Built to be stopped

1. 1

   Discovery call

   A short conversation about what is not working. No cost, no pitch deck. If we are not the right fit, we say so and point you somewhere better.

2. 2

   Discovery workshop

   One day on site, in one room, with the people who know the business. We send a pre-drafted architecture map ahead so the day is spent validating and ranking, not on whiteboard archaeology. No decisions are made on the day.

3. 3

   Scope of work

   A fixed price, a fixed scope, and quantified acceptance criteria agreed before anything starts. Reconciliation tolerances and named sign-offs are written down, not implied.

4. 4

   Build

   Read-only access first. Real data from day one. Fortnightly thirty-minute showcases so you see progress, not promises. Jira and Confluence stood up in your name, not ours.

5. 5

   Acceptance and handover

   Work is accepted against the criteria we agreed, not against a feeling. Documentation and credentials are handed over. You own everything.

6. 6

   Run, or stop

   Keep us on for managed support or a fractional CTO, or stop entirely. Each phase delivers standalone value, so stopping is always a real option.

The first step is a short call, then a workshop if it is worth it. Every piece has an end. The next one only happens if the last one earned it.