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Audit & architect
We map what exists, quantify the risk, and produce the target architecture you approve before any code is written.
/01 · Executive summary
The short version, for the decision-maker.
Your situation
[In their words, from the call: e.g. "Your checkout fails under peak load, the previous vendor left mid-build, and you need stability before the Q4 launch."]
Cost of the status quo
[What standing still costs — from their numbers: e.g. "Each outage costs ~[$X] in lost orders and pulls two engineers off the roadmap for a week."]
What we propose
[Outcome-first, one line per phase: e.g. "A stabilized, load-tested platform delivered in three demoable milestones over 14 weeks, then an optional support partnership."]
[$120K] · [14 weeks]
Fixed price, milestone-billed. To hit your [Q4] date, kickoff needs to start by [date]. Next step: accept below.
/02 · What we heard
Your problem, stated back plainly.
"[Paraphrase the core problem in their words — the thing they said on the call that no template could guess.]"
Reading between the lines, two things follow that weren't said outright: [implication 1 — e.g. "because the mobile app shares the broken auth service, fixing web alone won't stop the support tickets"], and [implication 2].
YOU'LL CONSIDER THIS A WIN IF:
- [Measurable success criterion 1 — e.g. "checkout holds 5,000 concurrent users with zero errors"]
- [Success criterion 2 — e.g. "the fulfillment lag drops from 3 days to same-day"]
- [Success criterion 3 — e.g. "your team can ship features on the new codebase without our help"]
If any of this is off, tell us before we start — we'd rather fix the diagnosis than the invoice.
/03 · Our approach
How we'll get you there.
[The outcome architecture in plain terms, then the why.] We recommend [approach — e.g. an incremental strangler-fig migration] over [the obvious alternative — e.g. a full rewrite] because [reason tied to their risk — e.g. "your revenue depends on the current system staying live while we replace it piece by piece."]
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Build in weekly sprints
Senior engineers ship a working, demoable increment every week — you see progress, not a big-bang reveal.
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Harden & hand over
Load-tested, monitored, documented, and deployed to infrastructure you own — with a clean handover to your team.
Assumptions
- Staging + repo access provisioned by week 1
- Your team supplies [API docs / design assets / content]
- One decision-maker available for weekly demo sign-off
- Third-party services ([payment / CRM]) remain in place
Out of scope
- [Native mobile apps — quotable as a follow-on phase]
- [Content migration beyond the sample set]
- [Ongoing feature work after handover — see support tier]
- [Anything not listed in the scope table below]
/04 · Scope & deliverables
Exactly what you get.
Every deliverable has an acceptance criterion — so "done" is never a debate.
| Milestone | Deliverable | Accepted when… |
|---|---|---|
| M1 · Audit | Written codebase & architecture audit | You receive the report covering test coverage, dependency risk, and the [3] flagged subsystems |
| M2 · Core | [Rebuilt checkout / core service] on staging | Your ops lead completes the [12]-task checklist with zero errors under [5,000]-user load |
| M3 · Integrate | [Payments + CRM] integration & data migration | A test order flows end-to-end into [their system] and reconciles |
| M4 · Launch | Production deploy, monitoring, documentation | The platform is live, alerting is green for [7] days, and handover docs are approved |
/05 · Timeline
[14 weeks]. No surprises.
Wk 1–2
Kickoff & audit
Day 1–2: access + kickoff. Week 1: audit readout. You get a written architecture plan to approve.
Wk 3–7
Build the core
Weekly demoable increments of the [rebuilt core]. Clickable staging build in your hands by week 3.
Wk 8–11
Integrate & migrate
[Payments/CRM] wired in, data migrated, end-to-end tested against your real workflows.
Wk 12–14
Harden & launch
Load testing, monitoring, documentation, production deploy, and a clean handover to your team.
You talk to the engineers building it, from the first reply to the last deploy.
/06 · Your team
The people who'll write the code.
The engineers named here are the engineers who deliver. Any substitution requires your written approval.
[Name]
[Role] · [one relevant credential, e.g. "led the payments migration for a comparable fintech"].
[Name]
[Role] · [credential].
[Name]
[Role] · [credential].
Your single point of contact is [Name], reachable directly on Slack or Teams. Escalation goes to [Name], [Title].
No rotating cast, no anonymous "resources." One team, from kickoff to launch.
/07 · Track record
We've shipped this movie before.
10+Years shipping production software
150+Projects for startups & enterprises
100%Senior engineers · no offshore
90dWarranty on delivered scope
[Client, same industry]
Problem: [one line]. We did: [one line]. Result: [quantified, real — e.g. "checkout errors down 98%, launched on time"].
[Client, same problem]
Problem: [one line]. We did: [one line]. Result: [quantified].
[Client, same stack]
Problem: [one line]. We did: [one line]. Result: [quantified — or "shareable under NDA"].
"[Real client quote, specific — e.g. 'they found the memory leak our own team chased for months.']"
Want to hear it first-hand? We'll connect you with [two] clients whose projects looked like yours — ask them anything.
/08 · Investment
Three ways to engage.
Fixed price, billed by milestone. For context, [the status quo costs ~[$X]/quarter] — the recommended engagement pays for itself in [N] months.
Stabilize
[$45K] fixed
Stop the bleeding: audit + critical fixes + a documented handover.
- Full audit & architecture plan
- Critical stability fixes
- Handover docs
- 30-day warranty
Recommended
Stabilize & rebuild
[$120K] fixed
The full engagement: audit, rebuild the failing core, integrate, launch.
- Everything in Stabilize
- Rebuilt [core service]
- [Payments/CRM] integration + migration
- Load testing + monitoring
- 90-day warranty · exit any milestone
Full partnership
[$18K]/mo
The rebuild plus an ongoing senior team owning your roadmap & SLA.
- Everything in Rebuild
- Dedicated senior team
- Roadmap ownership
- Monitoring + guaranteed response SLA
Prefer a smaller first commitment? Start with a fixed-price audit ($8–20K, 2–3 weeks) that delivers a real plan and a firm quote for the build — yours to keep either way.
/09 · Terms
The fine print, in plain words.
You own everything
You own all code, designs, and documentation on final payment. The repository lives in your GitHub org from day one — no lock-in, ever.
Fixed price & payments
Billed per milestone: 25% kickoff / 25% M2 / 25% M3 / 25% on acceptance. Net 15. [USD/CAD]. Change requests scoped & quoted before work.
Warranty
90 days of no-charge bug fixes on delivered scope after launch. Defects fixed free; new features quoted separately.
Exit any time
End the engagement at any milestone boundary with 15 days' notice. You pay only for completed milestones and keep all work to date.
Confidential & secure
NDA on request. SOC 2-audited, HIPAA-experienced. Scoped access, isolated environments, and your data never leaves approved systems.
Your team, guaranteed
The named engineers deliver the work. Any substitution requires your written approval. Full MSA available on request.
Ready to start on [date]?
Three steps · you're kicked off within a week
- Sign below to accept the [Recommended] engagement
- We schedule kickoff for [date] and provision access
- First deliverable — the audit readout — lands [date]
Prefer to talk first? Book a 30-minute walkthrough ↗ · This proposal is valid until [date].