How time and materials works in practice
With time and materials, you pay for the work performed. Estimates and progress reviews help us track the budget and agree on priorities together.
Invoicing afterwards based on real work
Hours linked to tickets or context
Estimates stay a steering tool
Why we work this way
You pay for work performed
With Glossary · In brieftime and materialsTime and materials billing calculates the price after work has been carried out, based on the actual hours worked and costs incurred at agreed rates.Read more, we invoice monthly afterwards based on the hours actually worked. We keep that time reporting as concrete as possible, preferably linked to Jira tickets or similar context.
The invoice shows the hours actually spent. We use estimates to make decisions about Glossary · In briefscopeScope defines the boundaries of a project or assignment: which goals, activities and results are included and which are excluded.Read more and sequence upfront, and to discuss deviations during the project.
How the model stays workable
How we keep costs visible
We still begin with a substantive estimate, so you can see what is likely and where the biggest uncertainty sits.
By linking work to tickets or similar context, it stays visible where time went and why decisions were made.
We invoice monthly in arrears based on the hours actually worked.
If pace, scope, or dependencies shift, you need to discuss that quickly. Otherwise time and materials becomes a surprise instead of a steering model.
Set direction first
Estimate first, execute next
We still begin with a substantive estimate, so you can see what is likely and where the biggest uncertainty sits.
Roles and result
Track hours and adjust as needed
The client sees what was done and where the time went. We make time reporting as concrete as possible and immediately name decisions that affect scope or pace.
The result is a collaboration where invoicing follows actual work, while scope and estimation provides the substantive steering information. At SGI Compliance, that fits monthly ongoing development and support without stopping production.
Our agreements
What this gives you
More visibility into what was done and why
Less pressure to contract uncertainty away
Better alignment between invoice and reality
A steering model that leaves room for content decisions