Engage
When to engage. How work begins. Where it ends.
This is a fit when
- a system is about to be approved, changed, or scaled
- things technically work, but friction keeps accumulating
- AI or tooling is influencing decisions in unclear ways
- reversing course later would be expensive or political
If none of these apply, this is likely not a fit.
This is not a fit for ongoing operational support or tool maintenance.
How work starts
All engagements start with a short call to determine fit.
- 15 minutes
- no discovery, no advisory, no preparation
- used only to confirm whether engagement makes sense
What engagement can look like
Engagement takes one of the following forms:
Situational review
- examining a system as it exists today
- identifying bottlenecks, constraints, and implicit decisions
- clarifying what is already locked in vs still changeable
The goal is clarity before a decision is locked in.
System simplification
- reducing unnecessary complexity
- simplifying flow across people, tools, and environments
- adjusting structure without disrupting what already works
AI interaction setup
- defining how people and AI systems interact
- clarifying where decisions live
- setting boundaries for assistance and delegation
Build–deploy–handoff
- designing and building an initial system
- deploying it into real use
- documenting ownership for handoff
Long-term ownership is expected to live elsewhere.
Where work ends
Engagements are bounded.
- no ongoing operational ownership
- no long-term system maintenance
- no open-ended advisory role
Once scope is complete, ownership returns to you.
Contact
I work without a standing pipeline. If an intro call isn’t scheduled within 48 hours of initial contact, the thread is closed.
If it looks like a fit, schedule the 15-minute call.