Originally Posted by
Howard Kaikow
The real problem with figuring out how to charge per minute can be demonstrated as follows.
Earlier in this thread, I assumed that 5 statements per minute could be converted manually. I do not believe that is a practical rate and the real rate would be lower.
So it would take about 782 minutes to find and convert 3910 WB objects.
Assume the programmer charges $85 per hour, then the damage is about $1108.
If the program can do the deed in 13 minutes, and the charge is only $10 per minute, the damage is is reduced to $130 plus a few minutes of manual time to check things out. Let's say, the check out time is 1 hour, so the damage becomes $215, which is a heck of a lot less than $1108. Not to mention, the automatic conversion reduces the tedium, which should make the programmer more effective on the rest of the conversion.
Of course, the client will be wary of the $10 per minute, because that is $600 per hour, but it is still cheaper than doing the deed manually.