How we work / Clear, senior, honest
Clarity first. Senior from day one.
Three principles shape every engagement, whether it's a contract role or a two-week health check.
01 / Principles
What you can count on
Clarity first
We make the work visible: one backlog, one plan, reporting that matches reality. Complex delivery gets simpler when everyone sees the same picture.
Senior from day one
You meet and interview the person who will do the work. No juniors behind a senior name, no long ramp-up.
Honest about fit
If a role isn't one of ours, we say so, and tell you honestly whether our associate network can help.
02 / Remote by design
Your working day, not ours
Same working day as the UK and Europe (UTC+2). US hours by arrangement. Remote by default; onsite visits on longer engagements, by arrangement.
Live times. Bars show how much of a 9-to-5 day overlaps with ours.
03 / The process
From the first email to week one
Day 0
Tell us the role
A short call or an email with the role, the team and the start date.
Within 48 hours
Meet the consultant
You interview the person who will do the work. No bait and switch.
Within 7 days
Start remotely
Seven days' notice. Your tools, your cadence, your working day, productive from week one.
Day 30
Review together
An honest check-in on fit and progress, and what to change.
04 / Week one
What happens in the first week
- Meet the sponsor, the team and the people they depend on
- Get access to your tools: Jira or Azure DevOps, Confluence, Teams or Slack
- Read the plan, the backlog, the RAID log and the last few status reports
- Join the team's ceremonies and observe before changing anything
- Share first observations and agree priorities for the next 30 days
05 / Engagement models
Contract the way that suits you
01
Contract via SimplyAgile
A B2B contract with our company, typically three to six months or longer. Invoiced monthly in your currency, and the company stands behind the consultant.
02
Through your recruiter or agency
Most of our roles come this way. We work through your recruiter, agency, umbrella company or employer of record, whichever the client needs.
03
Fixed-scope offer
A defined outcome and duration, scoped and quoted after a call, and invoiced by milestone.
06 / Trust
Security and confidentiality
- We sign your NDA before any work starts.
- We work in your tools and your data stays in your systems.
- We follow your security policies, access controls and device rules.
- Personal information is handled under POPIA and UK/EU GDPR. See our privacy notice.