“The closest to being in control we will ever be is in that moment that we realize we’re not.” – Brian Kessler Your first million dollar project is due to launch in two hours, when the customer calls in to request a major change in scope that will delay the project launch by many…

A fixed-price contract means someone has agreed to deliver a chunk of work for a fixed amount of money. That’s a sweet deal, both financially and project-management-wise. If the contractor’s cost surpasses the agreed-upon price, the contractor eats the overage. In addition, you don’t have to assign resources to the task that represents the contract…