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I used to work for an architectural and landscape designer in the D.C. area in the 80s and 90s, his solution to constant changes was to only work cost plus, on

I used to work for an architectural and landscape designer in the D.C. area in the 80s and 90s, his solution to constant changes was to only work cost plus, on a week to week basis. Every week he met with the clients, let them decide what was most important to them to get done over the coming week, and get a check for the previous week. It also helped the clients feel more involved in what they were paying for.

Kadin 17y ago
That works if you can get your clients to agree to it, but most clients won't. Hell, cost-plus is almost always better for the contractor than firm-fixed work -- it shifts the risk to the client! -- but a lot of organizations just flatly refuse to go there for that reason. They want you on a firm fixed price schedule or not at all, at least for any sort of non-trivial work.