First call to handover, in writing.
Seven stages. Each one ends with something handed to you, so nothing depends on a conversation you have to remember.
- STAGE 01
Discovery call
Thirty minutes, free. I ask about the trigger, the deadline, your stack, who decides and what already exists. If I am the wrong fit, I say so plainly.
You getA written recap the same day, with the package I recommend and its price.
- STAGE 02
Intake and scoping
A mutual non-disclosure agreement is signed. You fill in a short intake questionnaire and share the customer questionnaire or contract clause that started this.
You getA scope summary: what is in, what is out, and what I need from you.
- STAGE 03
Proposal and statement of work
A fixed fee, the deliverables, the exclusions, a timeline in milestones, and the terms for handling your data and for any AI tools used on it. Signature and deposit start the work.
You getThe signed statement of work.
- STAGE 04
Kickoff
Least-privilege, read-only access. Named contacts on both sides and a shared channel.
You getA plan for the first 30 days.
- STAGE 05
Delivery
Work runs in short milestones. Decisions that need you are raised early, not at the end.
You getA status note every week, and drafts to review.
- STAGE 06
Handover
A readout call. Everything moves into your own storage, and my access is removed unless a retainer follows.
You getThe deliverable pack, the answer bank, the roadmap, and a recommendation for what to do next.
- STAGE 07
Retainer and renewal
For a retainer: a monthly cycle and a quarterly review. Each quarter includes an explicit conversation about whether to keep, change or stop.
You getA monthly status report and a quarterly roadmap update.
What stays the same every time.
The free part is one call.
No free assessments. The written recap you get after the call is the sample of the work.
Every stage ends on paper.
A recap, a scope, a statement of work, a plan, a status note, a handover pack. All of it is yours.
Read-only, then removed.
Access to your systems is least-privilege and read-only, and it is removed at handover.
Deal waiting on a security review?
Book thirty minutes, or send me the questionnaire and I'll tell you what it will take.
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- Pacific Northwest