Why do we have budgeting if projected hours are going to be half of actual hours?

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Because our standard rates are way out of line with clients are willing to pay. If scope actual hours and estimate fees on standard rates, clients will have sticker shock and laugh us out the door. So use customer-specific rates or cut hours to to come to a price they feel is viable.

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Im asked to bill 8 hours.. but I'm working 16. And this stands for everyone else on the team.

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Just so someone can work out the actual value in his head by multiplying 2. Eating time is not condoned but expected.

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Why is this such a manual process. Why is this not a standard report in GFS?

@p1 could you pls answer my question first :)

If you're not allowed to bill your proposed hours, either someone scoped it to low in order to win the work, or y'all are doing work you should be.

What @PWC2 said

What's the point of having an inflated rate then?

To stroke everyone's egos, duh

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