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I understand that most major purchases have guidelines and ways to protect consumers but I just can't imagine spending 80k on something and not consistently dem

I understand that most major purchases have guidelines and ways to protect consumers but I just can't imagine spending 80k on something and not consistently demanding to see progress toward an end goal. When I was consulting I had a build pipeline to production up as my #1 task. Doing this kept me honest and prevented a month of "go to production" issues at the tail end of the project from surfacing but far more importantly was building trust with my clients. They could see what was happening all the time and if something was going off track we could correct it quickly.

fred_is_fred 9y ago
> not consistently demanding to see progress toward an end goal. This should be true for any project of any kind for any amount of money. Building a house, writing code, digging a hole in the ground.
roel_v 9y ago
"When I was consulting I had a build pipeline to production up as my #1 task." I used to cost that out as a separate item on my offers, but half of the time people would balk at paying for such things. No amount of explaining how it's better for all parties could convince some people. Now, that sort of prospect was someone you don't want as a customer anyway, but in the beginning you want to convert every prospect...