Consulting & fractional engagements
Three ways to start.
Fixed-scope engagements with a clear outcome, so you know what you are buying before we begin. Each one starts with a short call to confirm the fit.
01 · Fixed scope
AI Governance Readiness Review
I assess where AI can act, what it can touch and what evidence you keep, and deliver a prioritised control plan.
Who it’s for
Teams adopting AI agents, coding assistants or automated workflows. Useful when adoption is moving faster than the rules around it, or before AI is given access to repositories, releases or customer systems.
What you get
- A written assessment of how AI is used today and what it can reach
- A map of where agents and tools can act across your systems
- A prioritised control plan covering permissions, human approvals and evidence
- A readout session with your leadership and engineering leads
How it runs
- Discovery. Interviews and a review of the AI tools, repositories, pipelines and policies in use.
- Assessment. Map actions, access and evidence, and identify the gaps that matter most.
- Readout. Present the findings and control plan, then agree owners and next steps.
02 · Fixed scope
Platform Recovery Assessment
I map the dependencies, identify the real blockers and agree a delivery sequence your team can execute.
Who it’s for
Leaders of stalled or over-budget programmes who need an independent view of what is actually blocking delivery, before committing more time or money.
What you get
- A dependency map across systems, teams and suppliers
- Written findings on the blockers and the risks behind them
- Recovery options with their trade-offs
- A delivery sequence agreed with the team, and a readout session
How it runs
- Context. Stakeholder conversations and a review of plans, architecture and delivery history.
- Diagnosis. Map the dependencies, test the assumptions and identify the real blockers.
- Sequence. Agree the recovery options and delivery order with the team, then present the readout.
03 · Ongoing
Fractional Chief Architect
Ongoing architecture leadership for founders and scale-ups: decisions, reviews and delivery oversight, without a full-time hire.
Who it’s for
Founders and scale-ups whose product and platform decisions now carry real consequences, but who do not yet need, or cannot yet hire, a full-time Chief Architect.
What you get
- Architecture decisions, written down with their reasoning
- Design and release reviews before significant commitments
- Delivery oversight alongside your engineering leads
- Regular technical advice to founders and leadership
How it runs
- Onboarding. Review the current architecture, delivery plan and open decisions.
- Regular cadence. A fixed number of days each month, agreed in advance, with standing sessions for decisions and reviews.
- Review. Check the arrangement periodically and adjust the scope as the team grows.
Areas of expertise
Where the work usually sits.
AI & intelligent systems
Moving AI-enabled and agentic systems from experimentation to a production design, with clear integration, data, governance and human oversight.
Cloud & platforms
Solution and enterprise architecture that connects a product, programme or platform to the wider technology estate.
Data & integration
Data platforms, APIs and connected workflows, designed so the transition keeps existing services usable.
Modernisation & recovery
Current-state assessment, transition architecture and independent review of designs, delivery plans and release decisions.
Start with the constraint.
Tell me what you are building or changing, what is getting in the way and what needs to happen next.