The logbook
Notes from the build.
First-hand entries on scoping, pricing, and shipping custom software — what things cost, what broke, and what I’d do differently. No listicles; every entry is something I’ve actually done.
20261 entry · more in the works…
2026-07-18
How I scope a fixed-price build
process · pricing
3 min
The quote you approve is what you pay — which means the scoping has to be honest before the first invoice exists. Here’s the process, the document it produces, and where the risk actually sits.
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What a good handover looks like · The real 5-year cost of the tools you rent
in the works