Rate cards
A rate card defines the roles, seniority levels, and rates your agency offers. Rate cards are the foundation for multi-team proposals and Staff Augmentation engagements. Setting up a rate card:- Go to Settings → Team → Rate Cards.
- Add roles your team provides (e.g., Frontend Developer, Backend Developer, QA Engineer, DevOps, Tech Lead, Product Manager).
- For each role, set the seniority level (Junior, Mid, Senior, Lead) and the corresponding hourly or monthly rate.
- Optionally set an agency margin — a percentage added on top of the individual rate. The margin is visible only to you and your team, not to the client.
- In Staff Augmentation proposals, rates come directly from the rate card. You assign team members to project phases and the pricing calculates automatically.
- In Time & Materials proposals, the rate card provides role-based rates for the billing breakdown.
- In Technical Proposals, team members’ rates inform the blended rate when a team is assigned.
- Quimy uses rate card data when suggesting pricing and generating proposals through Agent Mode.
Team management
On the Agency plan, you can invite up to 15 team members to your workspace. What team members can do:- Create and edit proposals.
- Access shared templates and rate cards.
- View team proposals (not just their own).
- Use Quimy with the team’s AI quota.
- Manage team members (invite, remove, change roles).
- Edit rate cards and agency margin.
- Manage billing and subscription.
- Access all team proposals and analytics.
Providers
Beyond your core team, you can add providers — external contractors or subcontractors who participate in proposals. Providers have their own profiles with rates, skills, and availability. You can assign providers to specific proposals or phases without giving them full workspace access.Staff Augmentation workflow
Staff Augmentation proposals follow a specific workflow designed for consultancies placing dedicated teams with clients.Define the rate card
Set up roles, seniority levels, and rates in your team’s rate card. Add an agency margin if applicable.
Create a Staff Augmentation proposal
Select Staff Augmentation as the proposal type. Quimy can help structure the engagement if you describe the project in the brief, or you can configure it manually.
Define project phases
Break the engagement into phases — for example:
Each phase has its own duration and team allocation.
| Phase | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery & setup | 2 weeks | Architecture review, environment setup, team onboarding |
| Core development | 8 weeks | Feature implementation, integrations, testing |
| Stabilization & handover | 2 weeks | Bug fixes, documentation, knowledge transfer |
Assign team members to phases
For each phase, assign roles from your rate card. Specify the dedication percentage (e.g., 100% for full-time, 50% for half-time). Quikly calculates the cost per phase and the total engagement cost automatically.Example:
| Role | Phase 1 (2w) | Phase 2 (8w) | Phase 3 (2w) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Lead | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Senior Frontend Dev | — | 100% | 100% |
| Senior Backend Dev | 100% | 100% | — |
| QA Engineer | — | 50% | 100% |
| DevOps Engineer | 100% | 25% | 25% |
Add governance and constraints
Staff Augmentation proposals include governance fields specific to this model:
- SLA summary — response times, availability commitments, escalation process.
- Contractual clauses — IP ownership, confidentiality, non-solicitation, replacement policy (what happens if a team member leaves), termination terms, and notice period.
- Ramp-up/ramp-down — how quickly you can scale the team up or down.
- Minimum commitment — minimum engagement duration (e.g., 3 months).
Multi-role cost breakdown
In the shared proposal, the client sees a clear breakdown:- Per-role rates — hourly or monthly rate for each role and seniority level.
- Per-phase costs — total cost for each project phase based on team allocation and duration.
- Total engagement cost — the sum across all phases.