Engagement models
Three commercial models, named in writing.
Dedicated Teams · Project-Based · Managed Services. Pricing brackets published, cadence documented, governance defined. The right way to engage Prosigns depends on the work. Pick the model that fits.
- Models
- 3 commercial
- Floor
- Senior-only G6+
- Procurement
- MSA / SOW available under NDA
The three models
3 commercial shapes.
Each model has its own SOW template, governance cadence, and pricing structure. Each detail page includes a comparison matrix: the matrix on this page is the same one, consolidated for the hub view.
- 01Quarterly
Dedicated Teams
a.k.a. Staff / team augmentation
Senior engineers embedded into your stack on multi-quarter rotations. Your tools, your ceremonies, our bench.
- Best for
- Long-term capability gaps · embedded squads · scale-up phases
- Pricing
- Time & materials
- 02Per SOW
Project-Based Delivery
SOW-driven engagements with fixed scope, fixed price, and fixed timeline. Clear acceptance criteria, change-order discipline.
- Best for
- Bounded initiatives · MVPs · modernization phases
- Pricing
- Fixed-price · milestone-based
- 03Continuous
Managed Services
Ongoing operations with named SLAs, escalation tiers, and on-call coverage. We run what we built. Or what you built.
- Best for
- Production support · SRE · AI ops · platform stewardship
- Pricing
- Monthly retainer
How to choose
Three questions, three answers.
Most buyers can self-route from the questions below. If your situation falls between two models, that’s normal: many engagements start as one and convert to another. We’ll talk through the boundary on the first call.
- 01
Bounded outcome with predictable cost?
Project-Based.
Fixed scope, fixed price, named milestones. Best when you can scope the work clearly and want a written commitment to outcome and cost. Discovery + ADR is fixed-price too.
Open the model - 02
Need senior capacity faster than hiring delivers?
Dedicated Teams.
Senior engineers (G6+) embedded into your stack on multi-quarter rotations. Time & materials, quarterly cadence. The bench you'd hire if hiring weren't six months.
Open the model - 03
Need on-call you can rely on without growing the org?
Managed Services.
24×7 follow-the-sun, named SLAs, monthly retainer. We run what we built, or what you built, under a published service contract.
Open the model
Comparison matrix
Side by side, dimension by dimension.
| Dimension | Dedicated Teams Time & materials | Project-Based Delivery Fixed-price · milestone-based | Managed Services Monthly retainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Long-term capability gaps, scale-up phases, embedded squads | Bounded initiatives with fixed scope, MVPs, modernization phases | Production support, SRE, AI ops, ongoing platform stewardship |
| Pricing | Time & materials | Fixed-price · milestone-based | Monthly retainer |
| Cadence | Quarterly | Per SOW | Continuous |
| Min commitment | 1 quarter | Per SOW | 12 months |
| Embedded in your team | Operates as part of | ||
| Fixed-price contract | Retainer | ||
| Production SLA | |||
| On-call coverage | |||
| Department backing included |
Operating principles
Four rules across every model.
Whether you engage as Project, Dedicated, or Managed: the floor is the same.
- 01
Brackets published, not hidden quotes
Day rates, milestone ranges, and retainer tiers are published per model. Visitors self-qualify before the first call; budget conversations on the call are calibration, not surprise.
- 02
Senior-only floor across every model
G6+ on every billable hour, every model. We don't dilute Dedicated Teams with juniors to keep margins; we don't farm Project-Based scoping to a junior team. The bench in the proposal is the bench in production.
- 03
Department backing included
Every engagement carries department-lead co-pilot at no additional charge: 30 minutes weekly with the practice lead, plus on-demand pulls for hard architecture or compliance calls.
- 04
Engagement-fit honesty
If the right answer is a different model: or a different firm. We say so. We turn down ~30% of inbound and routinely recommend Project-Based when buyers come asking about retainers (or vice versa) when scope warrants it.
Talk to us
Pick the model. Bring the problem. We’ll bring the SOW.
A senior engineer plus the relevant department lead joins the first call. No discovery gauntlet, no junior reps.