On a fixed price contract, make sure you have a comprehensive set of assumptions outlined, as well as a clear requirements and/or scope definition section. Be as detailed as possible. Add a "change order" policy to your contract that defines what a change is, the change order procedure itself and affiliated costs. Rick At 12:45 PM 1/9/2002 -0500, you wrote: >hi everyone & happy new year, > >i have a difficult client that i can't afford to turn away. he wants to >make changes to his web site. no problem. however, my experience with him >in the past is that he likes to change requirements. this is not a problem >either. the issue is this: he now wants a fixed price contract. i fear >that i'll get screwed if i don't manage requirements changes well. my >understanding is that there are standard ways to handle requirements >changes in fixed price contract. i don't have any experience with this >sort of thing and i need guidance. > >how can i handle requirements changes on the contract level? how does this >work in practice? does anyone have boilerplate contract language that i >can use (i can't afford a lawyer right now)? > >tia. > >__________________________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to >webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands >including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and >vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list >archive at the website. > >Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail me, morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a blank message with unsubscribe in the subject to webproducers-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To access our webform (instead of sending e-mail) for popular commands including subscribe, unsubscribe, digest, and vacation visit www.WebProducers.org. You can also access the list archive at the website. Questions and comments are welcome just e-mail me, morry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx