Chapter 2

We agreed on site, so why argue at settlement?

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The chapter's question

Where is each variation recorded, and how soon after it is found?

Big idea

A variation agreed verbally on site does not exist on settlement day.

In this chapter

  1. Part 2.1

    A Variation Slip

    What does my variation slip record, and who signs it?

  2. Part 2.2

    Photo Before Doing It

    Do I photograph the condition before dealing with it?

  3. Part 2.3

    Does a Message Count

    Is a confirming message enough as evidence?

  4. Part 2.4

    Who May Approve

    Is the person at home at the time the one who decides?

The reading for this chapter is inside Conan School

This chapter has 4 readings, with case stories and exercises. Chapter 1 of Variations is free to read right here.

Read in Conan School

Chapters of Variations

  1. 1.Is every variation really the client's fault?
  2. 2.We agreed on site, so why argue at settlement?
  3. 3.Such a small extra, why so costly?
  4. 4.Raising money mid-job: whose discomfort am I avoiding?
  5. 5.At the final account, whose memory wins?