With a project or fixed bid, INK takes responsibility for the result. We agree the scope, deliverables, price and acceptance criteria with you, then an INK team delivers them, managed by INK and run on SAP Activate with our quality gates. You pay for outcomes, not hours.
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Is project or fixed bid right for you?
A good fit when
- The scope and deliverables can be defined up front
- You want one partner accountable for the result
- You need a fixed, approved budget
- You don’t want to manage individual consultants
Who does what
You provide
- Business goals and requirements
- Key users for workshops and testing
- Decisions and sign-off at each milestone
INK is accountable for
- Delivering the agreed scope
- The team, its management and its quality
- Project plan, risks and weekly status reporting
- Testing, documentation and knowledge transfer
- Defect fixing as agreed in the contract
What’s included
Clear scope up front
Deliverables, assumptions and acceptance criteria agreed in writing before work starts.
Fixed price
One agreed price for the agreed scope, paid against milestones. confirm terms
A complete INK team
Project manager, architects and consultants, managed by INK.
Quality gates
SAP Activate with an INK quality gate at the end of every phase.
Transparent reporting
Weekly status, risks and progress against milestones.
Controlled change
A simple change process, so new needs are priced and approved before work starts.
How a fixed-bid project runs
Discover
Workshops to understand your goals, processes and constraints.
Scope and price
A proposal with scope, deliverables, plan, price and acceptance criteria.
Deliver
An INK team builds and tests, with a quality gate at each phase.
Accept
You test and sign off each milestone against the agreed criteria.
Hand over
Go-live, documentation, knowledge transfer and optional iCare AMS support.
Best practice: fixed-bid projects that finish on budget
Invest in discovery
A short paid discovery gives both sides the facts to price the work properly.
Write acceptance criteria early
Agree what “done” means for every deliverable before the work starts.
List the assumptions
Data quality, system access and key-user time all affect cost. Write them down.
Pay against milestones
Link payments to accepted deliverables, so both sides stay focused on outcomes.
Keep key users available
Most delays come from waiting for decisions. Name the decision makers up front.
Use change control, not scope creep
New ideas are welcome. Price and approve them before they are built.
Compare our hiring models
| Model | Who directs the work | How you pay | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff augmentation | You | Time and materials | Adding capacity or skills to your team |
| Contract-to-hire | You | Contract, then permanent | Trying before you hire |
| Contract-to-contract | You (or your client) | Subcontract | System integrators staffing client projects |
| Project or fixed bid | INK | Fixed price | A defined scope and outcome |
| Offshore Delivery Centre | INK, with your direction | Monthly team cost | A long-term dedicated team in India |
Tell us what you want delivered
Share your goals and scope. We’ll come back with an approach, a plan and a fixed price.
Frequently asked questions
What is a fixed-bid project?
INK delivers an agreed scope, with agreed deliverables and acceptance criteria, for an agreed price. INK manages the team and is accountable for the result.
How do you set the price?
From a discovery of your goals, processes and constraints. The proposal lists the scope, assumptions, plan and price.
What if our needs change during the project?
We use a simple change process: each change is described, priced and approved by you before it is built.
How do we pay?
Payments are usually linked to milestones and the deliverables you have accepted, as agreed in your contract.
What happens after go-live?
We hand over with documentation and knowledge transfer. Our iCare AMS team can support the solution after go-live.