OpenLMIS Private Health Software Development Costing
- Brandon Bowersox-Johnson
- Wesley Brown
Owned by Brandon Bowersox-Johnson
Reference Costs
| Cost | Timeline | |
|---|---|---|
| One Maintenance Release (eg v3.7) | $80,000 software dev (does not include salaries for technical product manager, architect) | 3-4 months |
| Stock Management Feature (in v3.1) | $150,000 software dev including UI Design (does not include salaries for software dev manager, architect, & product owner) | 6 months |
| All OpenLMIS v3.0.0 - v3.6.0 | $750,000 - $1M + ___ + ___ (does not include salaries for software dev manager, architect, & product owner) | 2 years |
Software Dev Cost Elements
| Est. Cost | Qty | Months | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer (Kenya) | $1,500 | 5 | 8 | $60,000 |
| Developer (Poland) | $2,000 | 5 | ||
| Developer (US) | $6,000 | 5 | ||
| Lead Developer (Kenya) | $2,500 | 1 | 8 | $20,000 |
| Lead Developer (Poland) | $3,500 | 1 | ||
| Lead Developer (US) | $8,000 | 1 | ||
| UI/UX Designer | 1 | 3 | ||
| DB | 1 | 2 | ||
| Architect (US) | $10,000 | 1 | 3 | $30,000 |
| Management/Technical Leadership (US) | $10,000 | .5 | 8 | $40,000 |
| Hosting, subscriptions (cloud hosting, IDE) |
Cost Breakdown
We don't include:
- Office costs (rent, desks, workstations, internet)
- Country registration (legal setup, annual audit, payroll processing, HR)
- Sales staff
- Support staff
- Marketing budget
- Travel and conferences
- Non-salary amount for US and (maybe) Europe-based staff
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