{"id":125170,"date":"2024-05-16t11:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-05-16t15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/?p=125170"},"modified":"2024-08-29t23:53:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30t03:53:15","slug":"bissett-bullet-do-your-homework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2024\/05\/16\/bissett-bullet-do-your-homework\/","title":{"rendered":"bissett bullet: do your homework"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n by martin bissett<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\ntoday’s bissett bullet: \u201chow often do you sense-check your proposals against previous projects? you have a wealth of information at your disposal. before you present your solutions to a prospective client, do your research.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
does a precedent exist? how much did you charge clients in the past for the same work and more importantly, did you achieve an acceptable level of profitability as a result? did you allow for everything you delivered or was there a degree of scope creep and in hindsight, did you price that work correctly?<\/span><\/h4>\n
remember to take into account changes in your own circumstance as well as inflation, the benefit of the experience you have gained and any professional development you have subsequently undertaken.<\/span><\/h4>\n
today\u2019s to-do:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
check a recent proposal against something similar in the past. how do the fees compare? would you quote differently bearing in mind the above?<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n
see more bissett bullets here<\/a><\/h6>\n