Smokeydog

Delivery Assurance

We work as an embedded partner on retainer — no full-time hire, no long-term lock-in. You get systems engineering discipline without the bureaucracy.

Who It's For

B2B SaaS companies (10–200 people) facing:

  • Missed commitments and shifting timelines
  • Scope creep and rework from unclear requirements
  • Tech and product pulling in different directions
  • Recurring production issues
  • Heroics-driven execution instead of repeatable processes

Outcomes

  • Predictable deliveryfewer missed commitments and clearer roadmaps mean less waste and faster time-to-value
  • Reduced reworkbetter problem and requirements definition upfront, lowering the cost of change
  • Faster onboardingclearer team interfaces and ownership cut ramp cost and duplication
  • Better architectural decisionsquality, traceability and trade studies reduce costly mistakes
  • Improved release confidenceverification mindset and done-means-proven reduce incidents and rollbacks

Typical Engagement

20-Min Fit Call

Objective
Qualify or disqualify
Agenda
Situation, pain, trigger event, who else is involved, rough budget
Outcome
Either "not a fit" (thank them) or "let's do a diagnostic"

60-Min Diagnostic

Objective
Understand roadmap, team topology, incident history, architecture, delivery metrics
Agenda
Discovery questions (see delivery playbook), whiteboard or doc shared
Outcome
Enough context to write a proposal

Proposal + 3-Month Initial Retainer

Deliver
1–2 page proposal
Include
Situation summary, recommended tier, what's included, 3-month structure, pricing, next steps
Outcome
Signed SOW, first month scheduled
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