[AccessD] consulting fees

Consulting fees are usually higher than development because of the expertise required.  We use consultants for short term projects or when we need a specific skill set for a brief period.  Depending on the contract, if a person is an employee we usually double their hourly "rate" and sometimes add "profit" to the number.  The rate is the annual salary divided by 2080 hours.  

We have used consultants with an hourly rate of $200 and more and felt we got a bargain!  Project Managers and QC and SMEs are usually paid more than the developer.

We charge between $65 and $125 per hour for technical/developers depending on the expertise of the person and the complexity of the contract.

Jim 
jhewson at karta.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:13 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] consulting fees

> Susan, I'm in San Antonio and in my experience, your fees are appropriate.
> In some cases, it might be a little low.
>
> ===========Can you define "some cases?"



Also, what do you guys charge for straight development -- do any of you have
a separate fee? I always did, but I don't offer development anymore and
haven't kept up. I thought it would be best to present a full schedule
rather than one simple fee, but I'm not sure it's necessary or that I will.

Susan H.
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