From first call to signed contract in 3–4 weeks.

Case & Discovery Call

A senior engineer (not a sales rep) listens to what you're building and what's blocking it. We share comparable cases — including ones we walked away from — and tell you straight whether we're a fit. If we're not, we refer you to someone who is.

• A short description of the problem and what you've already tried
• 30 minutes on calendar

• Listen, ask hard questions, and surface things you may not have considered
• Share 2–3 comparable engagements (under NDA where required)
• Tell you yes, no, or 'here's a better partner'

Inquiry Brief

A two-page brief that both sides own. Scope, integrations, regulatory constraints, success criteria, and the hard parts surfaced early. This document becomes the basis for the SOW — and prevents 80% of the scope arguments that derail outsourcing engagements.

• Stakeholders for 1–2 working sessions
• Access to existing system documentation (under NDA)

• Drive the working sessions
• Surface integration complexity, regulatory exposure, and timeline risks
• Produce the brief — you redline, we revise

Quote & SOW

Detailed estimate with team composition, milestones, dependencies, assumptions, and a fixed or capped commercial structure. Every line item is defensible. Change-request process is in the SOW from day one — so when scope evolves, we have a process for it, not a surprise invoice.

• Review with finance/legal
• Confirm budget envelope and timeline windows

• Detailed SOW with named team members and CVs
• Commercial options: fixed-price, T&M with cap, monthly retainer
• Risk register with owner and mitigation per risk

Contract

MSA + SOW + IP assignment + data processing addendum + NDA, all standard paper, attorney-reviewed, and ready to redline. We've negotiated similar contracts with Fortune 500 legal teams — most clients close in under two weeks of negotiation.

• Legal review and signature

• Standard MSA / SOW / IP / DPA templates
• Attorney on our side for redline cycles
• Most engagements close in <2 weeks of legal review

Kickoff & Delivery

The same engineers from the SOW show up on day one. Weekly demos, two-week sprints, transparent dashboards. Source code and IP are yours from commit one. No hidden invoices, no scope creep without a signed change request.

• Executive sponsor + product owner
• Access to systems, data, and SMEs as scoped

• Kickoff inside 14 days of signature
• Weekly demos and async progress notes
• Source code in your repos from commit one