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Fixed price can suit stable, narrow scopes. Hourly or dedicated-team work can suit discovery, evolving products, technical risk, live games, and long production roadmaps.
Fixed price can suit stable, narrow scopes. Hourly or dedicated-team work can suit discovery, evolving products, technical risk, live games, and long production roadmaps.
Requirements, acceptance criteria, assets, platforms, and dependencies can be defined clearly.
The product needs discovery, iteration, changing priorities, technical research, or ongoing content.
A fixed discovery or prototype followed by a flexible production phase can reduce early uncertainty.
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FAQ
Keep the article in context when building a real brief.
No. They are planning references and need to be tested against a written scope and current vendor quote.
Start with the user, business goal, essential product loop, platforms, quality target, and the main risk.
The amount depends on uncertainty, but every project should reserve budget for rework, testing, launch issues, and post-launch changes.
Check assumptions, exclusions, team roles, dependencies, ownership, milestones, acceptance, and support.