Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fair Hourly Rate for Usability Test

2007-10-30 Thread Melvin Jay Kumar
Hi Bora, You might want to look at this way. Don't look at the overall cost. Ask them for a breakdown of why it is 160 dollars an hour. >From the breakdown, you can validate where the cost is going. You can then try to see if those areas of the cost, can be taken care by you or your company so

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Fair Hourly Rate for Usability Test

2007-10-30 Thread Barbara Ballard
Hi Bora, In my experience, there are three factors driving hourly cost for tests: - facility and travel costs - expertise level - mobile frequently costs more because there's a bit of specialized expertise necessary - where the consulting firm is located We, for example, charge a premium due to o

[IxDA Discuss] Fair Hourly Rate for Usability Test

2007-10-30 Thread Bora Ultas
Hello all. I am new to this list, but I wanted to get some people's opinion. I received an SOW from a usability firm in San Francisco for user testing on a mobile device. They want to charge $160 per hour for their consulting time and some material costs. This seems like a very high rate, but I hav