// FDE COST CALCULATOR

Model the cost of waiting for the team.

Compare first-year hiring commitment, modeled delay exposure, and a temporary deployment bridge. All values remain editable assumptions.

Model your hiring delay

Adjust assumptions to compare permanent hiring with a temporary delivery bridge.

Loaded annual FDE cost$300,000Recruiter fee25 %Months to hire4 moOnboarding months2 moMonthly value delayed$100,000Bridge pod monthly budget$60,000Bridge duration3 mo

Scenario output

First-year hiring commitment

$375,000Includes $75,000 recruiter fee

Value exposed during hiring

$600,0006 months before full productivity

Bridge pod investment

$180,0003 month planning assumption

Potential time reclaimed

5.5 months$550,000 of modeled delay exposure

This is a planning scenario, not a quote or guaranteed savings estimate. Validate salary, delay value, scope, and pod pricing against your actual situation.

This utility does not claim that a pod is always cheaper than hiring. It helps expose the value of time, which is often omitted from a salary-only comparison.

// VALIDATE THE MODEL

Turn the scenario into a scoped deployment decision.

Share the production blocker and timeline. The response will focus on scope, ownership, and whether a bridge is justified.

Model the cost of waiting for the team.

Model your hiring delay

Turn the scenario into a scoped deployment decision.

Validate My FDE Scenario