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Contracting Your Services

Web designers and developers are often contracting their services. This introductory course is designed to give students the basics of creating a contract. We will discuss techniques that can be used to ensure project success and profitability.

Applicable Job Roles: project managers, contract managers , independent contractors, web designers, web developers, web engineers, and graphic designers.

Week 1 - Basics of contracting
  • How contracts help your business
  • Understanding terminology
  • Know when to use fixed price vs. hourly rate proposals
  • Gathering input for your contract
Week 2 - Developing a contract - part 1
  • Understand and be able to modify a contract template
  • Be able to create sections of a contract: scope, assumptions, responsibilities, and deliverables
  • Know how and when to present it to your client
Week 3 - Estimating Costs
  • Understand what to include
  • Learn the basic risks
  • Learn how to minimize the risks
Week 4 - Developing a contract - part 2
  • Identify the remaining sections of a contract: timeline, project management, fees and payment, appendices
  • Create your own template contract
Week 5 - Managing the work
  • Understand the need for status reports and meetings
  • Presenting comps and interim deliverables
  • Solicit customer feedback and acceptance
  • Deal with changes to original scope of work
Week 6 - Final Project
  • Create statement of work
  • Create status report
  • Create issues list
  • Create sample change order
  • Create customer acceptance notification
Prerequisites
Some experience as an independent contractor is recommended.
Requirements
MS Word, MS Excel
Class Books

Required Book Million Dollar Consulting: The Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice [
Suggested Book The Business of Consulting ]
Suggested Book Flawless Consulting
Course Price
  • Member Price: $120 US
  • Non-Member Price: $220.00 US
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Your place in the course is confirmed by your payment. Introductory courses are intended for students with no experience in the subject matter and are seeking beginner level training.

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Additional Cost: Book and software migh be required for the course. Read the Requirements and Book section for more information. Course fee does not include the book and software cost .

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How eClasses Work:Instructors post lectures, reading selections, and hands-on assignments once a week in the online classroom. Students can discuss the assignments with the instructor and amongst themselves in the classroom area. This format has no set meeting time, which allows students to attend class at a time most convenient to them, yet still provides logically organized communication between class participants. Students can apply for the completion certificate after finishing the class. Web Study certificate is also available. Click on the Certificates link on the top navigation bar for more information.

 

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  • Member Price: $120 US
  • Non-Member Price: $220.00 US
  • Web Course No: B111
  • Instructor: Madeline Brane
  • Co-instructor/TA:
  • CEUs: 3
  • Duration: 6 weeks
  • Session Open for Registration
Before you register for this class, please read carefully the Outline, Prerequisites, Requirements, Books, and Refund Policy sections.


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