Hourly billing hates Productivity

by Sep 27, 2022

Why hourly billing isn’t working anymore.

It hates productivity. There is no incentive to improve it.

Suppose we define increasing productivity: fewer hours for the same result.

So, what would happen if we bought a tool for €1000 that reduces our work by 20%? You think that would be a good deal, don’t you?

But the result is that you can invoice 20% less! Doesn’t sound like a good deal now anymore, isn’t it?

A quote which describes this so simply:

IF you bill yourself out by the hour
AND you increase your productivity
THEN you lose money

Jonathan Stark

Hourly billing hates Productivity!

Remy van Duijkeren

Remy van Duijkeren

Power Platform Advisor

Microsoft Power Platform Advisor with over 25 years of experience in IT with a focus on (marketing) automation and integration.

Helping organizations with scaling their business by automating processes on the Power Platform (Dynamics 365).

Expert in Power Platform, Dynamics 365 (Marketing & Sales) and Azure Integration Services. Giving advice and strategy consultancy.

Services:
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