An hourly bucket is a prepaid block of hours, starting at 40, that you spend on any task or technology. The hours never expire, so the goal is not to rush. It is to spend them where they matter most.
Keep a running task list
Write down fixes, small features and ideas as they come up. When you have a list, you can rank it by value and send the most important tasks first. A short list reviewed every week beats a long list that nobody has looked at in a month.
Mix small and large work
Use a few hours on quick bug fixes and the rest on one feature that moves your product forward. Small fixes keep your product healthy. One larger feature gives you something worth announcing.
Ask for an estimate on bigger tasks
Before we start a larger task, we can tell you roughly how many hours it will take, so you can decide whether it fits your balance. This avoids surprises and helps you choose between two ideas.
Use any technology you need
One bucket can cover a change to your website, an update to an API and a fix in your mobile app. You are not tied to a single technology, so you do not need a separate budget for each part of your product.
Top up before you run out
Buy the next bucket while work is still in progress, so there is no pause between tasks. Because unused hours stay in your bucket, there is no cost to keeping some in reserve.
If you are not sure whether a bucket suits your project, talk to us and we will help you choose.