As projects vary greatly, we have found over the years that the best way to help a client manage their budget process is to keep work focused on manageable ‘action items’ for each phase of the project. We define a set of “Next Steps” that is unique to that client and the work required. These “Next Steps” are action items that are approved by the client before we proceed with any work. We work on an hourly rate schedule and each set of action items will have an estimated range of hours associated with it.