Services

Governed prototype hardening services

The public offer ladder stays narrow on purpose: start with a fixed-fee recoverability audit, then move into the smallest credible hardening phase only when the next step is explicit and approved.

Software recoverability audit

Start with a fixed-fee, prepaid audit when you need to know whether the codebase should be recovered or rewritten.

  • Codebase and delivery-posture review before risky change is attempted.
  • Recoverability findings, risk inventory, architecture summary, and next-step recommendation.
  • Best fit for fragile prototypes, brittle MVPs, or AI-built systems that now need evidence-backed direction.

Governed hardening sprint

Move into a bounded hardening sprint only after the audit and the next phase have been explicitly scoped and approved.

  • Used for the smallest credible remediation slice after the audit.
  • Keeps risky implementation inside explicit approvals, boundaries, and proof expectations.
  • Best fit when the system is recoverable and the next slice is narrow enough to govern honestly.

Managed governed delivery

Use managed governed delivery for approved follow-on work that needs operator-reviewed reporting, published artifacts, and manual gates throughout the engagement.

  • Requires an approved estimate and explicit funding before execution starts.
  • Maintains manual review for reports, estimates, and protected actions.
  • Best fit when the next phase is larger than a single sprint but still needs bounded, evidence-backed delivery.

How the ladder fits together

1. Audit first

Start with evidence on recoverability, risk concentration, and whether the next move should be recover, contain, or rewrite.

2. Scope next phase

Use the audit output to define the next bounded slice, estimate posture, and approval requirements before implementation starts.

3. Govern execution

Run follow-on work only when funded, approved, and bounded enough to keep the reporting and protected actions truthful.