Change control
Getting changes agreed, priced and recorded before the work starts. The paperwork is short; the alternative is an argument at invoice time.
A change request process for fixed price implementation projects
Enterprise change control was built for internal IT operations. A delivery partner working to a signed statement of work needs something lighter: raise it, size it, price it, book it.
How to track actual costs against a fixed price statement of work
A fixed price SOW gives you one number and no invoice line to check yourself against. Convert it into a cost ledger, then reconcile actuals every week.
Charging for design changes after client sign-off on a RIBA stage
Stage 3 closes, the client approves, and three weeks later they want the roof pitch changed. Here is how to tell a revision from a new instruction, and what to charge.
How to tell if a fixed-price job is losing money before it finishes
A fixed-price job goes wrong in week three, not at the final account. These are the leading indicators that show it, and the weekly checks that surface them.