going to add to the price, it's not THAT important. I think we'll stick with what we planned." :) I try to keep everything as simple as possible for my clients and yet have a very complex system for projects. I charge hourly rates but provide a project sheet and estimate at the beginning of projects with a price range and clear details. The price range gives some small wiggle room and also lets people know in advance a dollar amount instead of focusing on my per hour rates. I do explain this all upfront and make it clear that the more organized and more decisive they are the more likely we are to come in at the lower price. I also tell them that I will let them know if any requests are major changes, I don’t say “change order” specifically.

For some clients and certain changes, I’m ok with just an e-mail confirmation especially when it’s something that’s not going to exceed that initial estimate price. The change order I use on major changes that would be hard to go back on or in some cases when clients are harder to work with or more fickle (you know them, one day they want green and the next day they ask why it’s not yellow – I want them to sign off on their choices just so they take their requests more seriously even if it’s not going to exceed the budget.)

I have had people get the change order and approve them and the additional cost, I’ve also had people get the change order and say “Ok, this is going to add to the price, it’s not THAT important. I think we’ll stick with what we planned.” :)

]]> By: (Anti) Social Lists 3/14/10 | (Anti) Social Development http://freelancefolder.com/the-slippery-slope-of-creeping-scope/comment-page-1/#comment-40253 (Anti) Social Lists 3/14/10 | (Anti) Social Development Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:02:38 +0000 http://freelancefolder.com/?p=7770#comment-40253 [...] The Slippery Scope of Creeping Scope – All freelancers deal with this. You nail down the tasks, time and price and then get an email that says something like, “when you’re in there can you also do blah”. But how it’s dealt with really does depend on the client. [...] [...] The Slippery Scope of Creeping Scope – All freelancers deal with this. You nail down the tasks, time and price and then get an email that says something like, “when you’re in there can you also do blah”. But how it’s dealt with really does depend on the client. [...]

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