Why we don't bill by the hour

Hourly billing has a built-in conflict of interest: the agency makes more money the longer a project takes. We’ve never liked sitting on that side of the table, so every Wolverine Solution engagement is scoped and priced before a single line of code ships.

How we scope it

We spend the first few days of any Build engagement turning your problem into a written scope — screens, API surface, data model, and a list of what’s explicitly out of bounds. You sign off on that document, not a vague SOW. From there, the price is fixed.

What happens when scope changes

It always does, a little. Small adjustments — anything under a day of work — get absorbed into the existing scope. Anything bigger gets a written change order with its own price before we touch it. No surprise invoices at the end of the month.

Why this works for both sides

You get cost certainty before you commit budget. We get the incentive to ship fast and move on, instead of padding hours. It’s a better set of incentives for everyone, and it’s the only model we’ve found that scales past a handful of clients without breaking trust.