How we engage
Four stages. A decision at every gate.
You can stop at any gate. Each stage ends with something you can use and a clear go or no-go decision that stays yours.
The Bravo build process
From first conversation to running system.
Everything we build runs through the same four stages, whatever its size. Adoption is measured and reviewed as part of the work, not left to chance after launch.
- 1
Assess
Map your systems, data, workflows and technology spend. Rank the opportunities by value, margin, risk and effort, and name the prerequisites. The assessment is quoted at a fixed price.
- Systems and data map
- Ranked opportunity list
- Itemized spend review
Gate: You decide which outcomes are worth pursuing.
- 2
Design
Agree the outcomes, the measures that prove them, the scope and the architecture. Anything we commit to is written down before build starts.
- Outcome and success measures
- Scope and architecture
- Delivery plan and team
Gate: You approve scope, measures and price.
- 3
Build
Senior engineering leadership directs agent teams in short cycles, with working software in front of you early, every change passing review gates before it merges, and training for the people who will use it.
- Working releases
- Review and test records
- Training and documentation
Gate: You accept each release against the agreed measures.
- 4
Operate
Run, monitor and improve what we built, measure adoption against the agreed plan, and review results with your leadership on the agreed cadence. Or hand it to your team with the runbooks to own it.
- Agreed adoption plan
- Operating review
- Clean handover when you want it
Gate: You decide to continue, expand or take it in-house.
Engagement models
Buy leadership, a first quarter, or a team.
Pricing is quoted per engagement, never on a rate card. Every proposal names what we are accountable for and how it will be measured.
Leadership
Fractional CTO
Senior technology leadership plus the delivery team, not a full-time hire.
An experienced CTO owns your technology strategy, architecture and vendors, and comes with the team that builds, releases and supports the work. We run it, or we build it with your engineers and teach them to own it.
Best for: Companies without a senior technology leader, or between them.
Time-boxed
90-day modernization sprint
A 90-day sprint: target a first running workflow by day 30, with prerequisites agreed up front.
We map your workflows and data gaps, rank opportunities by value, margin, risk and effort, and target one improvement in production within 30 days when the named owners, access and approval path are ready. The written scope defines the milestone and the operating plan for the quarter.
Best for: A first engagement, a newly acquired company, or a team that wants results before a longer commitment.
Ongoing
Dedicated delivery team
Senior engineering leadership and an agent team for ongoing work.
A senior engineer directing an agent team, with one accountable owner, a monthly fee, a backlog you can see, and a monthly operating review with your leadership.
Best for: Ongoing product, integration, data and Climb Analytics reporting work.
Fixed-scope build
A defined piece of custom software or automation, quoted as a scope with a price and a schedule.
Best for: Portals, tools, integrations and agents with a clear finish line.
Managed operations
We run and improve systems after launch under a service level agreed in the engagement.
Best for: Anything we built, and systems you want off your team's plate.
Our commitments
What you can hold us to.
One accountable owner
A named senior leader, from the first call to production.
Decisions in writing
Scope, measures and changes are written down and agreed.
Visible progress
Working software early and regular reviews against the plan.
Your choice at every gate
Continue, change course or stop, with everything we've built so far.
The first call is free.
Tell us what's slowing the business down. We'll tell you whether an assessment, a build or a fractional CTO is the right place to start.