Approach

Diagnose. Design.
Build. Leave.

Engagements run in four phases. The phases overlap, and the team that diagnoses is the team that builds — so nothing gets lost in translation between strategy decks and the people who have to operate the result.

  1. Phase 01

    Diagnose

    Two to four weeks. We read the work — tickets, deployments, calendars, data flows — and pair with the people doing it. We leave with a baseline, a hypothesis and a one-page case for change.

    Deliverables

    • Baseline metrics pack
    • Operating model heatmap
    • Sequenced bet list
  2. Phase 02

    Design

    Six to ten weeks. We co-design the new model with your leaders — team topology, funding, rituals, tooling — and prove it on a single value stream before scaling.

    Deliverables

    • Target operating model
    • Funding & investment model
    • Pilot value-stream plan
  3. Phase 03

    Build in residence

    Over a three to nine month engagement, Slalom engineers and operators work alongside Fugro's teams to build the platform, automations, data products, and product operating model — transferring capability while accelerating delivery.

    Deliverables

    • Working platform / service / automation
    • Playbooks owned by Fugro
    • Live KPI dashboards
  4. Phase 04

    Hand over the muscle

    Four to eight weeks. We taper out, your leaders taper in. The exit criteria are written on day one and signed off by Fugro's CIO — not by us.

    Deliverables

    • Capability handover plan
    • Independent benefits audit
    • 30/60/90 leadership coaching

A note on team shape

Senior, small, in the work.

A typical Slalom team for Fugro is five to twelve people: an account principal, two to four senior practitioners, and the engineers, designers or product leads the work needs. We don't run analyst pyramids, and we don't bill for time spent making slides about the time we spent.