[DUG] Risk Management Plan

[Leigh Wanstead]

Hi Bevan,

Agree

I can maintain 20 or 30 mbytes of Delphi source code someone else wrote and
I will put cleanest code if I change it :-)

Regards
Leigh

On 4 December 2014 at 16:44, Bevan Edwards <bevan at achieve.co.nz> wrote:

> I guess that depends on the abilities of the respective parties involved
> ;-)
>
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Leigh Wanstead
> Date:04/12/2014 15:16 (GMT+12:00)
> To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
> Subject: Re: [DUG] Risk Management Plan
>
> To be honest, it is not easy to maintain someone else's code. Rewrite the
> source code will be easier than read someone else's code.
>
> Regards
> Leigh
>
> On 4 December 2014 at 10:35, Cameron Hart <Cameron.Hart at flowsoftware.co.nz
> > wrote:
>
>>  Hi John
>>
>>
>>
>> You have had a lot of good answers but no one has yet mentioned that the
>> risk you are trying to manage is your clients risk, not your own.  It is
>> their responsibility therefore and it would be usual for them to “cover the
>> cost of covering the risk”.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you attempt to cover all of your clients risks you will be using your
>> capital (or risking your assets) to support their business, and you will
>> struggle to grow your own business.
>>
>>
>>
>> Instead I suggest you put the responsibility back on the client and ask
>> them to sign up to a support plan with regular monthly payments which can
>> give you the confidence to employ another developer so their risk is
>> reduced.  This is an investment by the client in you for their own benefit.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Cameron Hart *
>>
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>> *From:* delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz [mailto:
>> delphi-bounces at listserver.123.net.nz] *On Behalf Of *John C
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 3 December 2014 11:59 a.m.
>> *To:* 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
>> *Subject:* [DUG] Risk Management Plan
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all.
>>
>> One of my clients is expanding their business (thanks to my software;-)
>> and asked me about a Risk Management Plan in case I would disappear, fair
>> enough.
>>
>> Me, myself and I are only a small company (as many of you might be too),
>> so no in-house backup developers available.
>>
>> Has any of you any experience or ideas regarding a Risk Management Plan
>> for a one man band?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> John Sunshine
>>
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