Allow for the work after launch
Include expected support effort in the hours you plan for delivery.
Track time. Get paid.
Budgets for software consultancies
Catch extra development effort before it consumes the project allowance. Track software consulting hours against a budget while keeping delivery planning in your existing tools.
Free for 14 days — every feature, no credit card, no automatic charge.
Catch the blowout while you can still fix it.
Review extra requests before coding
Compare new scope with the project allowance still available.
Keep the delivery board separate
Use recorded effort to inform a decision in your existing planning tools.
A direct Linear connection is planned, not available. The budget does not automatically import or approve delivery scope.
Get started with budgets
- 1Set the client build allowance
- 2Choose the budget alert point
- 3Review support and scope requests
- 4Agree changes before further development
Questions about budgets for software consultancies
- Does the project budget replace sprint planning?
- No. It shows recorded time or costs against a limit. Keep backlog priorities and delivery estimates in your planning tool, then use the budget to discuss the financial effect of scope changes.
- Does a TimeLodge budget replace sprint planning?
- No. Use it to compare recorded effort with a client allowance. Keep issue priorities and delivery scheduling in the tools your team already uses.
Try budgets on your next client project
Start free, set a project budget, and choose the first alert point.
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