> We’re not paid to write code, we’re paid to add value (or reduce cost) to the business. Yet I often see people measuring their worth in code, in systems, in tools—all of the output that’s easy to measure.
From an email to my old job yesterday regarding how to quote for software projects:
> The value of this type of interface is pretty high. It’s a bit of time and energy to get it all worked out but it’s not a remarkable amount of pure cost on our end to do it. That’s one benefit of doing digital - you’ve get a couple coders and a month and you’ve got a product. ;) You just have to get the value sorted out. Everyone needs to be on the same page about the value. They are NOT paying for the code itself. Not the traditional OLD_COMPANY mindset as you can’t add X% on whatever the baseline cost from China is. The value - what solution it provides and what value that has to the customer - is what you quote for.
It is a really good idea. With all thees all IT industry starts to cost much less than before.