Focused review
60 minutes
- Professional fee
- £175
- VAT at 20%
- £35
- Illustrative total
- £210
Engagement examples & costs
Know what the work is likely to cost before we begin.
These examples turn each offer into a practical shape: the time involved, the work covered, the professional fee and the likely client total. They are useful starting points, not a trapdoor marked “scope”.
Planning figures, not automatic quotations. Prices are shown excluding VAT, with illustrative VAT at 20% where applicable. Final proposals confirm scope, scheduling, expenses, payment timing and tax treatment before work begins.
Choose an engagement
Start with the shape closest to the problem.
01 / Advisory
A concentrated outside view when the question is already clear.
Advisory is deliberately small. It is useful when a decision, document, risk or route forward needs experienced challenge without turning into a miniature consulting programme.
Typical shape
- A short briefing or relevant material in advance.
- One focused session around the defined question.
- A concise written follow-up where it adds value.
Typical payment shape
Normally invoiced when the session is booked. Any additional review or follow-up is agreed before more time is used.
02 / Rapid diagnostic
Find the real blockage and leave with a credible next move.
A compact assessment for a clearly defined problem, using enough evidence and conversation to avoid mistaking the loudest symptom for the cause.
Typical engagement
Three focused days across one to two weeks
- Review of the available evidence and context.
- Targeted conversations with the people closest to the work.
- Findings, material risks and prioritised next actions.
- A concise playback and supporting written summary.
Typical payment shape: 50% to begin, 50% on delivery of the agreed output.
Illustrative cost
- Professional fee from
- £2,250
- VAT at 20%
- £450
- Client total from
- £2,700
03 / Health check
Understand how the platform and the organisation around it are really working.
A broader review of direction, ownership, delivery and operations, designed to identify both structural risk and the useful capability already present.
Typical engagement
Five focused days across two to three weeks
- Evidence, roadmap, operating model and delivery review.
- Stakeholder and team conversations.
- Assessment of strengths, risks, gaps and dependencies.
- Written playback with practical recommendations and priorities.
Typical payment shape: 50% to begin, 50% on delivery of the agreed output.
Illustrative cost
- Professional fee from
- £3,500
- VAT at 20%
- £700
- Client total from
- £4,200
04 / Discovery sprint
Turn uncertainty into a direction people can actually act on.
For opportunities that deserve proper investigation before the organisation hardens around an answer it has not yet earned.
Typical engagement
Nine focused days across three to four weeks
- Research, evidence review and stakeholder working sessions.
- Problem framing, assumptions and decision criteria.
- Options, trade-offs and a recommended direction.
- A credible delivery plan with dependencies and next decisions.
Typical payment shape: 40% to begin, 30% at the midpoint, 30% on delivery.
Illustrative cost
- Professional fee from
- £6,750
- VAT at 20%
- £1,350
- Client total from
- £8,100
05 / Delivery recovery
Stabilise the work, restore ownership and rebuild a dependable route forward.
A hands-on intervention for a platform, programme or service that has become difficult to steer, govern or deliver.
Typical engagement
Around 17 focused days across four weeks
- Rapid assessment of priorities, ownership, risk and dependencies.
- Backlog, governance and decision reset.
- Stakeholder, supplier and team alignment.
- Hands-on leadership through the first recovery cycle.
- A practical recovery plan and clear route into ongoing ownership.
Typical payment shape: 40% to begin, 30% at the midpoint, 30% at the end of the intervention.
Illustrative cost
- Professional fee from
- £13,000
- VAT at 20%
- £2,600
- Client total from
- £15,600
06 / Fractional leadership
Reserve the senior capacity the work needs, without pretending it needs a full-time hire.
Fractional work is planned capacity, not unlimited access. Choose a useful number of reserved days and a commitment long enough for the work to move.
Illustrative engagement
- Reserved capacity
- 24 days
- Professional fees
- £18,000
- VAT at 20%
- £3,600
- Client total
- £21,600
- Monthly total including VAT
- £7,200
Capacity may be used for
- Working sessions, leadership and decision support.
- Roadmap, platform and delivery reviews.
- Stakeholder meetings and supplier challenge.
- Agreed outputs and follow-through between key decisions.
Typical payment shape
Reserved capacity is normally invoiced monthly in advance. Unused days, rollover and additional capacity are agreed explicitly rather than left to folklore.
07 / Embedded leadership
Put sustained senior ownership inside the organisation for as long as the work requires.
Use the model below to understand the likely budget for a regular weekly commitment. Responsibilities, working pattern and employment-status considerations are agreed before the engagement begins.
Illustrative engagement
- Total billable days
- 39 days
- Professional fees
- £29,250
- VAT at 20%
- £5,850
- Client total
- £35,100
Typical responsibilities
- Senior ownership of a platform, service or recovery programme.
- Team, supplier and stakeholder leadership.
- Decision-making, governance and delivery accountability.
- Capability transfer and a deliberate route out of dependency.
Typical payment shape
Normally invoiced monthly against the agreed schedule and approved days. Longer, predictable commitments may support a rate toward the lower end of the published range.
Start with the problem
The example is useful. The actual situation decides the shape.
You do not need to select a package perfectly before getting in touch. A role outline, delivery problem or early conversation is enough to work out what level of help makes sense.
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