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Progressive Design software offers the lowest prices possible with additional cost-savings options to protect your investment
over the long term. Regardless of which mix of services you choose, the price is low, fixed, and known from Day 1.
What we quote is what you pay, guaranteed. And because PDS only
builds custom solutions, the application, source code, and related intellectual
property always belong to you. Also, please read our pricing comparison article when comparing PDS to other vendors.
With Progressive Design Full Service, one of our
analysts will help you define the system that meets your needs. The definition
will be deliberately high level. Instead of lists of tables and screens, a PDS
project definition includes phrases like 'enter and print invoices, then accept
payment.' Broad definitions give us plently of room to work within the project
definition document to fully meet your needs.
The goal is to eliminate the phrase: "That wasn't in the scope document, we'll
have to charge you extra." After delivery, a 60 day warranty period
is included to cover any problems that might arise.
Pricing
When the
analysis is complete, PDS will supply you with a fix-cost proposal. The
proposal will divide the development into milestones. The first milestone is
always Proposal Signing and the last is Delivery. Small projects may have only
2 milestones, while larger projects may include 6 or more. The total cost of
the system is distributed across the milestones. The Platinum Maintenance Plan
is designed to allow your PDS software to be truly worry free, and it is
available on every system PDS builds. Platinum Maintenance includes all the
features you would expect from a maintenance plan and much more. If any errors
are discovered during your maintenance period, PDS will quickly prepare a
Service Pack release for your application to solve the problem. In addition,
PDS will work with your staff to identify new features required to maximize the
value of your application. PDS will develop these features and upgrade your
system with quarterly upgrades. Each quarterly upgrade may contain:
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Unlimited new fields. The need to
store new pieces of information about the various entities tracked by your
system is endless. So with the Platinum Maintenance plan, you can accommodate
all those new fields without worrying about price. |
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Up to 5 New Reports. As you use your
new system, you will discover new ways to think about your business. Adding new
reports each quarter will give you the tools to view your data in powerful new
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Up to 3 New Processes. The
functionality of your system will grow over time. New lines of business or
simply better ways of doing business will lead to the need for new processing
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New System Entities. Every object in
your system (person, account, payment, etc.) is considered an entity. While
most system evolution can by handled by adding new fields to existing entities,
more sweeping change will require new entities. The Platinum Maintenance Plan
allows you to add up 10% of the number of entities in your original system
every quarter and we always round up. So if your original system had 53
entities, you can add up to 6 new entities each quarter. To make sure smaller
systems have room to grow, all Platinum subscribers can add 3 entities per
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Pricing
The annual
cost of a Platinum Maintenance will be determined at the same time as the cost
for your system. Maintenance plan costs are paid annually. The first annual
payment will be due 60 days after delivery of your system (the end of the
warranty period). To protect you over the long term, you will know the cost
for each year of your Platinum Maintenance plan up-front. Of course, the Platinum
plan is completely optional and is not required for any PDS project.
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