Engagement models
Four ways to work with us. One delivery standard.
Choosing a contracting shape before the first call shortens the cycle considerably. This page exists so you can do that without asking us.
| Model | Best for | Commercial shape | What's included | Risk ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-Scope Project | Well-defined requirements, a fixed deliverable, and an approved budget. | Fixed price against a signed SOW, with milestone-linked payments. |
| Laxora owns delivery risk within the agreed scope. |
| Dedicated Team / Pod | An evolving product roadmap that needs sustained velocity. | Monthly retainer, priced by pod composition. |
| Shared — Laxora owns capability, you own prioritisation. |
| Staff Augmentation | An existing team with a specific capability or capacity gap. | Monthly rate per engineer. |
| You own delivery management. |
| Managed Support & Maintenance | Live systems needing reliability and incremental improvement. | Monthly retainer against a defined SLA. |
| Laxora owns availability against the SLA. |
Model selection guide
Three questions usually settle it.
| Question | Your answer | Points to |
|---|---|---|
| How defined is the scope? | Fully specified and signed off | Fixed-Scope Project |
| How defined is the scope? | Directionally clear, details evolving | Dedicated Team / Pod |
| Who manages delivery? | You already have a delivery manager | Staff Augmentation |
| Who manages delivery? | You want us to own it | Fixed-Scope or Dedicated Pod |
| What is the horizon? | A defined end date | Fixed-Scope Project |
| What is the horizon? | Ongoing, with a live system to keep up | Managed Support & Maintenance |
Included in every engagement
This is the part a contractor cannot offer you.
None of the following is an upsell or a premium tier. It is what engaging a registered company is supposed to mean.
Commercial terms
Standard terms
- Currencies
- Indian Rupees (INR)
- Invoicing cycle
- Monthly in arrears for retainers; milestone-linked for fixed-scope projects
- Payment terms
- Net 15 from invoice date
- Notice period
- 30 days for retainer engagements
- Change requests
- Raised in writing, estimated, and approved before work begins
- IP assignment
- Full assignment to the client on payment, stated in the SOW
Pricing
How we price
We have not published indicative rate bands yet. Rather than print a number we would have to caveat, here is how pricing is actually determined.
Fixed-scope work is priced from an estimate built against a signed scope — effort per workstream, plus a contingency we disclose to you rather than bury in the total.
Retained pods are priced by composition: the number and seniority of engineers, QA, design, and delivery management you need. You see the composition and the rate per role.
What moves the price is scope, integration surface, compliance burden, and how much of the requirement is genuinely unknown at the start. We will tell you which of those is driving your number.
Need something else for onboarding?
Tell us which forms your supplier registration requires and who to send them to. We will complete them and return them the same week.
- First response within one business day
- NDA in place before any disclosure
- Scoped proposal, not a generic quote