Chapter 3

Such a small extra, why so costly?

Việc thêm nhỏ xíu, sao lại ngốn công nhiều thế?

The chapter's question

What does this extra work cost me, including disruption?

Big idea

Variation prices calculated in a hurry are usually below real cost, because small jobs always cost more than they look.

In this chapter

  1. Part 3.1

    Real Hours for a Small Job

    How much labour does this extra work take, including stopping what we were doing?

  2. Part 3.2

    Disruption Cost

    How much does the extra work delay the rest?

  3. Part 3.3

    A Standing Rate Card

    Do I have a ready price list for common extras?

  4. Part 3.4

    When to Do It Free

    Which jobs are so small that charging costs more than it collects?

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?