How a project runs
Five stages, no surprises. You know what happens next, what it costs, and what you own at the end of it.
Five stages
Scoping
A conversation and a written scope with a fixed price, a timeline and an explicit list of what is out of scope. Usually free; charged only when it needs real technical investigation, and credited against the project if you proceed.
De-risking
Week one attacks the assumption most likely to break the project — data quality, an integration nobody has tested, or whether the AI can reach the accuracy you need. Failing here is cheap; failing in week six is not.
Build
Iterative, in your repository, with written updates twice a week and something clickable as early as possible. You see progress rather than hearing about it.
Evaluation
Before launch, the system is measured against a test set built from your real cases. You get the numbers — accuracy, latency, cost per request — not an assurance.
Hand-over
Documentation, a walkthrough with the people who will own it, access moved to your accounts, and two weeks on call for whatever surfaces in the first fortnight.
What we need from you
Projects rarely slip because of engineering. They slip waiting for access to a system, or for a decision nobody is empowered to make.
One person who can decide, and a commitment to two-day feedback turnaround, is worth more to your timeline than anything we can do on our side.
- One decision-maker, not a committee
- Access to systems in week one
- Feedback within two working days
- Sample data that looks like production
- Someone who knows the process being automated
- Honesty about deadlines and budget
Frequently asked questions
What if requirements change mid-project?
They usually do. Changes are quoted as a separate decision with a cost and a timeline impact so you can weigh them, rather than absorbed silently until the deadline slips.
How often will we hear from you?
A written update at least twice a week, plus a working link as soon as there is something to click — usually in the first fortnight.
What if we are not happy with the direction?
You see working software early precisely so that this surfaces in week two rather than week eight. If it is not right, we correct it while correcting is cheap.
What happens at hand-over?
A walkthrough with whoever will own it, documentation in the repository, access transferred to your accounts, and two weeks on call for questions.
Tell us what you are building.
Send a short description of the problem and we will reply within one business day with an honest view of scope, cost and whether we are the right person for it.
Or email directly: contact@hire-ai-dev.com