| What it is | Our team manages some or all aspects of your platform for you. | A discrete set of work that Smart Data manages and delivers from beginning to end. | Smart Data developers join your internal team for a period of time. | Smart Data sources individuals for you to hire permanently. |
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| When to choose it | You want someone else to support and maintain an application or platform. | You have a specific project that you want estimated and executed by a partner. | You need to supplement your team with specific skills for a period of time. | You're adding permanent IT staff and want help finding the right people. |
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| Your involvement | Lower. You set priorities and service levels; Smart Data handles monitoring, support and updates. | Lower. You set the goals and review milestones; Smart Data plans, builds and delivers. | High. You manage the project, we provide expert talent. | You interview the pre-screened candidates we present. |
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| Project ownership | Smart Data. We own the deliverables, you review the outcomes. | Smart Data. We own the deliverables, you review the outcomes. | You. Our people follow your lead. | Shared. We source and screen candidates; you interview and make the call. |
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| Billing model | Usually a monthly contract, set by the systems covered and the response times. | Time and materials or fixed bid. Both options come with up-front pricing. | Monthly contract. | A one-time placement fee, or a monthly contract during contract-to-hire. |
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| Best for | Application or platform maintenance and other managed service needs. | Defined programs: modernization, migrations, new platforms. | Addressing temporary gaps, scaling quickly, avoiding hiring delays. | Permanent hires screened before you meet them. |
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