How I price
You won't find a rate card on this site, because the price depends on the real state of your data, and that can't be known from outside. Here's how I get to a number.
What actually drives the effort
Hardly ever the report itself. It's everything underneath:
- How many sources have to be connected, and whether they talk to each other.
- The state of the data: a report with a single database can take months if that database is undocumented or contradicts itself.
- What access exists and who controls it. Sometimes the bottleneck is an external provider, not the technology.
- Whether there's history to rebuild, and how far back.
- How much needs defining: whether the metrics are already clear or have to be agreed first.
- Which tool: I work with the one you already have, and if there isn't one, I propose what fits your size and budget.
How I get to a price
- The form Two minutes. I ask just enough to know whether I can help.
- A one-hour meeting, free I go through the report, the sources and the access. You leave with my opinion even if you hire nobody.
- If needed, an in-depth assessment Only when the scope can't be pinned down in a conversation. It's the only assessment I charge for, and it's deducted in full if you then hire the build.
- A fixed proposal in writing Scope, phases, timeline and price. If it takes me longer than planned, that's my problem.
What happens if the scope changes
A fixed price doesn't mean infinite scope, so I say it upfront:
- The project covers what was agreed in writing before starting, with the fields and sources named one by one.
- It includes handover, not training: teaching your team to build reports is quoted separately.
- It includes two rounds of review on the first version; beyond that, it's quoted separately.
- If, on connecting, a source turns out not to have the access everyone assumed, I stop and recalculate before going on. Never after the fact.
And what about the “in-depth assessment”?
It isn't a service you hire on its own: it's step 3 of this same process, and it only kicks in when an hour of conversation isn't enough to pin down the scope of a report. I'll tell you before it becomes necessary, and if you then hire the build, it's deducted in full from the final price. If what you need is that same X-ray but across all your reporting at once, not a single report, that's the reporting process audit.
Not sure where to start?
That's normal. Tell me about your case in the form and I'll look at it in a one-hour meeting, free of charge.
Tell me about your caseYou can also email me at info@datamaxgen.com