Decision session: a second opinion before you commit.
I review the proposal, architecture, commercial model or options before we meet. Then we spend 90 minutes on the decision itself. You receive a short written decision summary afterwards.
For the decision you’d rather not get wrong.
What gets decided on paper, and what decides it later.
Usually it’s more than that: a question about where the cost moves in year two.
Normalise both proposals to the same scope, three-year cost and exit terms before anyone compares price.
Usually it’s more than that: a scope, ownership and commercial alignment question.
Re-baseline scope, ownership and delivery/payment milestones in one conversation — not three separate ones.
A migration contracted on a timeline the architecture couldn’t support
Usually it’s more than that: Architecture, delivery, customer expectations and commercial commitments had stopped matching.
Scope, dependencies, ownership, customer alignment and milestones.
Illustrative situations. Not client specifics.
ILLUSTRATIVE — REAL CASES TO FOLLOW
Read first, then decide.
I read what you send before we meet: proposals, architecture, migration plans, commercial models, pricing and SLAs.
Ninety minutes on the decision. What each option really commits you to, where the cost moves in year two, and what nobody has priced yet.
A written summary, 2–3 pages, within three working days: the decision, the options, the risks that matter, and what I’d change or ask before signing.
Architecture matters. It also sits inside a commercial and operating system that decides whether the design survives contact with the customer — cost, licensing, the operating model on day 2, support and payment milestones, not just the diagram.
Format, duration and price.
Decision session
I review the proposal, architecture, commercial model or options beforehand. You receive a short written decision summary afterwards.
- FORMAT
- Document review, then a 90-minute video session
- DURATION
- Decision summary delivered within 3 working days of the call
- PRICE
- From USD 900, covering one decision with up to about 30 pages of material. Larger or multiple documents are quoted before starting.
- PAYMENT
- Paid in full when booking. The booking is confirmed once payment is received, in USD.
- CANCELLATION
- Full refund before the material review begins. After that there’s no refund, but the call can be rescheduled with 48 hours’ notice.
- WHERE
- Remote, worldwide
- TIME ZONES
- I’m based in Dubai (GMT+4) and work with clients across the US, UK, Europe and beyond. We agree a time that suits your time zone.
- BEFORE WE START
- The material, and the decision you need to make
Where contracts are discussed, my perspective is commercial and operational — not legal advice.
Indicative USD pricing. Scope and commercial terms are confirmed in writing before work begins.
How booking works.
Send material. Email what you have, or describe it first if it’s confidential. We’ll agree how to share it.
Fit check. I reply to confirm whether I’m the right person and suggest next steps, usually within two working days. If I’m not, I’ll say so.
In writing. Scope, timing and commercial terms are confirmed in writing. Payment is made in advance, and the booking is confirmed once it’s received.
Start. You send context or material beforehand, and we begin by video — you’ll receive a video call link with your confirmation.
Questions about the decision session.
What should I send for a decision session?
Whatever the decision rests on: the proposal, architecture or migration plan, the commercial model, and any competing options, up to about 30 pages. A one-paragraph note on what you need to decide, and by when, matters most.
Is this a contract or legal review?
No. I read contracts for what they commit you to commercially and operationally, not legally, and it works best alongside your own lawyer.
Can you compare two vendor proposals?
Yes. It’s one of the most common requests. I normalise both to the same scope, three-year cost and exit terms first, because the headline price rarely compares like with like.
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