Metrix vs
the in-house team.
Clear direction · Less noise · Results you can see
Built into the stack
The platforms AU operators run on
Side by side
When in-house is the right answer, when it isn't.
An in-house team is the right call for long-term commodity work — the work that runs every day, every quarter, indefinitely. It's the wrong call for the work you need delivered this quarter, fixed by Q3, then handed back.
| Criterion |  | In-House Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & commercial | ||
| Pricing model | Fixed fee per project | Salary + super |
| Delivery | ||
| Time to start | 1–2 weeks | 3–6 months |
| Discipline coverage | Every discipline | Per hire |
| Senior on the work | Always | Per hire |
| Accountability | ||
| AU time zone | AU-only | Yes |
| Named escalation | Phone in the engagement letter | Internal |
| Continuity after go-live | Documented launch plans | Held in-team |
| Coordination cost on you | Low | Internal |
| Reporting & visibility | ||
| Reporting cadence | Weekly snapshot + one-page monthly summary | Internal |
Want a one-page brief either way? A 30-minute scoping call — Metrix or not — & you leave with a written read on what's costing you.
Start a projectThe trade-off
What you give up, what you get back.
In-house team
- Permanent headcount, salary + super + overheads.
- Single specialty per hire; gaps left uncovered.
- Recruitment cycle of 3–6 months per senior role.
- Capacity tied to the calendar, not the go-live.
- Knowledge concentrated in one person who can leave.
- Project-priced; pay for the go-live, not the calendar.
- Every discipline covered on day one, no recruitment lag.
- Senior operator on every discipline, redundancy on every go-live.
- Documented launch plans; knowledge stays after we leave.
- Scale up & down without restructuring headcount.
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Or see the full at-a-glance.
Name the weakest part.
Move the number.
Most of the mapping happens upfront. Fixed fee. You hand over your mission, your systems, today's numbers — we hand back the biggest gap named in dollars.
Clear direction · Less noise · Results you can see