Engagement Comparison

Filter to the engagement that fits.

Narrow by your goal, available timeline, or what you can supply. Each engagement builds on the last, but every one is self-contained — enter wherever you have coverage.

Goal
Timeline
Available Inputs
4 of 4 engagements
DIS01 / 04

Discovery & Diagnostic

Duration
2–3 Weeks
Time to First Deliverable
5 Working Days
Depth
Diagnostic
Required Inputs
  • Process documentation or SOPs
  • Read-only access to core systems (ERP, CRM, ticketing)
  • 1–2 hours of stakeholder interviews per process
  • Any existing automation or AI inventory
Expected Outputs
  • Evidence-based process map (as-documented vs. as-run)
  • Structural friction inventory across the 12 competencies
  • AI-suitability classification per process step
  • Prioritized opportunity backlog with rough ROI
Ideal For
Leaders who don't yet have an evidence-based picture of how the organization actually operates, or where AI can create measurable leverage.
Request DIS consult
PIL02 / 04

Pilot Build

Duration
6–10 Weeks
Time to First Deliverable
2 Weeks
Depth
Pilot
Required Inputs
  • Discovery output or an equivalent process map
  • API / data access for the target system(s)
  • A named process owner for the pilot competency
  • Success criteria agreed with stakeholders
Expected Outputs
  • One production-grade AI or automation system for a single competency
  • Integration with the systems it needs to read and act on
  • Human-in-the-loop review and escalation paths
  • Baseline Operate dashboard: accuracy, automation rate, exceptions
Ideal For
Teams with a diagnosed opportunity who want to prove value on one competency before committing to a wider program.
Request PIL consult
TXP03 / 04

Transformation Program

Duration
Per Quarter
Time to First Deliverable
3 Weeks
Depth
Program
Required Inputs
  • Multi-competency backlog (from Discovery or internal work)
  • Executive sponsor with cross-functional authority
  • Engineering / IT capacity for integration work
  • Governance requirements (compliance, audit, data residency)
Expected Outputs
  • Sequenced roadmap across capability groups
  • Phased build-out: automate, augment, integrate, redesign, modernize
  • Governance, audit trails, and human-oversight controls
  • Continuous Operate function across all live competencies
Ideal For
Organizations committing to a multi-quarter, multi-competency shift toward AI-native operations.
Request TXP consult
BSE04 / 04

Business Systems Engineering Retainer

Duration
Ongoing
Time to First Deliverable
1 Week
Depth
Foundation
Required Inputs
  • Inventory of current business, data, and document architecture
  • Visibility into planned software / AI initiatives
  • Access to architecture and data-ownership decision-makers
Expected Outputs
  • Maintained business, data, document, software, AI, and workflow architecture
  • Build-vs-buy-vs-redesign review for every new initiative
  • Cross-functional dependency and control mapping
  • Standing architecture review with the client team
Ideal For
Organizations already running AI initiatives that need a durable systems architecture holding them together.
Request BSE consult

Typical Progression

Sequential by design. Flexible by need.

Most clients progress through the engagements in order, but each one is self-contained. If you already have a process map or diagnostic from internal work, we can enter directly at Pilot Build, the Transformation Program, or the retainer.

01

Discovery & Diagnostic

Leaders who don't yet have an evidence-based picture of how the organization actually operates, or where AI can create measurable leverage.

2–3 Weeks
02

Pilot Build

Teams with a diagnosed opportunity who want to prove value on one competency before committing to a wider program.

6–10 Weeks
03

Transformation Program

Organizations committing to a multi-quarter, multi-competency shift toward AI-native operations.

Per Quarter
04

Business Systems Engineering Retainer

Organizations already running AI initiatives that need a durable systems architecture holding them together.

Ongoing