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Re: Can't live without…

by Randy MacDonald <ramacd@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > May 6, 2008 at 03:08 AM

sethb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Seth) wrote in news:fvnpph$3ac$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> In article <Xns9A95A32B2A87Framacdnbnetnbca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Randy MacDonald  <ramacd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>It has been my experience that the expenses are of that (10-20x)
>>magnitude. We quoted a job at 2 person-years, and the winning bid was
>>in the order of 20 person-years.  Somehow we were too cheap to be
>>credible. 
> 
> If they don't already have reason to trust you, quote dollars.  If
> you'd quoted 12 programmer-years worth of cost, you'd have had
> credibility (and a very good income).
> 
> Seth
> 

We, and the winners did quote in dollars.
I quote person-years now because this happened 15 years ago and that is
all 
I recall about the incident. Sorry for the confusion.




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 "Stephen Taylor <  2008-05-03 03:20:39 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-03 12:28:42 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Steve <steve@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-03 07:18:56 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-03 09:50:25 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-03 11:27:44 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-04 00:46:59 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-04 01:02:39 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Morten Kromberg <mkrom  2008-05-04 14:35:58 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 "Curtis A. Jones&quo  2008-05-04 15:08:41 
Re: Can't live without…
 Dick Bowman <dick@[EMA  2008-05-05 06:03:46 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-04 23:41:11 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-04 23:45:05 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 00:03:03 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 11:37:26 
Re: Can't live =?windows-1252?Q?without=85?=
 phil chastney <phil.ha  2008-05-05 17:29:02 
Re: Can't live without…
 Randy MacDonald <ramac  2008-05-05 19:02:20 
Re: Can't live without…
 sethb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-05 20:13:37 
Re: Can't live without…
 Randy MacDonald <ramac  2008-05-06 03:08:27 
Re: Can't live without.
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-05 03:19:52 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 12:29:36 
Re: Can't live without.
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-05 04:07:51 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 13:23:54 
Re: Can't live without.
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 04:14:43 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-05 06:45:47 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 15:58:51 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 07:31:17 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 17:05:47 
Re: =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 sethb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]   2008-05-05 20:09:26 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-05 07:52:55 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-05 08:04:40 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-05 08:18:10 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 09:24:09 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 19:06:26 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 09:36:55 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 "Curtis A. Jones&quo  2008-05-05 10:08:54 
Re: Can't live without.
 "Curtis A. Jones&quo  2008-05-05 10:16:34 
Re: Can't live without.
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 11:00:14 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-05 20:08:16 
Re: Can't live without.
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 11:07:10 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 11:08:35 
Re: Can't live without.
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 11:15:45 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 AAsk <AA2e72E@[EMAIL P  2008-05-05 14:28:48 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-06 01:06:50 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-06 10:28:33 
Re: Can't live without.
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-06 02:03:29 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-06 12:00:48 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Ibeam2000 <Ibeam2000@[  2008-05-06 02:38:57 
Re: Can't live without.
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-06 04:01:05 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-06 13:40:20 
Re: Can't live without.
 aleph0 <apl68000@[EMAI  2008-05-06 04:50:18 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-06 15:09:28 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-09 14:40:39 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-10 08:35:45 
Re: Can't live without.
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-10 02:37:21 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Gosi <gosinn@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-10 02:44:50 
=?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Can=27t_live_without=85?=
 Steve <steve@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-10 06:02:37 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-10 19:24:54 
Re: Can't live without.
 Jack <jgrudd@[EMAIL PR  2008-05-12 20:43:23 
Re: Can't live without.
 "jk" <aqxqy@  2008-05-13 08:20:25 

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