Clarity, artifacts, and staying power
We do not disappear into “strategy” slide decks. Every phase produces something your team can run with: an ADR set, a risk register, a dependency map, or a SLO program your PM can explain to a customer. Executive alignment is a by-product of useful technical clarity.
How we work
Discover (weeks 1–3)
Stakeholder interviews, architecture walkthrough, incident history, and financial signals (OpEx, burn on idle capacity). We read the same repos and dashboards you use, with NDAs in place as needed.
Co-design
Options, not a single “take it or leave it” verdict. We write architectural decision records with context, options, and decision owners-so reopening a choice does not start from amnesia.
Deliver & embed
We pair with your leads on implementation: reviews, not drive-by redlines. Where training helps (SLOs, post-incident, threat modeling), we run the ritual a few times so the habit transfers.
Measure & adjust
Quarterly steering on OKRs/technical metrics you agree matter. We prefer error-budget language to vanity uptime charts.
Communication norms
- Single source of truth: If it is not in issue tracker + repo + (when needed) a wiki page, it does not exist in planning.
- Asynchronous by default with a predictable weekly or bi-weekly sync. No 30-person architecture meetings unless they earn their seats.
- Blameless learning: Incidents and near-misses are grist; we are allergic to “who failed?” theater.
- Tool pragmatism: Jira, Linear, GitHub Projects-we meet you in your operating systems, not force new ones.
Out of scope (by design)
We are not a body shop for 10 backend engineers, and we do not resell a preferred cloud in exchange for a kickback. When we recommend a product, the incentive is long-term fit and assurance you can keep.
Need hands to execute? We help you hire or partner with a delivery shop-and keep architecture coherent.
Start with a working session
Half-day to full-day. Leave with a prioritized list-not a 40-slide “vision deck.”