Simple
< $500K
A simple project usually consists of:
•1 or 2 Developer/Project Manager
•1 Part-time Quality Assurance Tester
•1 Part-time UI/UX Designer
SIMPLE PROJECT EXAMPLES
•Mobile applications with little or no server-side implementation
•Mobile applications with discrete server-side implementation, simple microservices development to support mobile functionality
•Predefined, limited feature set web-applications
Moderate
$500K to $1M +
A moderate project usually consists of:
•3+ Developer/Project Manager
•1+ Part-time or Full-Time Quality Assurance Tester
•1+ Part-time or Full-Time UI/UX Designer
MODERATE PROJECT EXAMPLES
•Enterprise applications integrating web and mobile functionality with several third parties and in-house enterprise systems
•Consumer-facing applications with complicated feature set to be used at scale by large number of users
Complex
$1.5M +
A complex project usually consists of:
•1 Full-time Project Manager
•5+ Developers
•1 Application Architect
•2+ Full-time Quality Assurance Tester
•2+ Full-time UI/UX Designer
*Usually also includes advanced database administration (DBA)
COMPLEX PROJECT EXAMPLES
•Enterprise applications with complex business logic, hardware, third-party applications, complex user workflows, granular permissions and user security model and multiple channels like web, mobile, desktop
•Very large data-driven applications
•Consumer-facing systems with support for mobile, social networks, AI, machine learning, complex user interactions, reporting, multiple levels of administrator control
