Engagement models

Four ways to work with us, and who manages what.

The right model depends on how clear the scope is and how much of the day-to-day you want to run yourself. Here they are side by side.

Compared
Compared	Fixed scopeA defined piece of work with a clear end.	Dedicated teamA team that works only on your product.	Staff augmentationIndividual engineers added to your team.	Build, operate, transferWe build and run a team, then hand it to you.
Who manages the work	We manage delivery. You approve each stage.	Shared. We manage the people and delivery process, you set priorities.	You manage the work day to day. We provide the engineers and support them.	We manage at first, then responsibility moves to you on a plan agreed in advance.
How billing works	Agreed per stage against deliverables, with the range stated up front.	A monthly fee for the team for as long as you need it, with notice terms agreed upfront.	Monthly per person, for an agreed period.	A monthly fee during the build and operate phases, with transfer terms set at the start.
Best for	A product, site or integration where requirements are clear enough to write down.	A product with a long roadmap and requirements that keep changing.	A team that already has process and leadership and needs more hands or a missing skill.	A company that wants its own in-house engineering team without hiring it from zero.
How to start	Send a brief. We propose a scoped first stage you can approve on its own.	We agree the roles you need, then form the team and run a short onboarding.	Share the role, stack and start date. We propose candidates for your interview.	We define the team, the milestones and the transfer conditions before anyone is hired.

Fixed scope

A defined piece of work with a clear end.

Who manages the work: We manage delivery. You approve each stage.
How billing works: Agreed per stage against deliverables, with the range stated up front.
Best for: A product, site or integration where requirements are clear enough to write down.
How to start: Send a brief. We propose a scoped first stage you can approve on its own.

Dedicated team

A team that works only on your product.

Who manages the work: Shared. We manage the people and delivery process, you set priorities.
How billing works: A monthly fee for the team for as long as you need it, with notice terms agreed upfront.
Best for: A product with a long roadmap and requirements that keep changing.
How to start: We agree the roles you need, then form the team and run a short onboarding.

Staff augmentation

Individual engineers added to your team.

Who manages the work: You manage the work day to day. We provide the engineers and support them.
How billing works: Monthly per person, for an agreed period.
Best for: A team that already has process and leadership and needs more hands or a missing skill.
How to start: Share the role, stack and start date. We propose candidates for your interview.

Build, operate, transfer

We build and run a team, then hand it to you.

Who manages the work: We manage at first, then responsibility moves to you on a plan agreed in advance.
How billing works: A monthly fee during the build and operate phases, with transfer terms set at the start.
Best for: A company that wants its own in-house engineering team without hiring it from zero.
How to start: We define the team, the milestones and the transfer conditions before anyone is hired.

Fixed scope: Read more →Dedicated team: Read more →Staff augmentation: Read more →Build, operate, transfer: Read more →Dedicated Teams & Staff Augmentation →

Not sure which fits?

Most buyers start with a fixed-scope first stage and move to a dedicated team once the product is live. Tell us where you are and we will say which we would pick.

Talk through the options.

A short call is enough to tell which model fits. There is no cost to ask.

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