Also, at the beginning of this process, did they know that what they wanted as an end product was an iPad running an app that made an arrow point left/right? O

Also, at the beginning of this process, did they know that what they wanted as an end product was an iPad running an app that made an arrow point left/right? Or did they have a problem they wanted solved, and specing out a way to do it, was just one part of the job? Because often, the output of the contracts I work on, is the just the final step of testing out many possible solutions or version, and actually shipping the one the client finally agreed to.