by Michael S. | Feb 7, 2026 | Software Contract Assumptions
Most RFPs accidentally reward the riskiest vendors. Why? Because vague, overloaded, or politically written RFPs invite optimistic promises, hidden assumptions, and unpriced scope. If you want proposals that actually minimize delivery risk, your RFP must force clarity...
by Michael S. | Feb 7, 2026 | Project Management Plan Writing, Software Contract Assumptions, Software Development Contracts
Most agencies think risk starts after the contract is signed. That’s wrong. Risk is baked in before you respond to the RFP—inside your proposal language, assumptions, scope boundaries, and delivery promises. And once the client signs? Those risks become your problem....
by Michael S. | Feb 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Pixeldust is an independent consulting practice focused on pre-signature IT risk reviews. It helps organizations identify cost, scope, and delivery risk before signing a software development, ERP, website, or systems implementation contract. Pixeldust does not build...
by Michael S. | Feb 6, 2026 | Project Management Plan Writing, Software Contract Assumptions, Software Development Contracts
Contract assumptions are where software projects quietly accumulate risk. They rarely appear as bold warnings. Instead, they are buried in short sections, footnotes, or implied language that shifts responsibility without drawing attention. A weak assumptions list does...
by Michael S. | Feb 6, 2026 | Project Management Plan Writing, Software Development Contracts, Write A Software SOW
A Project Charter becomes exponentially more important—and more dangerous—when multiple vendors are involved. In a single-vendor project, ambiguity causes friction. In a multi-vendor project, ambiguity causes paralysis, finger-pointing, and deadlock. The charter must...
