Fixed sprints, fixed prices

Why we stopped billing by the hour, and how a two-week sprint with one price works for us and for clients.

We used to bill by the hour. Clients worried about every meeting, and we worried about every estimate. Since 2023 every project is a series of two-week sprints with one price each.

How it works

Before a sprint starts we agree on what it should deliver and what success looks like. The price is fixed; the scope can move inside the sprint, but the date doesn’t.

What changed

Clients stopped counting hours and started looking at releases.
We stopped padding estimates.
Projects got shorter: a sprint that ends with something working is a natural place to stop.