Start before every requirement is fixed. Adjust the backlog as priorities change, track the work, and pay only for the hours used.
Time & Material is a software development model where you pay for the time specialists spend on agreed work. It works well when the scope is likely to evolve and you need room to change priorities as development progresses.
Early results show which features need more work and which ones are no longer a priority.
Integrations, legacy code, or infrastructure issues add tasks that were difficult to predict at the start.
The team must test an idea or technical approach before estimating the full delivery effort.
See how scope changes are handled, how work is billed, and how the budget is reviewed.
Predefined scope
Changing priorities
Ongoing product work
Our Time & Material process
MWDN agrees the first delivery priorities with your team and sets up a regular way to review progress and spending.
Share the product goal, current backlog, budget, and skills needed.
Agree on the first tasks, team setup, estimates, and reporting format.
The team delivers planned work and shows progress during regular demos.
Review hours, spending, and results before setting the next priorities.
What MWDN Time & Material can include
Developers work on your current backlog and technical needs, while the scope can change as the product evolves.
Add manual or automated testing where it is needed in the delivery process.
Set up planning, estimates, and communication around the way your team works.
Review delivered work with the team before deciding what to prioritise or fund next.
See the hours used, work completed, current progress, and what comes next.
Review the backlog regularly and move priorities when requirements change.
Countries of client cooperation
Client referral rate
Longest client partnership
Work stays flexible, but you can still see what the team is doing, where the time goes, and what should happen next.
MWDN has supported international product companies since 2002 across hiring, remote teams, software delivery, and operations.
Priorities can move as requirements change, while estimates and regular reviews keep the work structured.
Regular reporting shows the hours used, completed work, and current progress against the backlog.
Add QA, DevOps, design, data, or other technical specialists when the project needs them.
These projects show how MWDN has supported changing product needs with specialists whose roles and workload developed alongside the client’s priorities.
MWDN has supported the product for nine years with engineering, QA, automation, and product specialists based across Europe.
MWDN helped Better Chains expand from an early proof of concept to a broader product setup with PHP, full-stack, and QA expertise.
MWDN supports StackUp with senior full-stack and data engineering specialists working from Poland, Austria, Moldova, and Ukraine.
See how MWDN helps companies build teams across AI, cybersecurity, fintech, SaaS, telecom, IoT, mobility, and more.
Their feedback shows how MWDN works in practice, from communication and delivery to long-term support.
Here’s how they describe the experience:
MWDN is one of the best subcontractors that we’re working with. The development team are experts, and the management team is flexible and opportunity creators. Definitely the right choice.
CEO, VIDOO
I have found MWDN to be a company with great honesty and high business ethics. The services, which they offered to us, have been of a very high quality and at very competitive rates. I have no hesitation in recommending them to any potential customer.
VP R&D , Pointer Telocation Ltd
Client referral rate
96%
Long-term partnerships make up a large part of our work. Our clients stay with MWDN, return with new hiring needs, and recommend us to other companies.
I approached MWDN for a POC that was delivered ahead of time with very competitive pricing. Following that experience, I have been working with various teams at MWDN for more than two years. Developers and managers have. great technical and interpersonal qualities.
Co-Founder & CTO, Better Chains
It was the really good journey with MWDN Ltd, the best IT company in Kharkov and maybe even in Ukraine. My major conclusion is that the individuals are making this company so unique and attractive. Thank you!
CTO, SizeWhiz
I had the greatest pleasure of working with MWDN. All teams are very pragmatic, get-it-done oriented engineers that deliver great quality of work with a strong “right first time” attitude. I worked with a very high-level team, which had technical and interpersonal qualities.
CTO, SpeakingPal
I reached MWDN as I knew the company had a pool of skilled developers with vast expertise in medical software. Thanks to their assistance, I managed to reinforce my in-house team and fill in existing skill gaps. When working with MWDN, you can immediately see that diligence, transparency, honesty, and quality are their top values.
COO, NICAS CS
MWDN’s commitment to the team for our success is impressive. The team was working on data analysis for synthetic data, delivered work on time and responded well to our needs.
VP R&D, Fairgen
Clear and transparent communication is a hallmark of our engagement with MWDN. From project updates to issue resolution, the open lines of communication fostered a sense of trust and collaboration.
MWDN consistently met project deadlines, resulting in the timely delivery of goods and services. This punctuality greatly contributed to the overall success of our project.
