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Monday, 16 April 2007

The Dire Consequences of Fixed-Price IT Projects

Posted on 16:20 by Unknown
Is it wise to accept fixed pricing for an IT project (or any other project, for that matter)?

There's a brief but salutary article with the above title over at Dr. Dobb's Portal, well worth a read by anybody involved with software projects. Go to http://www.ddj.com/dept/architect/199001126?cid=RSSfeed_DDJ_ArchitectDebug
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