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)