CTO, Hi-G-Tek
MWDN’s engineers have joined our teams as an inherent part of our engineering group. They serve in multiple roles in engineering contributing to the core of our technology.
The fact that MWDN has the very high level of candidates for each role that we opened, the longevity and commitment of each of MWDN’s team members and of course the quality of deliverables by their engineers are very impressive.
EVP, Engineering & General Manager, Capitolis
MWDN has provided us with rapid talent acquisition, full development teams, and single specialists. The team has developed software products for supply chain management. The team has delivered at a constant speed and with low maintenance.
VP of Product Development & QA, Valantic
I like MWDN’s work ethic. They try hard to get things done on time and to get to the bottom of every feature set early in the process rather than later in development, which I think is key.
We are happy with the work that they do, including the quality of their product, and the code delivered. They are usually able to deliver projects on time, which is something that rarely happens in this industry if you are familiar with it. On every project that we have done with them, clients have always come back and wanted more things, making this a testament to MWDN’s success.
Co-Founder, Goji Labs
The team at MWDN was excellent in terms of project management, communication, and delivery at the end of it. They successfully helped us hire a strong remote R&D team.
CEO, StackUp
MWDN has successfully delivered high-quality releases on time and has been responsive to our needs. The team has demonstrated a high commitment to the project and has provided quality engineers. Overall, the engagement has been a success.
Director of Engineering, Change Healthcare
MWDN managed the project very effectively, delivering all milestones on time. They were highly responsive to our needs, adapted quickly to feedback, and maintained clear, proactive communication throughout.
MWDN stood out for their professionalism, responsiveness, and friendly, supportive approach. They consistently went above and beyond to deliver high-quality solutions and adapt to our needs.
VP of People, Atidot
They found us good developers very quickly. It’s a real challenge to get good developers in less than a month, but they did it.
MWDN very quickly brought us two amazing developers, who worked so well that we hired another. We now have a backend developer, a frontend developer, and a developer that does both. One of our employees is the head of development.
COO, Swiftic.io
MWDN has met our QA roadmap milestones. For example, in one month, the candidate we hired through MWDN developed their first batch of tests. MWDN’s personal treatment and professionalism are impressive.
VP R&D, Nostromo
The team has always been super responsive and able to match our crazy pace.
MWDN demonstrated strong project management practices. They consistently delivered SQL outputs on or ahead of schedule. For larger or more complex requests, they communicated progress proactively and set realistic expectations.
Urgent customer-facing requests were prioritized without compromising the quality of other deliverables. Their team often clarified requirements early in the process to ensure accuracy and alignment. This reduced the number of revisions required.
Director of Technical Solutions , Triple Whale
Flexible delivery may require more than engineering hours. MWDN can also support planning, design, testing, infrastructure, and technical decisions around the changing backlog.
Clarify the product goal, user needs, technical constraints, and the first priorities before development starts.
Review the current system and define a technical approach that can support the expected features and integrations.
Prepare user flows, interfaces, and design assets for the features moving into development.
Add manual or automated testing to check features, integrations, performance, and release readiness.
Set up environments, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, monitoring, and deployment processes for the product.
Review existing code, infrastructure, or architecture before investing further time in development.
Answers to common questions about choosing a cooperation model, managing remote specialists, scaling a team, and working with MWDN
Time and Material is a software delivery model in which you pay for the hours specialists actually work. It is suitable when the complete scope cannot be fixed in advance or the backlog is likely to change during development.
Your company keeps control of product priorities and decides what the team should work on next. MWDN supports planning, estimates, delivery, and reporting according to the responsibilities agreed at the start.
The team records the time spent on agreed work. You receive timesheets or delivery reports that show the hours used, completed tasks, and current progress. The reporting format and approval process are set before development begins.
Yes. Features, priorities, and technical tasks can be changed as the product develops. New work is estimated and added to the backlog, allowing the team to redirect its effort without renegotiating an entire fixed project scope.
Budget control comes from regular reviews of hours, progress, and upcoming priorities. Your team can adjust the backlog, workload, or team composition before approving the next stage of work.
It may be less suitable when the scope, output, deadline, and acceptance criteria are fully fixed and unlikely to change. In that situation, a fixed-price setup may provide a clearer commitment for the defined work.
Share your product priorities and current scope. MWDN will help you review the team setup and reporting approach.
