# (slightly O/T) Agile dev. contract form for clients?

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**Created:** [September 18, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-o-t-agile-dev-contract-form-for-clients/69046 "2006-09-18T11:33:22Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-o-t-agile-dev-contract-form-for-clients/69046/1 "2006-09-18T11:33:22Z")

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Apologies for cross-posting.

We’ve been asked to do a job for a client who wants to embrace agile  
development methodologies. Hurrah!

However, our standard contract was written for the 1980s. It is full  
of phrases like “agreed specification” and “change request procedure”  
and so on.

I was wondering, how do other people get around this in contract  
forms with their clients? I was thinking of just reverting to a  
standard consultancy contract, but not sure if that will cover all  
our bases.

Any ideas from wiser owls here?

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**Author:** ![prichard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@prichard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prichard)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-o-t-agile-dev-contract-form-for-clients/69046/2 "2006-09-20T02:39:31Z")

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Paul R. wrote:

> forms with their clients? I was thinking of just reverting to a  
> standard consultancy contract, but not sure if that will cover all  
> our bases.
> 
> Any ideas from wiser owls here?

Hi Paul

I know the DSDM people have written interesting stuff about how agility  
affects contracts and the procurement process, so I had a quick look via  
Google and found this:

[http://www.dsdm.org/products/contract.asp](http://www.dsdm.org/products/contract.asp)

You have to register to download their sample contract - I haven’t done  
that, so I haven’t seen it - they are good people and signatories to the  
Agile Manifesto, so I hope it will be of use to you.

regards

Justin F.

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**Author:** ![prichard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@prichard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prichard)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-o-t-agile-dev-contract-form-for-clients/69046/3 "2006-09-29T02:10:18Z")

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FYI: I just tried this link and you have to be a paying member to get  
access to the file. The free registration isn’t adequate.

-Philip

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**Post date:** [September 29, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slightly-o-t-agile-dev-contract-form-for-clients/69046/4 "2006-09-29T02:24:19Z")

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Philip wrote:

> FYI: I just tried this link and you have to be a paying member to get  
> access to the file. The free registration isn’t adequate.

Oh. Sorry to lead you up that garden path!

Justin