ARM - Research Phase 2

ARM · UK · · Breda (Vulkan) + Evolve scenes · Android, PC (Vulkan)

Phase 2 of the Arm neural graphics research: additional research on the Phase 1 topics, monthly payments, decided at the Phase 1 week-25 gate.

Stage€40k per sprint, fixed + €45k kick-off · about €83/h per seat13 Jul 2026 – 21 Feb 2027 · 23 wk left · CW18767 / Phase 28 sprints bought · €365k contract · margin to date €77k

Contributors

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Luca QuartesanSenior Production

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Alexandre VreelandSenior Machine learning

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Hannes VernooijSenior Research

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Jasper de WintherSenior Research

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allocatedramp-up, unbilledbenchover 100%freelancercontract ends

Team

Person	Share %	From sprint	Sprints	Dates
Hannes Vernooij Senior Research payroll				13 Jul – 21 Feb 2027
Jasper de Winther Senior Research payroll				13 Jul – 21 Feb 2027
Luca Quartesan Senior Production payroll				13 Jul – 21 Feb 2027
Alexandre Vreeland Senior Machine learning payroll				13 Jul – 21 Feb 2027

Milestones

Meetings

Contract

edits save as you go

Owner (bizdev)Order / contract numberSignedTerm ends (per the paper)Payment terms, daysPricing€ per sprint, whoever is on itKick-off payment € (0 = none)

€40k per sprint, fixed + €45k kick-off · first sprint invoices €85k, a typical one €40k at 3 seats · contract value €365k · about €83/h per seat

Day rate for extensions €Seats expected (deal value, fixed-fee hourly)Effort cap, person-weeks (0 = none)Pass-through budget € (cloud, hardware)Pass-through spent €Notes: acceptance criteria, IP terms, what the client provides

36.0 / 128.0person-weeks used / planned

Obligations

things the SOW makes us do on a cadence

every 2 wkFortnightly sync with Armfrom week 2
every 4 wkProgress report per topicfrom week 4
every 4 wkInvoice: 4-week periodfrom week 4

Coming up

21 Sep 2026Fortnightly sync with Arm
5 Oct 2026Fortnightly sync with Arm
5 Oct 2026Invoice: 4-week period
5 Oct 2026Progress report per topic
19 Oct 2026Fortnightly sync with Arm
2 Nov 2026Fortnightly sync with Arm

Scope

workstreams by track, weeks from the start

Workstream	Track	Starts week	Weeks	Runs	Done

P&L

revenue against the cost of everyone allocated, employees at salary plus employer costs, freelancers at rate

€125krevenue to datesince 13 Jul

€48kcost to dateallocated people

€77kmargin to date61%

€47kmargin, next 12 weeks€120k in, €73k out

€365krevenue, whole title8 sprints, 13 Jul to 21 Feb

€194kcost, whole titleallocated people, start to end

€171kmargin, whole title47%

€205kmargin at this week's pace, per yearonly meaningful if the title kept running

Sprint ledger

€40k per sprint, fixed + €45k kick-off · invoiced at sprint start · change a length to make an exception

Sprint	Runs	Seats	Invoice
1	13 Jul 2026 – 9 Aug 2026	4.0	€85k	invoiced
2	10 Aug 2026 – 6 Sep 2026	4.0	€40k	invoiced
3	7 Sep 2026 – 4 Oct 2026	4.0	€40k	running
4	5 Oct 2026 – 1 Nov 2026	4.0	€40k	planned
5	2 Nov 2026 – 29 Nov 2026	4.0	€40k	planned
6	30 Nov 2026 – 27 Dec 2026	4.0	€40k	planned
7	28 Dec 2026 – 24 Jan 2027	4.0	€40k	planned
8	25 Jan 2027 – 21 Feb 2027	4.0	€40k	planned

Support tickets

Severity	Ticket	Raised by	Opened	Status