Offerings
Every project is different, but I've found that a fair amount of the calls I get fall into a few categories. I've tried to make a few "packages" that set everyone's expectations clearly from the start. Clients get a known cost and fixed timeline along with a valuable deliverable. Because you're buying blocks of hours in advance and we've limited scope, I'm able to give a discount rate. On top of the fixed rate and finite Statement of Work, this allows us to work together and figure out if this is a relationship we want to maintain while still giving a highly valuable report. My goal is to make each client happy at each stage so that they invest in me for the next stage. However, if we decide it's not a good fit, no hard feelings, you've got a solid document you can take to any other consulting firm in town and use as a foundation for continuing the work.
Tech Review & Audit
This package is an outside assessment of your companies status quo, a surface level audit. Is your team following best practices? Do you have any glaring security deficiencies? Do you have disaster recovery? After a short 2-3 week engagement, you'll receive a report with the current health and risk factors of your current tech along with recommendations on how to move forward with this new information.
Report Outline
- SDLC - is the team doing best practices and standards?
- version control
- containers
- DevOps/Automation
- logging
- documentation
- change management process review
- time to fix bug assessment
- Disaster Recovery
- do you have backups?
- do they work?
- is the process automated?
- Code Quality
- verify test suite
- licensing and IP compliance
- is the code maintainable
- is the architecture scalable?
- is the code up to date
- 3rd party audit
- Security Audit
- Outstanding CVEs
- OWASP top 10
- retention policy review
- hardware and device firmware review
- Current Status
- Risk Assessment
- Recommendations
Example Timeline
- Day 1: Outline needs
- Day 2: Sign contracts
- Day 3 - 20: Assess
- Day 21 - 30: Write report
- Day 31: Review report with stakeholders
Discovery & Product Design
Now that you know where you stand, do you know where you're going? Let's get you from zero to design or from idea to wireframes.
Example Timeline
- Day 1: Outline needs
- Day 2: Sign contracts
- Day 3 - 5: Review current status. Create Business Model Canvas.
- Week 2: Gather basic requirements
- Week 3 - 4: Find any domain expertise needed
- Week 5 - 6: Whiteboard with Customers and Stake Holders
- Week 7 - 8: Transpose whiteboard drawing into wireframes
- Week 9: Present wireframes and completed requirements to Stake Holders
- Week 10: Optional test suite preparation
Application Development & General Consulting
Need to hash out a problem? Unsure what your next steps are? Does your team need a customized deep dive into a new problem space?
Rates*
| Description | Rate** | Estimated Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Tech Review & Audit | $12,500 | ~4 - 6 weeks |
| Discovery & Product Design | $25,000 | ~6 - 8 weeks |
| General Conulting | $130/hr | |
| $4200/wk | ~30 hours | |
| $6,000 - $12,000/mo | ~40-120 hours |
*These are "best guess" rates. Every project is different. Please reach out directly to discuss specific needs.
**rates do not include materials or travel
*** Discounts available for upfront payments or allowing me to write a Case Study should the work warrant it.
**** Discounts may also be available to not argue with me about tech stacks.