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Productised engagements

Five ways to engage. From a two-week read to a multi-month build.

Clear scope. Clear pricing. USD-denominated. No “depends on the conversation” mystery brackets — the engagement that fits your problem is usually obvious within ten minutes.

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The engagement ladder

All five at a glance · click any row to jump
← Lower investment Bar width = USD price range Higher investment →
Where to start

If your situation is X, start with Y.

Five common scenarios mapped to the engagement that usually fits. Not a perfect taxonomy — it’s a starting point for the discovery call.

The engagements

Five offers. Anatomy of each one.

Each engagement has a fixed scope, fixed price band, fixed duration, and named deliverables. What you see below is the full anatomy — what’s in, what’s out, who it’s for.

01 Engagement

CDO Diagnostic

A senior outside read on your data, AI, or risk programme — diagnosed the way a CDO would diagnose it from the inside.

Duration
2 weeks
Price
$2.5K – $5K USD
Format
Remote · async + 2 live sessions

What you get

Two weeks. Interviews with the four to six people who actually run your data programme. A read on where you are, what’s working, what isn’t, and what to do next. You walk away with a written deliverable your board can read and act on.

Named deliverables

  • 10-page diagnostic report
  • Opportunity map (current vs target state)
  • Three quick-win recommendations
  • 60-minute executive readout
Best for leaders who want a senior outside read on where the programme is and what to do next — fast, defendable, no commitment beyond two weeks.
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02 Engagement

Maturity Audit

A comprehensive, defendable maturity audit covering governance, platform fitness, AI readiness, and regulatory exposure. The audit your board needs before signing off on the next investment.

Duration
4 weeks
Price
$10K – $12K USD
Format
Hybrid · 1 onsite + remote

What you get

Four weeks. Deep-dive interviews across leadership, engineering, risk, and operations. Document review. Platform walkthrough. The audit is benchmarked against the regulator’s framework, not against average industry peers — so the gaps you find are the ones your auditor will find.

Named deliverables

  • 25-page audit deliverable
  • 90-day prioritised roadmap
  • Executive workshop (half day)
  • Regulator-framework gap analysis
Best for programmes that need a senior, defendable audit before a major decision — investment, restructure, vendor commitment, regulator engagement.
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03 Engagement

Sprint

Six weeks of focused delivery on a single scoped problem. Two named variants: Governance Sprint for regulator findings, Readiness Sprint for production ML deployment.

Duration
6 weeks
Price
$15K – $18K USD
Variants
Governance / Readiness

What you get — Governance Sprint

For FS programmes responding to a regulator finding or audit issue. Outputs: governance framework, model inventory, remediation plan, and regulatory mapping (BCBS 239, SR 11-7, IFRS 9/17, APRA, SAMA where relevant).

What you get — Readiness Sprint

For startups moving ML from prototype to production. Outputs: architecture review, foundations gap analysis, team capability assessment, deployment roadmap, plus the AI governance evidence enterprise procurement asks for.

Named deliverables

  • Working artefact (framework / pipeline / model)
  • Remediation or deployment plan
  • Regulator-mapped evidence pack
  • Weekly stakeholder syncs + final readout
Best for leaders with a specific problem that’s bigger than a Diagnostic but smaller than a multi-month project.
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04 Engagement

Fractional Head of Data

Senior data leadership on retainer. Eight to twelve days a month inside your operational rhythm — leadership team, board updates, vendor relationships, hiring panels. The CDO function, productised.

Cadence
8–12 days / month
Price
$10K – $18K /month
Minimum
3 months

What you get

Embedded senior leadership without the full-time hire. We sit in your leadership team meetings, represent data on the board agenda, oversee builds, accompany regulator conversations, participate in vendor selection, and join hiring panels. The objective: build out your function, then exit cleanly.

What we cover monthly

  • Team management + hiring
  • Regulator-facing accountability
  • Architecture + build oversight
  • Board + exec updates
Best for organisations that need a CDO right now but aren’t ready or sized for a permanent appointment.
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05 Engagement

Bespoke Build

Standard project work — platform build, ML deployment, governance programme, BI suite, regulatory data infrastructure. The discipline of a senior consultancy at solo-firm pace and pricing.

Duration
6 weeks – 6 months
Price
$30K+ USD
Engagement
Scoped + contracted

What you get

End-to-end delivery against a defined deliverable, scoped during the first two weeks of contract. We bring in specialist sub-contractors under operator oversight where useful — no bait-and-switch staffing. Successful delivery includes knowledge transfer, documentation, runbooks, and pair programming so your team owns what we ship.

