An applied-research sprint on a question nobody has answered yet: fixed scope, code you can run yourself, and a memo saying how confident the answer is.
For an individual researcher facing a question nobody has answered yet — technical or not.
The question usually arrives in one of three shapes: is this feasible at all, does the data actually say what someone claims, or is there an algorithm that makes this tractable. Work runs to a scope fixed before it starts and ends in two artifacts — code you can run yourself, and a memo stating what was found, how confident it is, and what more confidence would cost. A negative result delivered early is a successful sprint.
From $7,500 · fixed scope
Fixed scope, fixed price, from $7,500 — you buy the answer and the working code, not my hours. Organizational engagements are scoped separately.
A researcher needed a neuroscience thesis — written in Russian, in 2005–06 — brought into today's computational world: translation to English, the computational analysis rebuilt on 2026 tooling, and the defense presentation prepared. Domain truth carried across two languages and a technology generation, intact.
What do your services cost?
Fractional / Interim CTO is $15,000/month up to 40 hours, or $20,000/month up to 60 hours; additional hours are $350/hour. Technical Consulting & POC-to-Production Advisory is $350/hr, or a $1,500/month retainer that includes four hours with overflow at the same rate. An Applied-Research Sprint is from $7,500, fixed scope and no hourly rate. A Regulated-Ready MVP starts from $10,000/project.
How does DynamWorks approach research projects?
An Applied-Research Sprint is a research-grade attack on a question nobody has answered yet, delivered as working code and a decision memo. It is built for an individual researcher whose problem is not yet a specification — technical or not. Organizations are not excluded: the published from-price is an individual researcher's entry point, and an organizational engagement is scoped separately.
Applications DynamWorks builds and operates — the products this practice ships and runs itself, which is where the standard held to client delivery comes from.