Scoped and priced upfront
Agree the scope, fix the price, and named engineers deliver against it. You know who is on your engagement, what the outcome is, and what it will cost.
When Fixed-Price is the right fit
Fixed-price delivery works when the shape of the work is clear before the contract is signed. If you can describe the outcome, the constraints, and the acceptance criteria, the model fits.
Right fit
- Scope is well-defined upfront, with named deliverables and a clear acceptance test
- The outcome is testable: it either works or it does not
- Timeline matters and a known end date has organisational value
- Regulatory overlay requires named-engineer accountability on sign-off
- Budget is approved as a total project cost, not a time-and-materials forecast
Wrong fit
- Open-ended research and prototyping where scope is expected to evolve
- Continuous platform operations or managed services (Expert Bench is the better path)
- Discovery-heavy phases where the first deliverable is a problem definition
What we deliver
We deliver Azure CloudOps, ongoing operation of your cloud environment packaged into scoped tiers. Architecture-first, infrastructure-as-code throughout.
Azure CloudOps
Day-to-day operation of your Azure environment, monitoring to incident response, by the senior engineers who build it.
Read about Azure CloudOps →How we scope
Every engagement starts with a conversation, not a form. We adapt to where you are: some clients arrive with a finished specification, others with a rough goal and a deadline. We work from whichever end you bring. The scoping output (proposal, architecture artefacts, estimation breakdown, named engineers) flexes to what you need to see before you sign.
Change and risk
We accommodate change requests mid-engagement via written addenda. A change request defines the additional scope, adjusts the price if needed, and is countersigned before work starts on the new items. We do not death-march against a specification that no longer reflects what you need.
Rework caused by us: defects or missed requirements that were in scope, is on us and does not attract a change request. Rework arising from specification ambiguity gets a conversation, not a dispute. If scope materially shifts beyond the original brief, we re-quote rather than overrun, and we tell you when we see it coming, not after the fact.
Fixed-Price vs Bench vs Sourcing
Each engagement model suits a different shape of work. The scope shape is the clearest signal for which one fits.
Fixed-Price Delivery
When to pick: Outcome is defined, budget is fixed
Scope shape: Locked upfront
Billing: Fixed price per engagement
Current pageExpert Bench
When to pick: Named engineers, flexible scope
Scope shape: Flexible
Billing: Hourly or retainer
Read about Expert Bench →Expert Sourcing
When to pick: Niche skillset outside the Bench
Scope shape: Discovery
Billing: Per-placement or retainer
Read about Expert Sourcing →What stays with you
Every fixed-price engagement ends with a production-ready handover package. The artefacts depend on the engagement type, but the standard set covers everything you need to operate and extend what we built.
- Terraform or Bicep modules, pinned to a version and ready for your CI/CD pipeline
- Architecture decision records for every non-obvious design choice
- Runbooks for day-two operations: scaling, patching, backup, and recovery
- Audit pack where relevant: configuration exports, policy compliance reports, and change log
- Wiki content in your documentation platform, written for your team
- Post-delivery follow-up window for questions on what was delivered