Consult · Deliver · Enable
The expertise, without the headcount.
Sometimes you do not need a system built. You need someone senior who has seen this before, for a defined period, with no permanent hire at the end of it.
What we do
Professional services, in detail.
Technology consultancy
Independent advice on architecture, platform choice, build-versus-buy and technical direction - from people with no product to sell you.
Project & programme management
Delivery management for technology projects, including ones where we are not the ones building. Governance, reporting and the difficult conversations held early.
Technical due diligence
Independent assessment of a codebase, a supplier or an acquisition target: what is really there, what it will cost to carry, and where the risk is buried.
Embedded specialists
Architects, engineers, testers and analysts working inside your team for a defined engagement, under your direction, with our bench behind them.
Process & tooling
Source control, CI/CD, environments, test strategy, code review and release practice for teams that have outgrown how they currently work.
Training & enablement
Handover that sticks: working sessions, documentation and pairing so your team can own what we have built together.
What you get
Outcomes, not deliverables.
- A decision you can defend to your board
- Delivery capability added without a recruitment cycle
- An honest, independent read on a system or a supplier
- A team that works better after we leave than before we arrived
Good fit for
When people call us about this.
- Choosing between building, buying and staying put
- A project that needs experienced delivery management, quickly
- Assessing a system before you acquire it or commit to it
- Adding senior capability to an existing team for a fixed period
How it runs
From first call to steady state.
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Step 01
Scope
What the question actually is, and what a useful answer looks like.
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Step 02
Engage
The right people, for a defined period, at an agreed rate.
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Step 03
Deliver
Findings, capability or delivery - written down and handed over.
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Step 04
Withdraw
We are content to work ourselves out of a job. It tends to bring us back.
Also worth a look
The other three.
Software development
Custom systems taken from a blank page to a tested, documented, deployable product - by the people who will go on running it.
ExploreHosting & operations
Managed hosting, monitoring and day-to-day operations for the systems we build and the ones you already have.
ExploreManaged IT services
The whole IT estate looked after by one supplier - end-user support, networks, identity, security and procurement.
ExploreNext step
Tell us what you are trying to build.
A conversation costs nothing and usually clarifies the problem either way. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for it.
Or call 01746 740050