MANAGEMENT ADVISORYThe work should leave you with a clearer decision, a usable plan and a shared understanding of what happens next.
Define the people served, the service model, the financial realities and the decision you need to make. Understand where the project stands before recommending the next step.
Agree on deliverables, responsibilities, fees and review points in a written proposal and contract. Identify the technical specialists and owner approvals the work depends on.
Bring operating assumptions, alternatives and supplier proposals into a comparison you can use. Ask what is missing, what changes the total cost and what each option means for your team.
Work across the owner, designers, vendors, contractors and program partners. Track open questions, clarify commitments and document the effect of changes.
Connect the agreed project work to the operating team. Depending on the engagement, that can include staffing plans, training, startup coordination, procedures and a practical handoff.
Some jobs need a defined package. Others need flexible advice as decisions develop. We agree on the pricing method before the work begins.
Useful for a defined bid review, planning study, website or workflow-tool build. The quote identifies the scope, assumptions, review rounds and what is included.
Useful for discovery, targeted advice or coordination where the effort is not yet predictable. Agree on the rate, expected effort and review points.
Start with hourly discovery, move to a fixed package, or pair a scoped project with ongoing support. Additional work is reviewed and priced before proceeding.
A focused bid review or planning question can be its own engagement. A larger project may need continuing coordination. We define the right scope together.
Tell us where you areYou can bring us a decision, an unfinished idea or a process that needs to work better.
Seth and Barb provide partner leadership, supported by consultants in food safety, leadership, grant writing and administration, training, contract analysis and distribution. We identify the project lead, specialist roles and responsibilities in the scope so you know who is doing what.
No. Discovery can be the first engagement. We can help define the need, available information, constraints and next decisions before a larger scope is priced.
Yes. A focused review or defined deliverable can stand on its own. We agree on the work, review rounds, fee and handoff before proceeding.
We bring the operating requirements and owner’s priorities into the conversation, coordinate questions and clarify responsibilities. Technical design, approvals and construction stay with the responsible professionals.
Your goals, timing, the decision you need to make and whatever is available: a menu, bid, layout, operating figures, spreadsheet or current website. Missing information becomes part of the scoping discussion.
We review the effect on deliverables, effort, price and timing before additional work proceeds. A fixed package and approved hourly work can be combined when that fits the project.
Planning a new space, comparing proposals, or making an existing program work better? Tell us what you’re trying to accomplish.
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