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How we work together

From the first decision to a change you can see in the numbers.

You don't sign up for a big program on day one. Every step ends with a decision – go on, do it differently, or stop – and every step stands on its own.

Step by step

Four steps. You can stop after any of them.

  1. 1–4 weeks · from €3,000
    Lite from €1,500

    Opener

    A diagnosis of one topic: where value leaks and which hypotheses are worth testing.

    You end up witha decision and a list of hypotheses with value and a test

  2. go on · differently · stop

  3. built from modules · typically €15,000–25,000

    Strategy Sprint

    2–3 scenarios simulated for each hypothesis, ROI and risk, a roadmap with owners.

    You end up witha board-ready business case and a delivery plan

  4. the board decides

  5. you choose who delivers

    Delivery

    Your team, your IT person or a partner I recommend without commission. I don't implement – so I have no stake in what you buy.

    You end up witha change in the process, measured from day one

  6. did the value land?

  7. quarterly rhythm · from €1,000 a month + success fee

    Strategic Steering

    I keep the course: KPI and portfolio review, new hypotheses, mentoring for key leaders. Independent of the delivery vendor.

    You end up withvalue confirmed by numbers, not by a report

The opener's fee is credited against a Strategy Sprint. Bigger changes – several value streams at once – are built from the same blocks, priced to their scope.

Two paths, one goal

What it looks like for you depends on who starts.

  • I do it
  • your team or a partner
  • a board decision

The board and the CFO

“We spend a lot on IT and I don't see what we get.”

  1. Value-Flow Thinking Sprintwhere IT creates value and where it loses it; the first hypotheses
  2. ROI & Risk Assessment of IT Investmentswhich initiatives to continue, adjust or stop
  3. Strategic Options & Trade-offs2–3 scenarios with numbers
  4. Change Hypotheses & Roadmap Simulationa plan with owners and decision points, not another report
  5. Project Deliveryyour team or a partner delivers the chosen hypotheses
  6. Implementation Tracking & SupportKPIs, decision rhythm, mentoring for up to 6 months
  7. Value-Flow Thinking Sprint – Re-evaluationdid the value land – and the next hypotheses

CTOs and Heads of IT

“The board rejected the budget again.”

  1. ROI-Oriented Initiatives Reviewyour projects in the language of the board and the CFO
  2. Changes Proposalscope and sequence that raise the chance of approval
  3. Board Acceptance of Adjusted Proposalsbudget granted for specific hypotheses
  4. Business Alignment Validation Sprintwhat to start, stop or reshape
  5. Project Deliveryyour team or a partner
  6. Value Stream Trainingyour IT team talks to the business about value, not tickets
  7. Value Stream Oriented Operating ModelIT aligned with value streams, not silos

How we know it worked

Every hypothesis has its own path – and only one happy ending.

The method runs on a tool, not on slides. Every hypothesis has an owner, a measure, a baseline, a test and a kill condition, and its state is visible at any moment.

  1. Proposed
  2. In test
  3. Decision
  4. Implemented
  5. Value confirmed

Other endings are results too: excluded by evidence · parked · value not confirmed.

Why a success fee

Where I stay with the change – in Strategic Steering and in projects where I oversee the implementation of the strategy or run the change management – you pay part of my fee only when a hypothesis reaches “value confirmed”. I believe in the method enough to share the risk with you.

For procurement

Buying in days, not weeks.

  • A fixed price, known before we start – no meter running
  • Framework agreement, NDA and templates ready – start within a week
  • Payment when the opener is done; Lite upfront
  • An opener usually fits within the IT budget, no tender needed
  • Remote work, fully asynchronous if you prefer
  • English or Polish, EU VAT invoice

Commitments, briefly

Do I have to continue after the opener?

No. The opener ends with a decision and a list of hypotheses you can act on yourself, with a partner, or not at all.

What if we change the delivery partner halfway?

The hypotheses, decisions and measures are yours from the first week. A new partner starts from the same hypothesis tree.

When does the success fee apply?

In Strategic Steering and in projects where I oversee the implementation or run the change management – always against KPIs agreed up front, and only when the value is confirmed by measurement. Openers and Strategy Sprints have a fixed price.

Let's start with 15 minutes.

We check whether I can help and which step to start with. If I can't, I will say so.

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