Comments on: Fun With Software Development Contracts http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/04/23/fun-with-software-development-contracts/ Musings on the craft and business of software development Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan Smith http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/04/23/fun-with-software-development-contracts/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Ryan Smith Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:25:12 +0000 http://bobondevelopment.com/2007/04/23/fun-with-software-development-contracts/#comment-1269 We had to sign one of those god awful contracts with a large corporate client. There were a million little details in there that could be used to screw us one day if we ever were taken to court. But in all reality, that contract is just for the corporate ease of mind and the people we are actually working with at the company don't really care about those stupid details. We even give them a statement of work at the beginning of each billing cycle, but everyone agrees that it's "just a prop". The work that is really done is driven by the day to day changing requirements. We had to sign one of those god awful contracts with a large corporate client. There were a million little details in there that could be used to screw us one day if we ever were taken to court.

But in all reality, that contract is just for the corporate ease of mind and the people we are actually working with at the company don’t really care about those stupid details.

We even give them a statement of work at the beginning of each billing cycle, but everyone agrees that it’s “just a prop”. The work that is really done is driven by the day to day changing requirements.

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