ENGAGEMENT MODEL 03
Consult
Fixed time engagements across our full service mix. We come in, diagnose, build, and hand over. No retainer lock-in. No scope creep. Each engagement ends with a documented handover the team can act on without us.
BEST FOR
- Teams with capable in-house operators who need senior diagnosis
- Brands rebuilding measurement or attribution from the ground up
- Investors and operators preparing for diligence or acquisition
- Pre-launch brands building the operational stack
NOT BEST FOR
- Brands wanting hands-on execution beyond the project (use Managed)
- Anyone wanting ongoing operator-led execution (use Managed)
THE MODEL
In, out, and done right.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Everything that ships inside the engagement.
Discovery interviews
Structured interviews with the operators, analysts, and founders who hold the relevant context. We listen before we diagnose.
Source-data audit
Platform data, Shopify actuals, and tracking infrastructure reviewed against the stated goals. We find what is broken and what is just noise.
Gap analysis and target-state architecture
Structured comparison of current state against the target, every gap ranked by commercial impact and effort to close, plus a written specification for the destination.
Prioritised roadmap
A sequenced action plan by commercial impact, with falsifiable milestones. The team can execute this without us in the room.
Written handover
Full documentation of findings, decisions, and reasoning. Not a slide deck. A working document the team uses after we leave.
HOW IT WORKS
Five stages from brief to compound.
1 WEEK
Scope and price
We co-write a brief with falsifiable success criteria before any engagement starts. You know exactly what you are buying. No ambiguity, no surprises.
1-2 WEEKS
Discovery
Interviews with the relevant people, review of platform and data access, audit of the existing instrumentation. We build the current-state picture from source.
2-6 WEEKS
Build and document
We ship the deliverable. Architecture, roadmap, recommendations, or the system build itself depending on scope. Every decision is logged as we go.
1 WEEK
Handover
Written handover document plus a structured workshop with the team. We walk through every finding, every recommendation, every open question.
Optional follow-on
Light-touch check-ins if useful. Not mandatory. Some teams want a light presence during the execution phase. We are available for that.
FAQ
What we get asked about consult.
These are the questions clients ask before signing. Honest answers below.