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How we get going
Once you know where in the process we join, the next question is how the engagement itself is shaped. Going Systems structures the work to fit what is actually needed, not a fixed template.
The shapes an engagement can take
Most airport technology work does not arrive as a single, tidy scope. It arrives as a question, a programme under way, or a gap that needs covering for a while. The work is structured to match.
| Shape | How it works | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Ad hoc | A single question, scoped on its own, delivered and done. | A second opinion, a look at your product or portfolio against the market, airport expertise brought in alongside a consulting firm’s own team, or any question that needs answering before something bigger is decided. |
| Fixed scope | A defined piece of work with an agreed deliverable, set before it starts. | A business case, an RFP, a solution design or a bid review: work with a clear start and a clear end. |
| Time and materials | Work delivered as it goes, without a fixed scope agreed in advance. | An iterative programme whose scope is still taking shape, or ongoing work that runs alongside your own team as needs change. |
| Embedded | A named principal or resident expert seconded into your team for the length of the engagement. | A programme office that needs airport systems experience on staff, not just on call. |
| Retainer | Standing access to a principal on an ongoing basis, without re-scoping each time. | Advice that comes up steadily rather than all at once: a board, a bid desk, a technology committee, a startup. |
Ad hoc is often the right place to start: a short, scoped conversation that names the question and what would answer it, delivered as its own piece of work, not a sales call before a bigger one.
Whichever shape fits, one principal is named to the work before it starts. Talk to us with what you are facing, and we will tell you which of these makes sense, not the one that is biggest for us.
Talk to us
Send a message or call. If we can help, you will receive a short written brief and a fixed-scope proposal.