Architect-weeks, directed at named outcomes.
Not a retainer. Not a subscription. Four offers, one sprint-based model. No annual lock-in, no platform fee, no team to staff. You commit a month at a time.
Custom software. Without the seven-figure bet.
You're buying architect-weeks directed at named outcomes. The unit is a senior architect's week. The commitment is a month at a time. The price moves with the work, not with seat counts or a platform you license.
The four offers below map to where your business currently is — from early problem definition through ongoing capability stewardship. Each is a separate commercial entry point. You can start anywhere. No annual lock-in, no platform fee, no team to manage.
If the number can't be named, we don't start. RAND's study of AI project failure found the leading root cause is building against the wrong problem — a named outcome is what keeps the work on target.1
The Benefit Realization Plan. What we'd commit to in writing.
Five fields. Signed before work starts. Measured monthly. The structural commitment that separates us from a build shop or a consulting hour.
Illustrative. This is the shape of every Benefit Realization Plan we'd commit to.
What you can buy. Four offers, one model.
| Attribute | Offer 01Scoping | Offer 02Elicitation | Offer 03Enablement | Offer 04Continuous Fit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Two 90-minute sessions with analysis between. You bring the felt pain; we return a commitment-grade analytical package. | One week of architect work consolidating what your stakeholders know into a structured problem-space, ready for scoping. | Architect-week sprints. Monday kick-off, Friday demo. Measured on outcomes, not capability count. | One to two sprints a month. Tune, extend, and scope what's next as the business changes. |
| Duration | 2 × 90 min · one week elapsed | 1 week | Architect-weeks, committed monthly | Ongoing, monthly |
| Output | Problem register · needed capabilities · named outcomes · Benefit Realization Plan | Problem statements · scenarios · benefit hypotheses · capability maturity model | Working capability · Friday demos · BRP measurement | BRP reviews · capability adjustments · extensions |
| Commitment | None beyond the sessions | None beyond the week | Sprint-by-sprint · no annual lock-in | Month-to-month |
| Cost | Included | $12K / week | $12K / week | $4K–$8K / mo |
Final pricing is set in the Scoping output. Scoping is included — you keep the analytical package whether or not you continue.
How you buy and pay. What's different about the shape.
No annual lock-in.
Each month you commit is a fresh decision. The only thing we ask you to stay with is the roadmap we scoped together. Everything else is adjustable.
Weekly visibility.
Friday demos are the mechanism that makes the engagement honest. If something isn't working, you'll know in a week, not a quarter.
Scope changes during the work.
Requirements evolve during delivery. In scope, we handle it in real time, not via a change order. Out of scope, we say so and rescope honestly.
The platform isn't charged for.
You don't license the Engine, administer it, or pay to access it. It's how we deliver the work — not a line on the invoice.
What you pay.
The unit is one senior architect's week: a sprint. Everything scales from there — you add sprints as the work earns them, never seats or licences.
A first outcome typically lands in one to three sprints; a meaningful business outcome with the capabilities behind it usually runs two to six; a phase of connected outcomes, six to fifteen. Continuous Fit starts at one to two sprints a month, with a modest volume discount.
No charge for discovery. No charge for platform configuration. No change orders. No teams of junior analysts managed by a partner. The quote is sprints directed at capabilities — and the commitment is to the outcomes those capabilities produce.
Fit, honestly. The check works both ways.
- Established and growing — $10M to $500M in revenue
- Running core operations on spreadsheets
- Specific workflows that are slow or unreliable
- Can name a measurable number to move
- Tired of six-figure implementations
- Early-stage startup needing founding engineers
- Looking for staff augmentation
- Evaluating SaaS hoping one fits
- Outsourcing the decision about what changes
- Want an AI strategy doc instead of working software
The fit check is honest on both sides. We don't want to sell you something shaped wrong any more than you want to buy it.