Comments on: Scope Creep: How to Deal With It Now, and Learn To Love It Later… http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/ Freelance Advice and Resources! Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:05:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: 10 Common Mistakes of The Beginning Freelancer… | Freelance Advice and Resources - Freelancer Magazine http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-20543 10 Common Mistakes of The Beginning Freelancer… | Freelance Advice and Resources - Freelancer Magazine Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:16:04 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-20543 [...] all been there. Deadlines can be a tough thing to keep at times. Especially when the project gets out of hand. You might have taken on too much work or simply over estimated the time it would take to complete [...] [...] all been there. Deadlines can be a tough thing to keep at times. Especially when the project gets out of hand. You might have taken on too much work or simply over estimated the time it would take to complete [...]

]]> By: Pilar http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Pilar Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:05:02 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-367 Interesting to know. Interesting to know.

]]> By: 10 Common Mistakes of The Beginning Freelancer… http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-82 10 Common Mistakes of The Beginning Freelancer… Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:54:24 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-82 [...] all been there. Deadlines can be a tough thing to keep at times. Especially when the project gets out of hand. You might have taken on too much work or simply over estimated the time it would take to complete [...] [...] all been there. Deadlines can be a tough thing to keep at times. Especially when the project gets out of hand. You might have taken on too much work or simply over estimated the time it would take to complete [...]

]]> By: The Floating Frog http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-81 The Floating Frog Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:20:20 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-81 Thanks Alex, I love your style of writing as it's easy to absorb and is short and precise. Thanks again. Thanks Alex, I love your style of writing as it’s easy to absorb and is short and precise. Thanks again.

]]> By: Josh http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Josh Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:43:35 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-80 Great article Alex. I've been freelancing for nearly a year now and I have to say that this is the hardest part of my job. Kelly Goto's "Web Redesign 2.0" was very helpful for me in learning how to develop a creative brief which limits scope and I've definitely found keeping a clause in my project contracts very helpful. Even with all of that in place, it's still hard. I really struggle with asking for more money when the scope changes...partially because I don't want to appear to have a "freelance rockstar" ego. Kelly, in her book, talks about developing an "additional charge" form which can be used to establish the scope change and costs to be incurred to the client. I think this is a useful tool...almost like an addendum to the original budget. If gives the client security in knowing the bidded costs of the addition, leaving the to not wonder "how many hours is he/she going to take for this addition?" (ie. "How much more is this already going to cost me?"). Thanks for the insights. Thanks for the article. Great article Alex. I’ve been freelancing for nearly a year now and I have to say that this is the hardest part of my job. Kelly Goto’s “Web Redesign 2.0″ was very helpful for me in learning how to develop a creative brief which limits scope and I’ve definitely found keeping a clause in my project contracts very helpful. Even with all of that in place, it’s still hard. I really struggle with asking for more money when the scope changes…partially because I don’t want to appear to have a “freelance rockstar” ego. Kelly, in her book, talks about developing an “additional charge” form which can be used to establish the scope change and costs to be incurred to the client. I think this is a useful tool…almost like an addendum to the original budget. If gives the client security in knowing the bidded costs of the addition, leaving the to not wonder “how many hours is he/she going to take for this addition?” (ie. “How much more is this already going to cost me?”).

Thanks for the insights.

Thanks for the article.

]]> By: Stefan http://www.freelancermagazine.com/scope-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Stefan Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:03:27 +0000 http://freelancermagazine.com/?p=135#comment-79 Nice article, and very nice site overall! I think I'm becoming a regular here :) Nice article, and very nice site overall! I think I’m becoming a regular here :)

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