Common deliverable shapes

  • Modern data platform (dbt + warehouse + BI)
  • Production ML system + MLOps
  • Governance programme (BCBS 239 / SR 11-7)
  • Executive BI / regulatory reporting suite
Best for organisations with a defined deliverable that’s bigger than a Sprint and want to engage a known, senior team rather than build it in-house first.
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All five, side by side.

Attribute CDO Diagnostic Maturity Audit Sprint Fractional Bespoke Build
Duration 2 weeks 4 weeks 6 weeks Monthly · 3 mo min. 6 wks – 6 mos
Price $2.5K – $5K $10K – $12K $15K – $18K $10K – $18K /mo $30K+
Primary output 10-page diagnostic 25-page audit + roadmap Working artefact + evidence Embedded leadership Built system
Best for Senior outside read Pre-decision audit Single scoped problem CDO function on retainer End-to-end build
Kickoff 1–2 weeks 2–3 weeks 2–3 weeks Scoping-led Scoping-led
Team size Operator only Operator only Operator + 0–1 specialist Operator only Operator + 1–3 specialists
Onsite Optional 1 visit Optional Quarterly As scoped
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Book a 30-minute discovery call.

No obligation. The fastest way to find out whether we’re the right partner for your specific challenge — and which engagement fits.

Sample agenda
  • 0 – 5 min Your situation Where the programme stands, what’s driving the call, what the deadline is.
  • 5 – 15 min Initial read An honest first read on your problem from a former CDO’s perspective. Sharpest two or three questions.
  • 15 – 25 min Fit + engagement shape Honest answer on whether we’re the right partner — no sales pitch. If yes, which engagement likely fits.
  • 25 – 30 min Next steps If we proceed: written scope, named deliverables, and project plan within week one of contract.
Schedule 30 minutes Or email info@finlyticshub.com — typical response within 1 business day.
Operating details

Honest answers to the questions that come up before the contract.

None of these are unusual; we’ve just put them on the page so you don’t have to ask.

  • NDA + MSA standard

    NDA on every engagement. Standard MSA available; happy to work with your in-house template.

  • Senior-led delivery

    The operator who scopes the engagement delivers it. Specialist sub-contractors come in under operator oversight, never as substitutes.

  • USD pricing, milestone billing

    Fixed price bands, billed at milestones — typically 50% on scope sign-off, 50% on delivery. Net 30.

  • Confidentiality by default

    Case studies anonymised unless explicit consent. Named-client work only with prior written permission.

  • KSA + Australia in-region

    Quarterly in-region trips in KSA (2–4 weeks). Australia home base, in-person flexible. Remote-first delivery otherwise.

  • You own the IP

    All deliverables, code, and documentation transfer to you on payment. We retain the right to reference the work in anonymised form.

Frequently asked

Questions, answered.

  • How fast can you start?

    Diagnostic kickoffs typically within 1–2 weeks of contract signature. Audits and Sprints 2–3 weeks. Fractional and Bespoke depend on scoping completion.

  • Do you work in-region in KSA?

    Yes. Quarterly in-person trips (2–4 weeks each) supplemented by weekly remote rhythm. Australia: home base, in-person flexible.

  • What does your delivery team look like?

    Senior-led: the operator who scopes the engagement is the operator who delivers it. Specialist sub-contractors brought in for specific technical work where useful, always under operator oversight. No bait-and-switch staffing. The senior practitioners you meet during the sales process are the same practitioners building your solution.

  • Do you offer training for our internal teams?

    Yes. Knowledge transfer is a core part of every engagement. We're committed to building your team's capability, not creating long-term dependencies. Workshops, documentation, runbooks, and pair-programming sessions are standard inclusions.

  • How do you measure project success?

    By your business outcomes. Before we begin, we work with you to define clear, measurable KPIs — target increase in approval rates, reduction in decisioning time, specific data quality scores, model performance benchmarks. Our success is tied to yours.

  • Are you vendor-agnostic?

    Yes. We're certified across the modern data stack — dbt, Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP — and we know the tech because we've shipped it in production at national scale. But we're not resellers. No commissions, no referral fees, no preferred-vendor pressure. Our advice is independent.

  • How do you handle confidentiality?

    NDA on every engagement. Case studies are anonymised by default; named-client case studies only with explicit consent.

  • What's your stack fluency?

    dbt, ClickHouse, Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, AWS, Azure, GCP, Power BI, Looker, Tableau, Vertex AI, SageMaker, LangChain/LangGraph, Python, SQL. Vendor-neutral on tool selection — we work with what fits your context.

  • Do you sign Master Services Agreements?

    Yes. Standard MSA available; happy to work with your in-house template.

Still deciding which engagement fits?

Take a free benchmarked assessment — or book the call.

Under 10 minutes against the frameworks your regulator uses. Or thirty minutes on a call. Either is a useful next step.

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