[thelist] developer ethics?

Bill Haenel bill at webmarketingworx.com
Thu Mar 7 11:45:35 CST 2002


> >Technically, the consultant filled the contract.  But... beyond going and
> >hiring another consultant to fix the work, do you think the
> company should
> >press the consultant to fix these issues at no extra cost or take some
> other
> >actions?
>
> What's the contract say? If it's not in the contract, they can ask, but be
> ready for the consultant to walk away.

A commonly used phrase in industry when encountering an project which
involves work that is not already defined by a known and universally
accepted worldwide standard is:

"must meet previously agreed-upon specifications as defined within this
contract".

Obviously this leaves the subject wide open for any kind of wild-ass spec to
be established on a job-by-job basis. This is (not-so-coincidentally) also a
commonly argued subject in court after a job is done that involved work that
was not previously defined by a known and universally accepted worldwide
standard.

BH




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