Software projects fail - that is a fact no developer is immune from; and the reasons for the same are quite simple and well understood. Still we encounter projects that have gone astray because developers or companies do not learn from their mistakes or are unwilling to follow best practices. For many of us, its always the “next project” that is going to be well designed.
Service employers couldn’t have asked for better. Guru.com, the online service marketplace, recently announced that their ranking system will be changed starting from January 2009, with a focus more on quality and customer satisfaction. Employers can now expect less headache in selecting a good service provider. As a Guru vendor I was initially a little apprehensive about the whole thing, until I read the details of the new system. To make it short, the new ranking system will be truly beneficial for clients and also freelancers who are really interested in doing some quality work for them.
A couple of weeks back I was asked by a client to quote for a 25 page ecommerce website. After looking at his requirements I quoted him $450, which is quite low by any standards. The client called me with a surprised tone in his voice and told me that in that amount he would be able to buy a new computer and he was willing to pay me not more than $200 for the same. This is not an isolated case, but one from a dozen or so client interactions. I don’t want to imply that the clients are cheap; all of the clients I have dealt with are very good business people. Its just that they don’t know the value of software; and one of the main reasons for that is piracy.
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