Billing & Invoicing FAQs

Billing & Invoicing FAQs

What is the Professional Services framework?

Implementation work delivered within your agreed Onboarding or Renewal scope, and any change requests raised during your 45-day Hypercare window, are fully covered — no caps, no charges. Requests raised beyond that window are handled as Professional Services: each one is scoped upfront, priced transparently, and invoiced on delivery, so you always know what you're getting and what it costs before it's billed.

What's covered for free?

  1. Implementation within your agreed Onboarding/Renewal scope
  2. Any change request during your 45-day Hypercare window — no caps, no charges
  3. Self Serve requests (up to 6 hours of effort) — always complimentary, regardless of timing

How is a request priced?

Every request is assessed for effort and complexity and placed into one of five categories. Four categories — Self Serve, Moderate, Complex L1, and Complex L2 — have fixed, published pricing, so you know the cost upfront. Requests beyond 36 hours of effort fall under Custom Work and are priced individually based on scope. See the Service Category Guide for full category details and pricing.

When am I billed?

For Self Serve, Moderate, Complex L1, and Complex L2 requests, you're invoiced on delivery — once the work is completed and closed. For Custom Work, pricing is agreed upfront as part of the Scope of Work, and work only begins once you've accepted that scope and pricing in writing.

How does the Custom Work process work?

Custom Work covers requests beyond 36 hours of effort — things like multi-system integrations, full platform rebuilds, or architecture-level redesigns. It follows four steps:
  1. Feasibility Testing — our team reviews the request to confirm it's technically and operationally feasible.
  2. Scope of Work — deliverables, timelines, and resourcing are formally defined and documented.
  3. Acceptance Determination — the team confirms it can take on the work and communicates this to you in writing.
  4. Pricing — price is agreed based on the confirmed scope. Work begins only once you've accepted in writing.

What are the delivery timelines for each category?

A formal SLA is still being finalised; the timelines below are the interim commitment standard, applied across all categories. Acknowledgement of every request happens within 1 business day of being raised.

Category
Effort
Acknowledgement
First Progress Update
Expected Delivery
Self Serve
Up to 6h
1 business day
Within 2 business days
Within 3 business days
Moderate
Up to 12h
1 business day
Within 2–3 business days
Within 4–5 business days
Complex – L1
Up to 24h
1 business day
Within 3–4 business days
Within 5–7 business days
Complex – L2
Up to 36h
1 business day
Within 4–5 business days
Within 7–10 business days
Custom Work
Beyond 36h
1 business day
Within 5–7 business days of commencement
As per agreed Scope of Work

What happens if my request is going to be delayed?

If delivery is projected to exceed the committed timeline, our team will proactively reach out with a revised estimate before the original deadline — you won't be left waiting without an update.

Who works on my request?

The team scales with the complexity of the request:
  1. Self Serve: Implementation Specialist
  2. Moderate: Implementation Specialist + Technical Consultant
  3. Complex L1: adds a Solutions Architect
  4. Complex L2: adds Customer Success
  5. Custom Work: adds Quality Assurance, alongside the full team above

I'm not sure which category my request falls under — what should I do?

Raise it through the support portal or speak with your Customer Success Manager. Our team will review the request, confirm the applicable category, and share pricing (if applicable) before any billable work begins.



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