Comments on: i want a mini GETS

By: lance

lance — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:54:52 +0000

There are a few flash sites that you could easily improve…

By: dfh

dfh — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:57:55 +0000

You forgot the requirement to insure yourself which requires a whole other set of hoops to jump through and money to pay just to get that.

By: Nik

Nik — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:48:21 +0000

@miles (utunga): hah, good point. I’d prefer not to be doing the RFP dance to be honest, but I’d also like be involved in greasing the wheels of government.

I feel that we could make things more efficient, as well as taking some of that cash off of their hands :)

By: utunga

utunga — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:45:15 +0000

after writing the above thought I better google for “light weight heavy bomber” first result is something called the B-24 Liberator which apparently “was notorious among American air crews for its tendency to catch fire”… take from that what you will. also it wasn’t.

By: utunga

utunga — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:42:09 +0000

worst idea ever. your whole advantage is that you are small and fast moving.
1 – there is no such thing as a ’small’ RFP process. thats like having a light weight heavy bomber. it can’t be done.
2 – you don’t want to get into RFPs because it would kill your main advantages which – apart from being small and fast moving is that you (hopefulyl) enjoy your job and you get to code.. neither of which responding to RFPs is likely to encourage

if you really want in on some of that gummint work I’d suggest making sure that groups like intergen, fronde, signify know what you can offer them – they may well have a need to take you on as sub contractors. have a think about the kind of skills that you have that they may not be able to fulfil in a squeeze.. im sure there are plenty

best of luck

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:01:32 +0000

I think investing a little bit of time understanding your customer and the environment they have to work within would be time well invested Nik. In a nutshell Government Organisations (The Crown) are able to contract you (the NGO) under some strict guidelines set by Treasury. Have a read of this in the first instance and go from there:
http://www.treasury.govt.nz/publications/guidance/finmgmt-reporting/ngo
It may not be perfect, but it is what it is…

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:45:16 +0000

thats a brilliant idea, often government departments have projects like that and they dont even need sign-off!