10 Reasons Why You Should Stick With Billing By The Hour
A tongue-in-cheek perspective on why hourly rates suck
Hey there,
I’m taking most of this week off to go camping with my family. With that said, I wanted to shake things up a bit this week. With SARCASM.
Introducing my latest post sharing 10 ridiculous reasons why you should still with hourly billing. Given you likely know I despise billing by the hour, this was both painful and fun at the same time.
10 Reasons Why You Should Stick With Billing By The Hour
This was a real “dumpster fire” of an article. Sit back, relax, and prepare to roll your eyes. I know my teenage kids are doing so wherever they are currently.
You may even want to lash out in the comments. Go for it. Just keep things PG — my kids sometimes read this (as punishment).
10 Reasons Why You Should Stick With Billing By The Hour
Although I agree there can be value to the alternatives you "cheekily" suggest, Casey, I also think you're displaying some traditional "waterfall" thinking here. An agile approach can be based on time yet still be focused on customer satisfaction. For example, if using Scrum, a time-and-materials contract tied to a "sprintly" rate is technically billing by the hour, but the customer gets finished deliverables each sprint. We don't lie to the customer by claiming we can predict what will be delivered by when, at least beyond a single sprint. This also gives them greater opportunities to guide future work, provide immediate feedback, and ultimately control their costs. That's why I recommend what I call an Agile T&M contract in most circumstances, focused on what customers really want. Details at: https://fullscaleagile.com/financial-agility/#_Toc489618783.