Hi Ben,
I think the "going rate" largely depends on where you're getting your talent
from and where they are going to work from. People who live and/or work in NYC
or the tri-state area are going to cost a little more than, say, someone like
me who works and lives in the midwest. Since our cost of living and dowing
business is substantially lower than many other parts of the country, our rates
are going to be a lot lower too - and still be considered good by our,
midwestern, standards. I think that's why there is a new focus on "insourcing"
or "outsourcing within US borders but in lower cost areas".
So, if you're wanting to reduce costs, start by looking at where the generators
of your primary costs are and see how you can reduce that. I can guarantee that
you can get the same level of talent, the same level of performance, at much
lower rates WITHOUT having to leave the USA.
Hope this helps,
Anthony
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline)
To: NYPHP Talk
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:48 PM
Subject: [nyphp-talk] Going rates:
Hello All,
Hope all the fathers are having a nice day today.
Lately, I've been really getting into the cost structure and finicial forces
at work within my company.
While attempting to refine our overhead cost calculations, I've begun to
break up jobs
by the time spent doing one of many tasks:
Information Architecture - Creating the database, flowcharting, high and low
level details.
Graphic Design - Creating the actual graphics, .pngs, .gifs, etc.
User Interface Creation - Designing the UI and Wireframes.
Programming - Heads down coding.
Testing - Q/A
Deployment - Pushing the site live.
Support - After the site is live ... this is everying EXCEPT fixing bugs (we
don't charge for that!).
I'm trying to find the "going-rates" for such activities. Is there a standard
right now,
or a place to find this information online.
Thanks.
- Ben
Ben Sgro, Chief Engineer
ProjectSkyLine - Defining New Horizons
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