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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

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.

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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 forLong-term capability gaps, scale-up phases, embedded squadsBounded initiatives with fixed scope, MVPs, modernization phasesProduction support, SRE, AI ops, ongoing platform stewardship
PricingTime & materialsFixed-price · milestone-basedMonthly retainer
CadenceQuarterlyPer SOWContinuous
Min commitment1 quarterPer SOW12 months
Embedded in your teamOperates as part of
Fixed-price contractRetainer
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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.