Crescentek

Project-Based Delivery Support

A project. Or a retainer. Your call.

Some agencies need a one-off build with a clear end date. Others need a rolling development partner month after month. We work both ways — and you can switch between them as your needs change.

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Engagement mode
Project: Checkout Rebuild
Brief received
Scoped & quoted
Build in progress
Review & QA
Delivered
Two models

Pick the one that fits. Or switch between them.

Project-based for defined work. Retainer for continuous delivery. Both use the same team, same process, different billing structure.

Project-based

A defined scope, a fixed deliverable, a clean end date.

One-off feature builds
MVP development
Legacy migrations
Site rebuilds
Integration projects
Billing
Fixed price or milestone-based
Exit
Project end = engagement end

Ongoing retainer

Continuous development capacity on a monthly basis.

Iterative product development
Maintenance and improvements
Sprint-by-sprint delivery
Rolling feature work
Platform evolution
Billing
Monthly flat rate
Exit
2 weeks to pause or end
What we take on

Six types of work we scope and deliver.

From one-off builds to long-running product development — same quality, different shape.

New feature build

A defined feature your existing team doesn't have bandwidth for.

Platform migrations

Moving a site or application to a new stack, host, or architecture.

Ongoing iteration

Monthly development against a product backlog with regular releases.

Legacy modernisation

Upgrading old codebases without full rewrites — incremental, safe, documented.

Integration work

Connecting systems, building APIs, wiring third-party services into existing platforms.

Performance projects

Targeted speed, CWV, or architectural improvements with measurable outcomes.

Common questions

Project and retainer questions answered.

The questions Irish SMBs ask us most often.

Project-based works when you have a clear, bounded piece of work with a defined end state. Retainer works when the work is continuous or you need ongoing availability without re-scoping every month. If you're not sure, start with a project — you can convert to a retainer if the relationship works.
Regularly. Many of our agency partnerships start with a one-off project and transition naturally into retainer arrangements. There's no penalty for switching models, and pricing is agreed fresh rather than carried over from the project rate.
We scope with a brief review and a written specification before quoting. Fixed-price works for well-defined projects; time-and-materials works better for exploratory work. We'll tell you which we recommend and why before you commit to anything.
Minor changes get absorbed into the project budget where reasonable. Significant scope increases get a short written addendum with a revised price and timeline. We don't spring change requests on you — we flag them before implementing.
Yes, with two weeks notice. A paused retainer holds your developer allocation for up to 30 days at no charge. Beyond that, the slot may go to another client and we'd restart with availability subject to scheduling.
Raise it immediately — not at the end. We have a structured review process at milestones specifically to catch misalignments early. If there's a genuine quality issue, we fix it. If expectations shifted, we agree what the correct scope is and move on.

Ready to scope something?

Send us the brief — whether it's a one-off project or the start of something ongoing.

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