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How we work

The same six stages on every engagement, whether it is a two-week reporting build or a full managed agreement.

1

Discovery call

A 30-minute conversation with Daniel or a senior engineer. We ask what is breaking, what it costs you and what you have already tried. No slide deck.

2

Assessment

One to two weeks on site and remote. We inventory hardware, licences, backups, security posture and the workflows that depend on them, then write it down.

3

Findings & proposal

A written report with prioritised findings, a fixed-price proposal and, where relevant, the option to do nothing. You keep the report whether or not you hire us.

4

Onboarding

Monitoring agents, documentation, credential handover into your vault, and introductions to the engineers who will answer your calls.

5

Delivery

Work runs in two-week increments with a short written update at the end of each. Change requests are priced before they start, never after.

6

Review & improve

Monthly service reports and a quarterly review meeting covering incidents, spend, upcoming renewals and the next twelve months.

Service standards

What we commit to in writing

PriorityDefinitionFirst response targetUpdate cadence
P1 — CriticalBusiness stopped: no email, no network, no production system30 minutesHourly until resolved
P2 — HighA team or department blocked, workaround available2 business hoursTwice daily
P3 — NormalSingle user affected, work can continue1 business dayDaily
P4 — ScheduledNew equipment, onboarding, planned changes2 business daysAt each milestone

Targets apply to managed support clients during published business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM Central). P1 incidents are covered outside those hours through the on-call line. Actual performance against these targets is published in your monthly report.

Support engineer at a workstation handling a client ticket
Communication

You will always know where a job stands.

Tickets can be raised by email, by phone or through the client portal. Every ticket gets a human acknowledgement, not just an automated number, and the engineer who picks it up stays with it until it closes.

For projects, you receive a short written update every second Friday and a demo of anything we have built. If a date is going to slip, you hear it from us before the date, in writing, with the revised plan attached.

  • Named lead engineer plus a documented backup
  • Escalation to the delivery manager after two missed targets
  • Direct mobile access to the owner on P1 incidents
  • All commitments and changes confirmed by email

Want to see a sample assessment report?

We will send a redacted example from a comparable client so you know exactly what you are buying before you commit.