How we work, in writing

Last updated 8 September 2026. Summary terms; each engagement is governed by a signed statement of work and master services agreement. Draft for legal review.

The sprint

A sprint is fifteen working days of work on one piece of the system, at a fixed price agreed in writing before it starts. What ships is listed in the statement of work and matches the scope the client signs. If the agreed piece is not running on the client's live data by day 15 for reasons within Asgharian's control, the sprint is not invoiced.

Further pieces are scoped and priced the same way, one sprint at a time. Either party can stop after any sprint. Changes after a sprint are quoted in advance and paid for as work. No retainer, subscription or licence is needed to keep using what was built.

Ownership

The client owns all code, documentation, data and configuration produced for it during an engagement, from the moment it is created, subject to payment of undisputed invoices. Wherever possible the work is carried out in accounts in the client's own name.

Security and access

Asgharian signs the client's NDA before receiving access, completes site induction where required, and uses only the access a job needs. Anything that changes the client's records goes through a named client approver and is logged.

Data

Business data stays in accounts the client controls. Where Asgharian processes personal data on the client's behalf it acts as processor under a data processing agreement. See the privacy notice.

Invoicing

Sprints are invoiced on completion, subject to the day-15 condition above. Further work is invoiced as agreed in its quote. Payment terms are 30 days. Expenses for site travel are pre-agreed and invoiced at cost.

Liability

Each party's liability is capped at the fees paid in the twelve months before the claim, except for breaches of confidentiality, data protection obligations or intellectual property warranties, and except where liability cannot be limited by law. Neither party is liable for indirect or consequential loss.

Governing law

Irish law and the courts of Ireland, unless the statement of work says otherwise.