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Engagement models

Four ways to work together.

A dedicated team, staff augmentation, time and materials or a turnkey project. Any of them can also run forward deployed, with engineers on site next to your operators. Below: which one fits when.

Engagement modelsModel by model
Dedicated team

Ongoing product development

You managePriorities & roadmap
We ownDelivery system & outcomes
CommitmentDuration agreed to your needs
Staff augmentation

Filling capability gaps fast

You manageThe people directly
We ownTalent quality & continuity
CommitmentPer engineer; duration agreed to your needs
Time & materials

Evolving scope and exploratory work

You managePriorities, progress and approvals
We ownDay-to-day execution and delivery, with full visibility of time
CommitmentOn time spent; terms agreed to your needs
Turnkey project

Well-defined builds

You manageAcceptance & decisions
We ownDelivery, schedule, quality
CommitmentPer project; payment plan agreed with you
Forward deployedavailable in all four
Compare

Model by model.

The commercial model and how close the team works to your operators are two separate choices.

Best for
You manage
We own
Commitment
How it starts
Forward deployed
01Dedicated team
Best forOngoing product development
You managePriorities & roadmap
We ownDelivery system & outcomes
CommitmentDuration agreed to your needs
How it startsOnce you approve the team
Forward deployedAvailable
02Staff augmentation
Best forFilling capability gaps fast
You manageThe people directly
We ownTalent quality & continuity
CommitmentPer engineer; duration agreed to your needs
How it startsOnce you approve the profiles
Forward deployedAvailable
03Time & materials
Best forEvolving scope and exploratory work
You managePriorities, progress and approvals
We ownDay-to-day execution and delivery, with full visibility of time
CommitmentOn time spent; terms agreed to your needs
How it startsAs soon as the first priorities are set
Forward deployedAvailable
04Turnkey project
Best forWell-defined builds
You manageAcceptance & decisions
We ownDelivery, schedule, quality
CommitmentPer project; payment plan agreed with you
How it startsAfter a short discovery
Forward deployedAvailable
Forward deployed engineers, in any modelEngineers work on site with the people who will use the software and write the code in your systems. You choose the model; how close to your operators the team works is a separate choice.How forward deployed works
Find your model

Six questions. A clear recommendation.

Answer as much as you know. The list re-ranks as you go, and you can send the result to an engineer with your notes already filled in.

0/6 answered
01What do you need?
02How clear is the scope?
03Who will lead the work day to day?
04Do you have an engineering team today?
05How long will the work run?
06What matters most?

Answer the questions on the left. Your recommendation appears here.

All four models
  1. Turnkey project
  2. Dedicated team
  3. Staff augmentation
  4. Time & materials

Opens a short form with your answers already filled in.

Getting started

From first call to first demo.

FIRST CALL

Discovery call

Thirty minutes with an AI-native engineer, not a salesperson. We ask about the work, who directs it and what has already been tried — and say in the call which model we would recommend, and why.

NEXT

Written proposal

We reply within one business day, and the proposal follows as a short document: the model, the shape of the team or the scope, the commercial terms and the first milestone. If the honest answer is a short discovery before anything bigger, the proposal says so.

START

Start

Augmentation starts once you approve the profiles; a dedicated team starts once you approve the team and plans its first sprint together with you; a turnkey project opens with its discovery workshop.

ONWARD

Steer and convert

Weekly written status in every model. Conversions between models happen as needs clarify — usually with the same people — and are reviewed at the monthly steering that every rolling engagement carries.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

By design — conversions are normal as needs clarify, and the people usually stay the same.
For genuinely fixed scope, yes — that is the turnkey project. We decline fixed price on undefined scope; that contract just prices in mistrust.
Agreed with you according to your needs, in every model. Staff augmentation can start with a single engineer, and there are no placement fees.
Staff augmentation is a rate per engineer, with no placement fees. A dedicated team is priced on the approved composition. Turnkey projects are a fixed price agreed after discovery. Time-and-materials is billed on time spent. In every model, the duration and payment terms are agreed with you according to your needs.
The wrong one is always the most expensive. Augmentation has the lowest rates and the highest management cost on your side; a dedicated team prices the management in; a turnkey project fixes the cost but needs a fixed scope. Compare the total cost of the outcome, not the rate card.
Set in the contract for each engagement.

Tell us what you’re building.

A 30-minute discovery call with an AI-native engineer — no pitch deck, a written follow-up, and a concrete path forward with the model that fits.

✓ No pitch deck✓ AI-native engineer on the call✓ Written follow-up