Stage 1: Discovery (4-6 weeks)
Executive alignment sessions, technical landscape assessment, regulatory gap analysis, and risk identification. Deliverables: programme charter, delivery roadmap, and commercial proposal.
Enterprise Programmes
$5M+ transformations with executive governance and transparent risk management
Multi-year programmes covering platform engineering, operating model redesign, and compliance readiness. Fixed-price or cost-plus commercial models with stage gates and evidence-based decision making.
Programme blueprint
Gopsco enterprise programmes follow a four-stage framework balancing discovery thoroughness, delivery velocity, and governance transparency.
Stage 2: Foundation (3-4 months)
Governance structure setup, evidence portal provisioning, squad onboarding, and architecture foundations. First operational release deployed to staging within 90 days.
Stage 3: Expansion (6-12 months)
Workstream scaling, user adoption campaigns, integration buildouts, and continuous delivery cadence. Production releases every 2-4 weeks with zero-downtime deployments.
Stage 4: Transition (2-3 months)
Operational handoff, runbook training, support model activation, and retrospective synthesis. Client assumes full operational control with optional retained support SLAs.
Engagement governance
Executive steering committees, weekly delivery syncs, and quarterly business reviews ensure programme alignment, risk visibility, and stakeholder confidence.
Executive steering: Monthly steering committees with CIO/CTO presence reviewing financial burn, delivery velocity, risk posture, and strategic alignment. Stage gate approvals required for major phase transitions.
Delivery transparency: Real-time dashboards expose sprint progress, incident volumes, budget consumption, and delivery pipeline health. Stakeholder access to evidence portal included.
Risk escalation: Red/amber/green risk registers with escalation protocols. Critical risks flagged to steering committee within 24 hours. Mitigation plans mandatory for amber+ risks.
Commercial models
Fixed-price transformation
$5M-$20M programmes with defined scope, stage gates, and outcome commitments. Suitable for well-understood domains with mature requirements. 20-30% deposit, staged payments at milestones.
Cost-plus with caps
Time & materials with annual budget caps and quarterly true-ups. Suitable for emergent requirements and experimental programmes. Monthly invoicing, net 30 terms.
Co-ownership partnership
Equity or revenue-share agreements for transformative programmes with commercial upside. Suitable for joint ventures and new market creation. Governance seats and IP sharing negotiated.
Enterprise programme desk
For discovery kickoffs, commercial proposals, or steering committee briefings, contact
enterprise@gopsco.com