Pricing Examples
Fresh Start IT Optimized Blended Rate
Fresh Start IT makes use of the appropriate combination of trained and talented resources to provide our customers with the optimal Blended Rate.
For a better understanding of the effectiveness of our pricing model take a look at the blended rate examples below:
Example #1
A medium to large software development project where the customer requires industry expertise for the design and development of the project. The total estimate is for three man years of work.
Industry Specific Subject Matter Expert (SME) @ $150/hour
Senior Consultant @ $100/hour
Business Analyst @ $75/hour
Programming/Tech support @ $45/hour
Industry Specific SME 580 hours @ $150 $87,000
Senior Consultant 540 hours @ $100 $54,000
Business Analyst 1678 hours @ $75 $125,850
Programming/Tech Support 2962 hours @ $45 $133,290
Totals 5760 hours $400,140
Blended Rate $69.47/hour (400,140/5760)
Example #2
A typical, medium to large software development project where our customer knows generally what they want to get done and desires our help in formalizing their vision/plan. The total estimate is for two man years of work.
Senior Consultant @ $100/hour
Business Analyst @ $75/hour
Programming/Tech Support @ $45/hour
Senior Consultant 480 hours @ $100 $48,000
Business Analyst 1252 hours @ $75 $93,900
Programming/Tech Support 2108 hours @ $45 $94,860
Totals 3840 hours $236,760
Blended Rate $61.66/hour (236,760/3840)
Example #3
A typical mid-sized software development project. Here our customer knows exactly what they want the software to do and we have estimated a 30/70 split with 30% of the work being done by a business analyst and the remaining 70% by programming. The project calls for a total of 1920 hours.
Business Analyst @ $75/hour
Programming/Tech Support @ $45/hour
Business Analyst 576 hours @ $75 $43,200
Programming/Tech Support 1344 hours @ $45 $60,480
Totals 1920 hours $103,680
Blended Rate $54.00/hour (103,680/1920)
Example #4
Ongoing software maintenance. An extended resource to be used for smaller system changes or enhancements. This model makes effective use of one full-time programming resource. A part-time business analyst would be used to interface directly to programming.
Business Analyst @ $75/hour
Programming/Tech Support @ $45/hour
Business Analyst 10 hours per month @ $75 $750
Programming/Tech Support 160 hours per month @ $45 $7,200
Totals 170 hours per month $7,950
Blended Rate $46.77/hour (7,950/170)
