Fixed price or time and materials?

Fixed price suits well-defined scope with stable requirements. Time and materials suits evolving products. Many teams use a fixed-price discovery phase followed by iterative delivery.

You should. Confirm IP ownership, repository access and infrastructure ownership in the contract before work starts.

Should we hire in-house instead?

In-house makes sense when the product changes continuously and is core to your business. Agencies suit fixed initiatives, spikes in capacity, or specialist work.

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