Pricing

BPFAST LLC. Service Pricing Information

Our goal at BPFAST LLC. is to deliver a custom solution to you in a few days to keep our costs low and provide a solution quickly. Delivering a solution in a few days is not always feasible with custom solutions, the problem you want us to solve may be complex and involve many forms, processes, and reports, but we believe our approach focused on the using out-of-the-box features of SharePoint and Office 2007 is the most cost effective strategy. This is a new approach made possible by a new set of powerful features included in the latest versions of Microsoft Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007.

Our approach and project management methodology offers additional cost control advantages including:

		Fixed bid pricing for most of the work
		Breaking large projects into smaller pieces that are designed, priced, and delivered as distinct projects instead of one large project that takes several months
		Constant communication keeps you in the loop concerning progress and charges. We create our own SharePoint web site for every BPFAST LLC. client. Your will be able to find all available information and documentation about active or completed projects on this site.

Custom Solution Pricing

Design Phase Estimated Costs

The Design Phase is priced hourly at $100 per hour. It is usually an online meeting session with members of your business and a BPFAST LLC. consultant working together. This phase produces a design document and fixed bid estimate covering the rest of the project. The design document is a standalone deliverable that represents a project checkpoint before contining. To give you a general idea of what this service might cost, some sample estimates are provided below:

For a simple project that could be completed in a day for less than $1,000 in total cost, the Design Phase might require 2 hours or $200.

For a medium size project that might take a week to complete for less than $5,000.00 in total cost, the Design Phase may involve 4 hours to 8 hours with costs ranging from $400 to $800.

Delivery Phase Estimated Costs

The Delivery Phase fixed bid estimate will be produced in the Design Phase. This estimate will depend on the complexity and scope of the desired solution. Sample estimates from projects that BPFAST LLC. has completed in the past are offered below as a general guide:

A small one day project involving a design session, one simple SharePoint list form with 6 fields, one workflow item that notifies a user that a new item has been created, and 2 SharePoint list views might involve a Design Phase cost of $200 and a fixed bid Delivery Phase of $750.
A medium sized one week project perhaps involving a SharePoint list form, an InfoPath Form, 3 SharePoint workflows, a SharePoint data view for reporting, an Excel 2007 report, and an Access 2007 database report may involve a design phase of $800 and a fixed bid Delivery Phase of $4,000.

Office Business Application Service Desk Pricing

Building the Team

Building an internal team capable of rapidly designing and deploying Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007 solutions involves two primary milestones:

Building team proficiencies regarding Microsoft Office 2007, Windows SharePoint Services V3 (WSS), and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS 2007).

Training the internal team to understand on operate BPFAST LLC’s OBA Service Center Process which helps the team quickly qualify, design, and deliver out-of-the box business process automation solutions using only Microsoft Office 2007 and SharePoint 2007.

Estimated Costs

The amount of time required to develop team proficiencies in Office 2007 and SharePoint will vary depending on the team's experience, thier availability, and access to training resources. The amount of effort required from a team of BPFAST LLC. consultants will typically range from one to four weeks.

The time required to train a team to execute BPFAST LLC's OBA Service Center Process is typically two weeks.

A total OBA Service Center Process project may range from three to six weeks in elapsed time. The typical weekly rate for a fully engaged project is $5,000 per week.