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Engagements & pricing

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What each engagement includes, what it costs and how we work together. The first conversation is 30 minutes, free, and with me.

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Engagements & pricing: The right shape
for the work.

A complex programme, an ongoing technical role or a focused build. We agree the scope, responsibilities and price together.

Complex programmes & workstreams

Complex systems.
National & global programmes.

Multi-system integrations, major operational platforms and rollouts across organisations or countries. A defined role alongside your team or delivery partners.

This is the scale of work I enjoy most.

Scoped & priced
by phase.

£750 / own working dayPlanning basis for my complex workstream leadership and delivery.

We agree the workstream, my responsibilities and what each delivery phase needs. My fee, other specialists and operating costs are set out separately.

Clear responsibilities, agreed resources and a decision at each stage.

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Complex systems assessment

From £6,000

Starting scope: eight of my working days.

A focused assessment of one agreed workstream: the systems, people, dependencies and options. Decide which first step to fund, and what needs resolving before the work begins.

  • A map of the processes, systems and responsibilities
  • Risks, open questions and solution options
  • A plan and estimate for the first delivery phase
Enquire about an assessment

Keep the work moving

Ongoing technical direction

£3,600 / month

Individual leadership days £900

30 hours of agreed capacity each month — four 7.5-hour days — for technical decisions, reviews and coordination with your team or suppliers.

  • Development priorities and technical decisions
  • Planning, reviews and supplier coordination
  • A monthly review of capacity and progress
Enquire about technical direction

A focused piece of work?

Clear starting points for a specific problem, a defined build or continued improvements.

Focused discoveryOne defined process. Up to four working days.£3,000 fixed

We agree the problem, access and outputs before starting. You receive a clear problem statement and solution plan, with a technical proof or clickable demo when it helps answer the question.

Discovery is a standalone paid engagement. Any delivery is quoted separately using its findings, so the same discovery work is not charged twice. A full fixed build quote follows once scope, dependencies and acceptance criteria are clear; otherwise we agree the first phase.

Enquire about a focused discovery
Defined implementationAgreed deliverables, responsibilities and budget.£600 / dayPlanning basis; quoted to scope

Well-defined implementation uses a £600 day rate as its planning basis. Estimates include development, coordination, testing, documentation and handover. Complex workstream leadership and delivery is scoped separately under programme engagements.

Fixed fees follow a clear scope and acceptance criteria. Short builds use 40% at the start and 60% at handover. Longer fixed phases use 30% at the start, 40% at an agreed milestone and 30% at acceptance. Day-rate work is billed monthly against an approved budget.

Enquire about a defined build
Planned improvements7.5 hours each month for changes and improvements.£600 / monthor £600 / day

Unused time rolls over for up to three months. I respond within two UK working days, and we schedule the work together. Additional implementation days are available at £600.

Business-critical operations, monitoring, incident response and recovery are covered by a separate agreement before launch.

Enquire about planned improvements
Why are the day rates different?

The rate follows the responsibility: £750 for complex workstream leadership and delivery, £900 for an individual technical leadership day, and £600 for well-defined implementation. We agree which applies, the scope and the budget before starting. The monthly leadership option reserves 30 hours for £3,600.

No VAT added — I’m not VAT registered. Payment terms: 15 days. The same pricing approach applies across sectors and client types.

Your paid-for custom project code and documentation are yours. Pre-existing materials and third-party licences are identified in the proposal.

Working together: Easy to work with.
Serious about the work.

You work directly with me, from understanding the problem to building, testing and handing over the solution. I keep the work clear and your team involved.

  1. 01

    Start with the real problem.

    I talk to you and the people doing the work. We agree what needs to change, and what a useful result looks like.

  2. 02

    Agree the way forward.

    We define the work, responsibilities and commercial terms. For a larger programme, we agree the delivery phases and the role you need me to take.

  3. 03

    Make it work, together.

    Short cycles, working software and feedback from your team. I test the details and make the trade-offs visible.

  4. 04

    Leave you in control.

    Documentation, training and your custom project code, with third-party materials clearly identified. I can stay for ongoing support.

And if I’m ever unavailable? You’re never locked in. I document as I go and share everything with you, so the work can be handed over exactly where it stands and someone else can carry it on.

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Before the build: Questions worth
settling early.

A little preparation makes the first conversation more useful.

A practical checklistBefore you connect two business systems.Choosing the right engagementTechnical leadership, or a defined piece of delivery?