Question 1

Why won't you just give a ballpark?

Accepted Answer

Because ballparks anchor. A number given before discovery is either padded for the worst case, in which case you overpay or walk away, or optimistic, in which case one of us is disappointed in month four. What we will do on a first call is tell you which of the drivers above dominate your situation, and roughly how far apart the cheapest and most expensive credible shapes are. That is a band, not a quote, and it costs nothing to ask for.

Question 2

What does discovery cost?

Accepted Answer

It is fixed-price and scoped to the size of the organisation, typically four to eight weeks of work. You get process maps, a target architecture and a costed phased plan, all written to be buildable by any competent firm. Roughly one in six discovery clients takes that plan elsewhere.

Question 3

Do you do fixed price for the whole build?

Accepted Answer

For a build with a completed blueprint, yes. Without one, a fixed price is a fiction with a risk premium priced in, and you pay for the premium whether or not the risk materialises. That is why discovery comes first and is bought separately.

Question 4

Are your rates negotiable?

Accepted Answer

Scope is negotiable; rates rarely are, because the people are the same people whoever asks. What we can do is sequence the work so the first phase is smaller, which is a better lever than a discount and does not degrade what you get.

Question 5

What is the smallest engagement you take?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the shape of the work rather than a fixed floor. A discovery-first method pays for itself on systems of record, multi-team rollouts, and anything carrying a compliance or audit obligation. For work below that scale a packaged product or a smaller studio gets you there faster, and we size that on the first call.

Question 6

Is four weeks of discovery worth the delay?

Accepted Answer

It is a real trade, which is why discovery is scoped and priced separately rather than bundled into the build. The artefacts land whether or not we go on to build, and they are written to be buildable by anyone. The alternative failure mode is the expensive one: fast delivery of the wrong thing, found at UAT, when changing it costs many times what it would have cost in week three.

Question 7

Will the price change mid-engagement?

Accepted Answer

Only through a change request you have agreed in writing, with the schedule impact stated, before the work starts. Nothing is absorbed silently — that is how a committed date quietly becomes untrue.

There is no price on this page. Here is what determines it.

Six things that move an estimate, in order.

Integration surface

Process variance

Data condition

Regulatory obligation

Non-functional targets

Your availability

Roughly how a platform budget splits.

Describe the scope and we will tell you which drivers dominate it.