Retained technical delivery
The whole team. Matched to the work.
Keep senior technical experience close to the decisions and the release. A retainer gives you an ongoing way to move work across disciplines as priorities change.
One engagement across connected needs
A new customer feature may need product decisions, application code, an integration, reporting, and deployment. We can carry that work across the relevant disciplines, with technical direction grounded in what needs to ship.
Stephan Fitzpatrick brings software and systems depth. D. Saul Jameson brings machine learning and data depth. Both work across the decisions and delivery needed to put a system into operation.
What a retainer can cover
- Product definition, technical roadmaps, and architecture decisions.
- Software, integrations, internal tools, and customer-facing platforms.
- Data engineering, analytics, forecasting, and applied AI.
- Infrastructure, delivery pipelines, observability, and operating improvements.
- Design and documentation connected to the implementation.
Agree the capacity before the work starts
The engagement sets priorities, allocated capacity, responsibilities, communication, and the work that can move in parallel. Access to a mix of senior expertise is different from allocating several full-time people to an account.
We scope support, maintenance, availability, third-party services, and handoff explicitly. Your proposal defines the delivery capacity, commitment, responsibilities, and price.
A useful rhythm
- Define the next outcome and the constraints around it.
- Agree a prioritized backlog and the capacity available.
- Review working increments and make tradeoffs visible.
- Adjust the skill mix as the work changes.
- Keep the system, documentation, and next priorities understandable.
When a retainer fits
A retainer is useful when you have continuing work that spans roles, need technical decisions connected to execution, or want ongoing capacity without recruiting every specialty. A defined project can be better when there is one bounded outcome. A permanent hire can be better when a role needs sustained, dedicated ownership inside your organization.
Questions about the engagement
Is this a full-time engineering team?
Capacity and staffing are agreed in the proposal. A retainer provides access to the relevant senior mix within that scope; it does not imply unlimited work or several full-time allocations.
Can you work with our existing team?
Yes. We can contribute defined technical work, help shape priorities, or take responsibility for an agreed delivery stream alongside your team.
Put senior experience behind the next priority.
Tell us what needs to move and how much ongoing capacity you need.