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Engagements

A fixed number you can take to your board.

We don't publish a rate card, because a number without your scope behind it is guesswork dressed up as a quote. You get a written, fixed figure at the end of the discovery week — and then it stops moving unless the scope does.

Fixed-scope project

Fixed price per phase
Quoted after the discovery week

Best when the outcome is clear: one app, one integration, one manual process to replace.

  • Written scope and phase plan
  • Design, build, test, launch
  • Any change order priced before work starts
  • 30 days of post-launch fixes
Scope a project
Most common

Dedicated squad

Monthly, rolling terms
Quoted after the discovery week

For roadmaps rather than single deliverables, where priorities will change as you learn.

  • One designer, two engineers, one lead
  • Two-week increments, demo every second Friday
  • Re-prioritise at any sprint boundary
  • Hosting and monitoring included
Check squad availability

Care & improvement

Monthly, cancel anytime
Quoted after the discovery week

For software already live — ours or inherited from someone else.

  • Uptime monitoring and named on-call
  • Monthly security and dependency patching
  • A pool of hours for small improvements
  • Quarterly health and roadmap review
Hand over an existing system
Where everything starts

The discovery week

One fixed fee. Five days with your team, ending in a written scope, an architecture sketch and a fixed estimate. Credited back in full if you continue with us.

If we conclude you shouldn't build anything, you still keep the document — and we'll name the off-the-shelf tool we'd use instead.

Day 1–2
Process mapping with the people doing the work
Day 3
Systems audit: what you already own and what it can do
Day 4
Options, trade-offs and a recommended phase plan
Day 5
Written scope, estimate and timeline, presented live
What's included, by engagement
Fixed projectSquadCare
Discovery weekRequiredRequiredAudit instead
Product design & prototypeIncludedIncludedHourly
Two-week demosIncludedIncludedMonthly report
Hosting & monitoringAdd-onIncludedIncluded
Priority changes mid-flightChange orderAny sprintAny month
Code ownershipYoursYoursYours

Travel and third-party licences are billed at cost. Everything else is fixed in writing before work starts.

Questions about money and risk
What happens if the estimate turns out to be wrong?

On fixed-scope work, an underestimate on our side is our cost, not yours. If you change or add scope, we price the change and you approve it before we start.

Can we start small?

Most clients do. The discovery week is deliberately cheap and self-contained, and the first build phase is usually the one process that hurts most.

How do you bill?

Fixed projects bill on milestones — typically 30% at kickoff, then on phase acceptance. Squads and care retainers bill monthly in advance. Net 14.

Who owns the code and the infrastructure?

You do, from day one. Repositories live in your organisation and infrastructure runs in your cloud account, with us as a named collaborator.

Do you take equity or offer deferred payment?

No. It muddies the relationship and it has never once made the software better. Cash, milestones, clear scope.