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Engagement model

How
we work

We assess the whole company. The result is an improvement plan, and every item is decided with you, one by one.

01 Assessment 02 Improvement plan 03 Triage
The model

Our model in three ideas

What guides the way we work with every client.

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Independent stages

Each stage has its own scope, contract, and deliverables. Finishing one doesn't commit you to the next.

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Assessment comes first

The first step is always an assessment, with scope, timeline, and investment defined from the start.

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We decide item by item

The result is an improvement plan. Each item goes through its own triage before it becomes an engagement.

In practiceAt the end of each stage, the client decides the next step based on what the assessment showed.
The process

Assessment, improvement plan, and triage

Understand the company, build the improvement plan, and decide on each item.

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01 · 8 weeks

Assessment

The whole company: processes, systems, data, and people.

02 · Deliverable

Improvement plan

Process improvements and digital transformation, prioritized.

03 · Item by item

Triage

The client approves, defers, refines, or discards each item.

Stage 1

The assessment

The whole company analyzed, with a focus on processes and digital transformation.

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Coverage

The whole company

Areas, processes, systems, data, and people.

How

Discovery

Interviews, site visits, process mapping, and a systems inventory.

Duration

8 weeks

4 of discovery and 4 of analysis, through delivery of the improvement plan.

Out of scope

Operations and delivery

We don't direct operations, except where systems are involved.

Improvement focus Process improvementDigital transformation
Stage 1 · timeline

Eight weeks to the improvement plan

Four weeks of discovery and four of analysis.

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Weeks 1 to 4

Discovery

Kickoff, interviews, site visits, process mapping, and an inventory of systems, data, and documents.

Weeks 5 to 8

Analysis

Bottlenecks, rework, manual work, information failures, and system gaps, with their causes and risks.

End of week 8

Improvement plan

Delivery of prioritized process improvements and digital transformation initiatives.

Stage 2

The improvement plan

Process improvements and digital transformation, prioritized item by item.

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#Item ExampleImpactEffortType
01Standardize the approval flow
Process
02Integrate management and sales systems
Digital
03Assign owners for master data
Process
04Automate the monthly reconciliation
Digital
05Unify reports into one dashboard
Digital
06Document critical processes
Process
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Type and reach

Process or digital; the processes and systems involved.

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What and why

Problem or opportunity, its cause, and the risk involved.

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Priority and timeframe

Value, urgency, effort, sequence, and deadline.

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Who can execute

Client, consultancy, joint team, or third party.

Stage 3

Triage, item by item

Each item in the improvement plan gets its own decision from the client.

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Every approved item defines ScopeOwnerTimelineCommercial terms
After triage

Each approved item follows its own path

How it's delivered follows the size and nature of each item.

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Improvements

Process, system, or governance adjustments with a smaller scope and a quick return.

Projects

Larger initiatives from the plan, with defined scope, milestones, and team.

Ongoing evolution

Governance, architecture, support, and continuous improvement after implementation.

Coordination

A third-party vendor delivers the work and the consultancy coordinates it.

Who executes is your call

ClientConsultancyJointThird party

The consultancy's proposal is an option, not an obligation.

Every stage stands on its own

What was delivered stays useful even if the client decides not to continue.

Engagement

Engagement models by stage

The pricing model follows how certain the scope is and the responsibility taken on.

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StageModelBest forHow we control risk
AssessmentFixed price8 weeks, with a single deliverableClosed scope, acceptance, and change orders
ImplementationPer-item packageApproved items in independent workstreamsSeparate contract and acceptance per package
ImplementationTime & materialsEvolving requirements or technical uncertaintyMonthly cap, hour reports, frequent prioritization
Ongoing evolutionMonthly retainerGovernance, architecture, support, improvementCapacity, SLA, and rules for unused hours
CoordinationCoordination feeA third party delivers, the consultancy coordinatesSeparate duties for consultancy and vendor
Add-onVariable componentObjective, directly influenceable resultsAuditable baseline and formula
RecommendationFixed price for the assessment; packages or capped time & materials for implementation; a retainer or dedicated fee for evolution and coordination.
Next steps

How we get started

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