Blog · part 1 of five
Buying and budgeting
What compliance work costs, how vendors price it, what to build and what to buy, and how to read a proposal that quotes a certificate.
For an adjacent operational perspective, the website explains the topic in a practical workplace context.
Contents
The six entries
- What compliance actually costs, itemisedWhat compliance actually costs, itemised. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.
- Reading a proposal that quotes a certificateReading a proposal that quotes a certificate. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.
- What to build and what to buyWhat to build and what to buy. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.
- Making the budget case to somebody who resents itMaking the budget case to somebody who resents it. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.
- The costs that arrive after the purchase orderThe costs that arrive after the purchase order. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.
- Doing this with almost no moneyDoing this with almost no money. What it costs, who decides, and what usually goes wrong.