[AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost???

Mark A Matte markamatte at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 29 12:11:37 CDT 2008



Excelent article.  I think my favorite part was:

"will go flat broke and be looking for a salaried position sooner than John Colby can jump on a multi-field primary."

Seriously though...The pricing was in line with what I was hearing 'through the grapevine"

Thanks,

mark

> From: wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:11:54 -0400
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost???
>
> ...97 to xp is just minor grunt work if the original coder actually did his
> job.
>
> ...but if the "97" code is really A2 code running under the 3.5 library then
> you can have a nightmare on your hands ...it all depends on the original
> coder, how much Access Basic used versus API calls, and how well commented
> it is/was.
>
> ...my practice is to give them a firm fixed price quote to assess the
> existing code and produce a proprietary report on what is actually needed
> ...then go from there once you have something real to deal with ...if you
> have the FMS diagnostics suite, this is usually something you can do in a
> few hours, produce reams of report paper on, and impress the hell out of
> them without actually killing yourself ...if you don't have the FMS Suite,
> good luck ...whatever you do don't give them a price without knowing exactly
> what you're taking on ...and make sure that the conversion project is
> extremely well defined in terms of additional reports, functionality, etc
> ...and that you have a firm understanding that any and all changes/additions
> past your original proposal are at additional cost.
>
> ...as to hourly rate, there's an article I wrote on the subject for the
> first dba newsletter which is still posted on the website ...nothing has
> really changed ...if you run the numbers your rate question should answer
> itself ...don't sell yourself short ...its better to starve in a rocking
> chair than to starve while producing code you sold short ...imnsho of
> course.
>
> ...hth :)
>
> William
>
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> From: "Mark A Matte" 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 11:17 AM
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
> 
> Subject: [AccessD] Migrate 2.0 and A97 to XP: Advice and Cost???
>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> A small company needs to have some Access DBs upgraded from Access 2.0 and
>> A97 to XP.
>>
>> They want to provide airfare and hotel...and pay hourly.
>>
>> The project will involve upgrading, some system functionality
>> modifications, and some new reports. Some of their current functionality
>> is "broken" (all the detail they had).
>>
>> Any suggestions to the approach, things to look out for in the migration,
>> or any advice?
>>
>> Also, what would be considered a fair hourly rate?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Mark A. Matte
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