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The bundle of issues that arise when hiring a developer can be arranged in many different configurations. One common approach is to divide this among three agreements:A nondisclosure agreement (NDA, optional), either one way in favor of the client or two way to protect both, covering preliminary discussions and in case where the talks end without an engagement.A Master Services Agreement (MSA, sometimes known as an engagement, service level agreement, or other terms). This governs the long-term relationship across any number of projects. Among other things it typically covers:Default rates and termsBilling and payment proceduresProcedures for delivery, acceptance, approvals, change ordersOwnership of work product and assignment or license of underlying rights, especially patent (ideas and inventions), copyright, trade secrets (confidential information)Warranties, support, maintenance, training, documentationAvoiding conflicts (working with competitors, soliciting clients and employees, business opportunities)General legal terms, e.g. choice of law, dispute resolution, liability for third party claims, damages,A Statement of Work for each project or phase. This could be a specification, a description of the project, or in agile computing just a statement of how many people will be assigned and for how long. This typically includesProject scope, if knownDetails about timing, expectations, milestones, project phasesClient needs, designs, background material, wireframesCoordination with third parties, e.g. UX, designers; responsibility for supervising and obtaining third party deliverablesSometimes, which people will be assigned, who the project managers and liaisons are on each sideAny special pricing, payment, ownership, or other terms if they differ from the standard rates from the MSASometimes the client and developer agree on a statement of work before they sign the master agreement, sometimes it's the other way around. For larger projects or less fully conceived projects, creating the detailed specifictions or statement of work may itself be a first project.This structure works across a wide variety of client / provider situations: software development, web design, video production, creative work, and with a few industry-specific adjustments, even things like architecture or legal work.If the client hasn't incorporated yet, no problem. They can assign all the rights in their project when complete to their new company, or else the matter of assignment could be addressed in the developer contracts. If it's not otherwise specified, they will be on the hook personally for making payment if they're not signing as a corporate entity.

With the information economy revolutionizing work as we see it, entry level Business Analyst positions have become ubiquitous. But it looks at an initial glance that no two BA positions are the same. So how do you differentiate between different positions and check which one is a good fit for you?Thankfully, they’re not entirely different. Most of them require you to do Fact-Based Analytical Problem Solving – Involving breaking down a problem into its principal components, and looking at every piece with the data available to you, figuring out cause-effect relationships between factors and variables potentially affecting the problem, coming up with solutions, and “Selling” the solutions to the people who will be involved in implementing them, either using presentations or other forms of persuasive speaking and writing.This requires the candidates to be comfortable with numbers as well as to be able to write and speak effectively, and most of all, being thorough in making sure that every recommendation has its basis in fact.On the other hand, differences in terms of where you solve problems forms a major chunk of what you would find different in the multitude of BA job descriptions you see across. You can either be deployed in a particular functional area in a company, which can range from operations where you analyse utilization of your company and how to get the most value out of your facilities per unit time, or you can be part of the sales and marketing analysis team – where you figure out whether sales presentation formats A or B result in sales of your product or service (One of the techniques to figure this out incidentally happens to be called A-B Testing)In some B2B enterprises, especially IT – a BA’s job can also be to communicate with the clients, understand their requirements, and translate those to technical specifications with the solution development or R&D departments.There are other B2B Enterprises, like Consulting, Research, and Analytics, where Analysis itself is the “Product” the company creates and sells. In these companies, BAs form the heart of the company and not a support function. These companies usually tend to assign Analysts to Domain and Functional Areas – for example, an Analyst in a Consulting firm might be working with “Marketing Practice” of Heavy Engineering companies. This is to develop expertise of intricacies related to those Industries and to nurture experts and leaders in specialised areas.BA Job Profiles come in all shapes and sizes. It is always advisable to scan the company’s website to see what products and services the company offers to its clients and customers to gage a preliminary understanding of what the job will be about if the Job Description is not clear enough. In case you have questions even after going through the website, do not hesitate to ask the company!Disclaimer: This is premium article on TopTalent.in contributed by one of our guest authors.

Broadly, a civil engineering consultant can offer three type of services:PlanningDesigningSupervisionPlanning here typically means master planning for a medium/long term duration. Typically state/central government or ULBs hire consultants to prepare master plans for 10/20/30 year period wherein they develop vision for development of a city/state/region. Based on this vision document, individual projects are identified. This is not engineering in strict sense.Designing means preliminary design/detailed design along with preparation of Bill of Quantities and Cost Estimates and drawings and tender documents when required. Often, a feasibility study is carried for studying the technical feasibility and economic viability before designing stage. Typically, client requires the consultant to prepare the Detailed Project Report which includes all the above information.Supervision means construction supervision, project management, third party quality control, material inspection etc. Here the supervision may be a 100% day-to-day supervision of the construction of project or periodic supervision like once a week etc. This depends upon the requirement of the client.Above mentioned services can be provided for a number of infrastructure projects and to both government and private clients.This may include: roads and bridges, buildings, water supply/sewerage/drainage projects, metro projects, railway projects, airports and airstrips, ports and jetties, marine structures such as fishing harbours, irrigation projects such as canals/dams/weirs etc.Typically, most of the above works include a bit of mechanical and electrical engineering as well. But majority of the works fall under civil engineering.To give you an idea, a brief scope of work, taken from a tender document for a work of design of bridges is given below for your ready reference:Title of the assignment: CONSULTANCY SERVICES FOR PREPARATION OF DETAILED PROJECT REPORT FOR MAJOR BRIDGES ON ALL CATEGORIES OF ROADS(a) To carry out Preliminary and Detailed Field Surveys and collection of Data for proposed Bridge projects and approaches,(b) To carry out Sub Soil Investigations for proposed Bridge projects and approaches,(c) To examine suitability of providing Bridge and approaches,(d) To prepare General Arrangement Drawings and General lay out plans, General Description of the project, to prepare Bill of Quantities and Cost Estimate for proposed Bridge and approaches,(e) To prepare Detailed structural design of all components and to prepare Working drawings for all components for proposed Bridge and approaches for approval and to prepare BOQ based on detailed design and consultant shall prepare specification for all the items included in the BOQ as per MOST and/or R&B Dept. specifications. Additional specifications which are not included o\in MOST and/or R&B Dept. specifications shall be based on sound engineering and construction practices.Brief scope of work for Independent Engineering Consultant for a Road Project is as follows. Taken from a tender document of NHAI. This assignment is for supervision of road construction work.Title of the assignment: Independent Engineer Services for Four laning of Bhavnagar-Talaja Section of NH-8E from km. 7.090 to km. 53.585 (Design ch. From km. 6.945 to km. 54.990) (Package–I) in the state of Gujarat on Hybrid Annuity mode under NHDP Phase IV.(I) review of the Drawings and Documents;(ii) Review, inspection and monitoring of Construction Works; conducting Tests on completion of construction and issuing Completion/ Provisional Certificate;(iv) Review, inspection and monitoring of O&M;(v) review, inspection and monitoring of Divestment Requirements;(vi) determining, as required under the Agreement, the costs of any works or services and/or their reasonableness;(vii) determining, as required under the Agreement, the period or any extension thereof, for performing any duty or obligation;(viii) Assisting the Parties in resolution of Disputes; and(ix) Undertaking all other duties and functions in accordance with the Agreement.The scope of work will very with the type of the project and requirement of the project. For example, a project to be executed on Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) mode will require the consultant to prepare detailed designs and drawings for the project while a project to be executed on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode will require the consultant to prepare preliminary designs only.Similarly, during the construction phase some clients will require the consultant to carry out 100% supervision of the construction work while some client will require periodic supervision.