Clear boundaries
Included work, important assumptions and exclusions are made explicit before they become delivery surprises.
How we work together
Three ways to shape the work around what your team needs
The service defines the technical work. The engagement model defines how scope, ownership, collaboration and change are organized while we do it.
Compare the models
Choose the shape that matches the responsibility
Start with the kind of scope you have, the ownership your team wants to keep, and the result the engagement must support.
Advisory
Consulting
Focused advice at a flexible cadence.
- Scope
- Dynamic
- Capacity
- Flexible
- Rate
- Standard
- Work
- Any
- Billing
- EOM
Suits
Advisory, review and focused investigation
Embedded
Staff Augmentation
A planned outcome with defined ownership.
- Scope
- Dynamic
- Capacity
- Steady
- Rate
- Capacity Discount
- Work
- Any
- Billing
- EOM
Suits
Ongoing capacity in your channels
Project
Solutions
A planned outcome with defined ownership.
- Scope
- Predefined
- Capacity
- Hours Bank
- Rate
- Capacity Discount
- Work
- Any
- Billing
- Hours Bank
Suits
Plan-first, milestone-oriented delivery
Constant across every model
The working shape changes. The fundamentals do not.
Every engagement should make responsibilities, progress and technical decisions understandable to the people who own the outcome.
Visible ownership
Client, XIVTech and shared responsibilities have named owners throughout the work.
Practical communication
Progress, blockers, dependencies and decisions stay visible in a rhythm suited to the engagement.
Responsible change
New evidence is assessed for its effect on scope and ownership before the plan changes.
Not sure which model fits?
Describe the decision, capability gap or outcome. We can discuss the most useful way to organize the work.