> -----Original Message----- > From: morchella [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:43 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: take on a project you have no skill in > > hey guys > i think i know the answer to this already. > but a client has awarded me a contract to build a Ohio.gov site > but they want it up by mid December. in English and Spanish > they want to use php5 & a framework called symfony. they have the > front end 'designed' > but need me to build the back end, cms, css and every thing else.
Honestly the timeline seems completely unrealistic even if you knew the technologies backwards and forwards. A month just isn't enough time to do a major application. Discovery, documentation, planning, etc - there's no way you'll get that done successfully in a month. > i just feel if i except this, that i am setting myself up for failure. > but if i pull it off, i can make a little cash for mortgagde & a few > Christmas presents. > if i fail, i put a smudge on my name! In the unlikely event that they'll accept a contract specifying a reasonable timeline for reasonable deliverables then sure, accept the gig. Otherwise let it drop - you might make some cash but you'll pay for treble for it in the end. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade to ColdFusion 8 and integrate with Adobe Flex http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJP Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:246326 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
