28 Laws of Contracting

<p>Dean Foreman's 28 Laws of Contracting<br /><strong>Law #1</strong> - Avoid the Fantasy Land of Wishful Thinking · <strong>Law #2</strong> - Use Discovery to Control the Options · <strong>Law #3</strong> - The Customer is Not Always Right · <strong>Law #4</strong> - Good or Bad the Customer Is the "Chairman of the Board" · <strong>Law #5</strong> - If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck It's a Duck · <strong>Law #6</strong> - Some Projects Are Better Left to the Next Guy · <strong>Law #7</strong> - The Contractor is the "Captain" · <strong>Law #8</strong> - Architects are Only Designers · <strong>Law #9</strong> - Planning is Not Just Scheduling · <strong>Law #10</strong> - Don't "Rig Your Ship" for the Wrong Voyage · <strong>Law #11</strong> - Draw a Line in the Sand · <strong>Law #12</strong> - Estimating Is Almost as Important as Scheduling · <strong>Law #13</strong> - The Pen Is Mightier than the Sword · <strong>Law #14</strong> - Use the Contract as a Rifle Not a Shotgun · <strong>Law #15</strong> - If the Contractor Wins the Customer Wins · <strong>Law #16</strong> - Anything You Give Away for Free Is Valued as Worthless · <strong>Law #17</strong> - Only Profitable Jobs Have Happy Customers · <strong>Law #18</strong> - Scheduling Is Almost as Important as Estimating · <strong>Law #19</strong> - Scheduling can Make the Biggest Dummy Look Smart · <strong>Law #20</strong> - You Can't Pour Concrete Before Setting Forms · <strong>Law #21</strong> - Time Is of the Essence · <strong>Law #22</strong> - Nobody Can Tell the "Captain" How to Sail the Ship · <strong>Law #23</strong> - Customers Are Responsible for Ripple Effects · <strong>Law #24</strong> - Subcontractors Are Like Three-Legged Stools · <strong>Law #25</strong> - A "Wronged" Subcontractor Is an Infection · <strong>Law #26</strong> - The Subcontractor's File Cabinet is the Truck Floor · <strong>Law #27</strong> - Money is the Project Scorecard · <strong>Law #28</strong> - Never Show a Chink in Your Armor</p>