A fractional Microsoft Dynamics 365 Warehouse Management solution architect on your programme, from a second opinion on the expensive calls to an accountable architect inside your team. Three tiers, month to month.
Best forProgrammes mid-delivery that need a named architect holding WMS design quality to a weekly rhythm, without handing over delivery accountability.
Everything in Advisory, plus:
A weekly design review your team can plan around
Quality gate reviews through analysis, design, build and test
Best forProgrammes that need an accountable architect inside the team during the phase where a wrong design call cannot be unwound: design freeze, CRP, cutover, go-live.
Everything in Engaged, plus:
Named design authority: we sign off in-scope architecture decisions
Your de facto in-house architect to partners and vendors
Deep involvement through design freeze, CRP, cutover and go-live
Master data and inventory migration governance
Capacity shaped around the critical path, not a fixed allowance
Who signs offWe do, for the architecture decisions in scope. Programme and delivery management stay with you.
Free, 30 minutes. We look at your programme’s phase and tell you which tier fits, if any.
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Written scope
A short engagement letter sets the tier, the cadence and, if you already have a delivery partner, who does what. Most engagements start within a week of signing.
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Working rhythm
Advisory runs async, on your schedule, with a reserved response time. Engaged runs on a weekly design review. Embedded runs to your critical path.
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Step up or down
Programmes change phase: design freeze, CRP, cutover, hypercare. Move between tiers with notice as the work changes, not on a fixed annual cycle.
Commercial terms
Simple terms, no lock-in.
Term
Advisory and Engaged run month to month without lock-in. Embedded is scoped to the phase it covers, typically design freeze through hypercare.
Notice
30 days to change tier or end the engagement. We flag it early if we think a different tier fits your programme better.
Reserved capacity
Each tier reserves capacity, not a bank of hours. It doesn’t carry over, and it doesn’t need to be logged to be used.
Invoicing
Monthly in advance. Embedded is invoiced against the agreed schedule for the phase.
Travel and on-site time
Billed at cost and agreed before booking. Remote by default for Advisory and Engaged; on-site time is scoped where a phase needs it.
Questions
Before you book.
Which fractional tier is right for us?
Advisory suits programmes already running that want a senior read on the expensive calls. Engaged suits programmes mid-delivery that need a weekly design rhythm. Embedded suits the phase where a wrong design call cannot be unwound: design freeze, CRP, cutover and go-live.
Is there a minimum term?
Advisory and Engaged run month to month without lock-in, with 30 days' notice to change tier or stop. Embedded is scoped to the phase it covers.
Is the work remote or on site?
Remote by default for Advisory and Engaged. On-site time is scoped where a phase needs it, and travel is billed at cost and agreed before booking.
How quickly can a fractional architect start?
After a free 30-minute discovery call and a short engagement letter, most engagements start within a week of signing.
Not sure which tier fits?
Thirty minutes on your programme and we’ll tell you, including if the honest answer is none of them yet.
