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Vox Lucida Pty. Ltd. |
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A clear voice in a confusing world. |
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We can provide a variety of consultancy services, from single incident bug fixes, advice on how to achieve a particular goal, adding new features to the open source library, through to larger project work to produce a particular product or capability. |
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Consultancy Models and Rates |
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If you have a specific issue that you need dealt with, but do not wish any long term arrangements, and ad-hoc consultancy can be accommodated. |
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Ad Hoc or “Incident” based |
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For ongoing support where you have long term projects with in-house engineers, an extra resource with specialized knowledge to efficiently solve problems can be an asset. |
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Post-paid Support |
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As for Post-paid support, but when there is a consistent flow of consults, this can be a much more effective model. |
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Pre-paid Support |
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If a clearly defined product or feature can be identified, we can quote fixed price cost and schedule. |
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Fixed Price Project |
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Cons |
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No problems, no payment. |
Potentially slow response time, as work cannot be scheduled. |
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Potentially cheaper, if consults are very light and erratic. Faster response than ad hoc, as some time (6 hours) is put aside for the customer. |
Only available to established customers. No guaranteed response time, if more than 6 hours required. |
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AU$/ hr |
US$/ hr |
€/ hr |
Minimum 6 hrs/month. |
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AU$/ hr |
US$/ hr |
€/ hr |
No refunds. |
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Potentially cheaper, if have more work. Faster response, as negotiated time has been put aside for the customer. |
Hours will “expire”, if not used for a negotiated time, typically 3 months. |
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AU$/ hr |
US$/ hr |
€/ hr |
Minimum 4 hours. |
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You know exactly how much you will pay, regardless of what difficulties arise. |
As a rule it will cost more, as allowance must be made to cover the risks. Features not specified will cost extra. |
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AU$/ day |
US$/ day |
€/ day |
Minimum 3 days. |