Fixed Bid
The cost to develop is fixed and agreed before the delivery of the project, with an agreed payment schedule inline with project ‘milestones’
When to Use?
- Ideal for small or urgent projects
- When the project requirements and specification is clearly defined and unlikely to change
Time and Materials Contract (T&M)
The cost of development is based on direct labor hours at an agreed hourly rate
When to Use?
- Ideal for projects that are expected to change or don’t have clear requirements defined
- When you only require some parts of a larger project to be outsourced
Outstaffing
Full control over the development process with significant cost-savings on infrastructure, fast and simple access to the skills your project needs.
When to Use?
- Ideal for sophisticated, large-scale projects where you need full control over the development team
- When you need to hire specialist skills and experience to temporarily extend your existing in-house team
Dedicated Team (ODT)
Hire a dedicated team, 100% managed by the client with no hiring efforts, lower TCO and the ability to quickly scale the team.
When to use?
- Ideal for different types of projects where contingent resourcing is required
How to engage with 6B
No matter what requirements you have, and which engagement model you choose, we are always ready to help you.
- Get in touch
Share your ideas and expectations with us, specify the project requirements or send an RFP, RPI, RFQ. We aim to understand your requirements and specifications in great detail.
- Technical input
Our technical team will review your specification to gain a deep overview of your requirements and to begin to suggest UI/UX, architecture and technology stack options.
- Preparation
We discuss project requirements and decide on the preferred engagement model, outline the project roadmap and conduct interviews with the project team if required.
- Commercials
Commercial estimation, roadmap and terms are discussed and agreed along with suggestions on architecture, technology platforms, tools, and methodologies.
Transparent ways of working
Each of our engagement models include a master service agreement outlining all of the details and terms of the agreement, the master service agreement (or MSA) will include for example-
- A detailed Statement of Work outlining what we are delivering, what our responsibilities are and what are the responsibilities of the client
- Non-disclosure agreement to ensure complete confidentiality between your organisation and 6B
- Management and reporting terms to ensure project governance and reporting throughout the project is transparent and consistent
- Maintenance and support conditions can be included for ongoing proactive monitoring and support of your developed digital product or service
- Full transfer of intellectual property rights on the code and related materials that we produce for you
