# Software Consulting Engagement Models

## Engagement Models

A few clear ways to work together — from long-term technical partnerships to focused project delivery and advisory support.

### Long-Term Partnership

A fixed monthly engagement where I work as an embedded technical partner, supporting ongoing development and improvement of your systems.

- Predictable cost and capacity  
- Continuous system improvement  
- Deep familiarity with your business and platforms  
- Faster response to evolving requirements

### Project-Based Engagement

Focused delivery for clearly defined systems, integrations, or platform improvements.

- Clear scope and milestones  
- Regular demos and progress reviews  
- Delivery structured around real business outcomes

### Technical Advisory & Oversight

Independent technical perspective for organisations with existing development teams.

- Architecture and system design reviews  
- Delivery risk and quality oversight  
- Support for technical leadership and planning

## Not the Right Fit

I’m always happy to point people in the right direction, but the following situations usually aren’t the best fit.

### Very small-budget builds

If the budget can’t support professional delivery and ongoing support, you’ll usually get better results from  
off-the-shelf tools or template-based solutions.

### Equity-only proposals

I don’t take on work on an equity-only basis. If you’re early-stage, I’m still happy to help shape a technical  
plan you can execute once funding is in place.

### No clear commercial purpose

Projects without a clear business objective tend to drift. I work best where there’s a tangible outcome to deliver and measure.

## Discussing a Project

Most engagements begin with a short conversation about the problem you're trying to solve.  
From there we can quickly determine the most suitable way to work together.