The size and mix of the team. Every supervised position needs a description, and gathering, editing, and verifying those takes internal time before counsel reviews anything. Records held in another language add translation, and a team that has changed recently adds reconstruction work on top.
Count the positions before agreeing a scope
Ask counsel to quote on the number of positions to be described and whether descriptions will arrive written or need drafting from interviews. Internal time from human resources is a real cost even though nobody invoices for it. Decide which reports are central to the showing rather than documenting everyone to the same depth.
Official charges should be confirmed at the applicable step rather than estimated in advance. Count the positions before agreeing any scope, then ask counsel to quote on that number and on whether descriptions will arrive already written or need drafting from interviews. The two situations differ substantially in cost.
Human resources time is a real expense even though nobody invoices for it, so name whose hours are being spent and get that agreed in advance. Decide which reports are central to the showing rather than documenting everyone to the same depth, since depth spent on peripheral roles adds pages without adding weight. Records held in another language add translation, and a team that changed recently adds reconstruction work.
Confirm official charges at the applicable step.