Four phases, two-week increments, and a written recommendation at the end of every one. If an engagement is going badly you will hear it from us before you work it out yourself.
Discovery & feasibility
Two to three weeks mapping the problem space, validating data readiness and de-risking the hardest technical assumption before budget is committed.
Architecture & prototype
A working thin slice through the full stack — real data, real latency, real cost model. Decisions become measurable rather than theoretical.
Build & harden
Two-week increments, trunk-based, everything observable. Evaluation suites and load tests run on every merge, not in the week before launch.
Scale & hand over
Runbooks, training and an embedded transition period — so your team owns the system with confidence, or we keep operating it under an SLA. Your call.
Every phase produces something your team owns and can act on without us in the room.
Discovery & feasibility
- Opportunity map
- Data readiness findings
- Go / no-go recommendation
Architecture & prototype
- Target architecture
- Working prototype
- Measured cost and latency
Build & harden
- Production system
- Test and evaluation suites
- Observability and alerting
Scale & hand over
- Runbooks and training
- Transition plan
- Optional managed service
Pick the commercial shape that fits the work. We will tell you if you have picked the wrong one.
Dedicated team
A cross-functional pod — engineers, ML specialists, design and delivery — embedded with your organisation and accountable for outcomes.
Best forOngoing product development where scope will evolve.
- Named team with agreed seniority mix
- Two-week increments, demoed to your stakeholders
- Shared backlog and direct access to every engineer
- Quarterly business review against agreed outcomes
Monthly, by team composition. Thirty days' notice.
Fixed scope, fixed price
A defined deliverable with a defined budget — proofs of concept, audits, due diligence and migrations with a clear finish line.
Best forWell-bounded work where budget certainty matters most.
- Written statement of work and acceptance criteria
- Fixed price agreed before work begins
- Weekly progress against the defined milestones
- Change control for anything outside the agreed scope
Fixed fee, milestone-based invoicing.
Team augmentation
Senior specialists joining your existing teams and your existing process, for capability you need now rather than a team you need to hire.
Best forFilling a specific capability gap inside a working team.
- Individually selected, interviewed by your leads
- Working in your process, your tools, your repositories
- Knowledge transfer built into the engagement
- Ramp-down plan agreed at the start
Monthly per specialist. Thirty days' notice.
Managed service
We operate the system under an SLA — whether we built it or inherited it — with the option to hand it back whenever you want it.
Best forBusiness-critical systems you would rather not staff a rotation for.
- Agreed response and restoration targets
- Follow-the-sun cover across three regions
- Shared dashboards, status page and incident reviews
- Rehearsed transition-out plan
Monthly, by service tier and coverage window.
Describe the work and we will tell you which shape we would propose, and why — including when the answer is that you should not hire an external team at all.