Flexible capacity for work that is still taking shape.
Odeontech directs the day-to-day work and the delivery. You set the priorities, follow the progress and approve the results, with full visibility of where the time went.
Some work cannot be priced before it is understood.
Discovery that will change the plan, a product whose next steps depend on what users do, a modernisation where the estate is learned as you go: this kind of work cannot be fully specified up front, and a fixed price on it only prices in the uncertainty. Time and materials does the opposite. You pay for the time actually spent, the scope can change as you learn, and nothing has to be renegotiated through change requests.
That flexibility does not mean you manage the team. Odeontech directs the day-to-day work and owns the delivery. You keep control of what matters to you: the priorities, the progress and the approvals, with full visibility of the time spent on each piece of work.
When the scope settles, the work can move to a turnkey project or a dedicated team, usually with the same people.
Clear roles, flexible scope.
Oversee the work
- Set and change the priorities as you learn
- Follow the progress and the time spent
- Approve what is delivered
Direct the work
- Plan and run the day-to-day work
- Deliver what was prioritised, to our engineering standard
- Report the time against the work it was spent on
How the model works, day to day.
Priorities you can change
The next piece of work is planned with you. When what you learn changes what matters, the priorities change with it, without a change request or a new contract.
- Priorities reviewed with you at a rhythm agreed with you
- No change requests for a change of direction
Time you can see
Time is reported against the work it was spent on, so you can see what each piece cost and decide whether the next one is worth it.
- Time reported per piece of work
- Reporting and billing agreed with you before the start
Approval stays with you
Work is shown as it is delivered, and you approve it. If something is not what you need, it goes back into the plan.
- Working software shown, not slides
- Your approval decides what counts as done
Delivery stays with us
You do not need a tech lead of your own to direct the work: Odeontech plans and runs the day-to-day execution and is accountable for the delivery.
- Our engineers, our delivery system
- One point of contact for priorities and progress
From a first call to the first priorities.
First call
We talk through the work: what is known, what is not, and what you want to learn first.
Terms
We agree how time is reported and billed, according to your needs.
First priorities
Work starts as soon as the first priorities are set.
Steer
You follow progress and time, adjust priorities and approve what is delivered, at a rhythm agreed with you.
Time and materials, turnkey, or a dedicated team.
How the three models where Odeontech directs the work differ.
When to choose this model.
Choose time and materials when the scope is still evolving or exploratory, when priorities may change as you learn, and when you would rather pay for the time actually spent than for an estimate of the unknown.
If the scope is defined with acceptance criteria, a turnkey project fixes the price. If you need a stable team on a long roadmap, a dedicated team fits better. If you only need more engineers under your own tech lead, see staff augmentation.
Frequently asked questions
Have work that is still taking shape?
Tell us what you know and what you do not. An engineer comes back with how we would start and what the first priorities could be.