As previously reported here we are establishing a new kind of contract for developing software solutions, currently dubbed the "Collaborative Agile Contract". In short this contract introduces fairness to ensure that both risks and gains are shared between customer and supplier. This ensures incentives for both parties to reach the right solution as fast as possible.

On the front page of todays Wall Street Journal is an article 'Billable Hour' Under Attack. This article focus on the trend in relationships between clients and law firms to find better kinds of contract than "payed by the hour", exemplified with the following quote:

"Pfizer could have demanded a discount from firm's hourly rates, Ms. Schulman said, but she hopes for a shift to a system that encourages firms to work more collaboratively with Pfizer."

It seems that the collaborative agile contract might be useful also outside the software business.
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By Lars Thorup