Investment & Scoping

Consulting Rates & Engagement Models

We structure our advisory work as deterministic, fixed-scope consulting engagements or ongoing quarterly release retainers. No ambiguous hourly billing surprises.

Informational Pricing Notice: Figures below reflect standard baseline fees in Taiwan New Dollars (NT$). Engagements are tailored based on service topology complexity and database volume following an initial technical discovery session.

Targeted Diagnostic Assessment

Release Diagnostic & Parity Audit

NT$125,000
Fixed Scope per Infrastructure Domain
Typical Duration: 2 Weeks

Target Scenario: Engineering teams preparing for an upcoming major milestone or diagnosing frequent staging-to-production deployment regressions.

Key Engagement Deliverables

  • In-depth inspection of CI/CD pipeline definitions and deployment scripts
  • Staging vs. production environment variable and configuration drift mapping
  • Database schema mutation lock analysis and rollback feasibility audit
  • Prioritized risk register with concrete remediation recommendations
  • Executive readout presentation and technical handover document
Comprehensive Advisory Sprint

Flagship Cutover Governance & Live Rehearsal

From NT$185,000
Scaped by Service Topology & Database Volume
Typical Duration: 3 to 4 Weeks

Target Scenario: Organizations executing high-stakes platform launches, multi-service cutovers, cloud migrations, or zero-downtime architectural cutovers.

Key Engagement Deliverables

  • Minute-by-minute War Room Cutover Runbook with assigned step ownership
  • Expand-and-contract database migration and dual-write schema protocols
  • Automated rollback criteria matrix and synthetic verification assertions
  • Full pre-production dry-run cutover simulation and war game stress test
  • Live cutover bridge attendance and immediate post-cutover verification
  • Post-release retrospective and long-term release hygiene roadmap
Workflow Transformation Sprint

Release Train & Branching Architecture Modernization

NT$145,000
Fixed Engagement for Up to 8 Repositories / Services
Typical Duration: 2 to 3 Weeks

Target Scenario: Distributed engineering teams struggling with long-lived feature branches, frequent merge gridlocks, or slow manual Change Advisory Board approvals.

Key Engagement Deliverables

  • Git repository branching standards and merge train automation rules
  • Feature toggle integration patterns for decoupled continuous deployment
  • Objective release risk-scoring rubric to replace manual CAB meeting bottlenecks
  • Automated compliance evidence collection tied to git commit hashes
  • Two hands-on operational workshops for senior engineers and release leads
Ongoing Senior Advisory Support

Quarterly Release Advisory Retainer

NT$75,000 / month
Quarterly Commitment (Billed Monthly)
Typical Duration: 3-Month Minimum Retainer

Target Scenario: Growing engineering organizations requiring recurring architectural oversight, pre-release signoff reviews, and on-call cutover escalation guidance.

Key Engagement Deliverables

  • Up to 20 dedicated advisory hours per month with Principal Consultant Zhihao Chen
  • Pre-release cutover runbook review and gate signoff for scheduled releases
  • Priority on-call bridge availability during designated release maintenance windows
  • Bi-weekly release engineering office hours and architecture consultations
  • Continuous advisory on deployment pipeline resilience and tooling updates
Scoping Methodology

Factors Influencing Engagement Investment

Every engineering ecosystem presents unique operational constraints. Our preliminary technical discovery assesses four primary variables to finalize fixed-price scope proposals:

Number of Interconnected Services

Engagements involving 15+ interdependent microservices or cross-repository dependencies require expanded dependency mapping and longer rehearsal simulations.

Database Migration Complexity

High-volume transactional databases requiring multi-phase dual-write synchronization and live table backfills require specialized schema safety analysis.

Regulatory & Audit Mandates

Organizations governed by financial compliance, ISO standards, or external auditing bodies require tailored compliance evidence logging frameworks.

On-Site vs. Hybrid Delivery

On-site war room facilitation across New Taipei City and Greater Taipei is included; extended travel requirements outside northern Taiwan are scoped transparently.

Commercial Terms & Milestone Invoicing

Fixed-fee advisory engagements are structured with 40% upon kickoff, 30% upon completion of the cutover runbook and rehearsal simulation, and 30% upon delivery of final release verification. Retainer agreements are billed monthly in advance.

Book 45-Minute Discovery Review Refund & Cancellation Terms