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How we work

Fixed scope, a defined finish, one advisor.

Every engagement is agreed in writing before it starts, and you work with Giovanni directly from the first conversation to the handover. Pick the shape that fits your situation.

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Engagement shapes

Three ways to work together.

Decision brief

Typically 2 to 4 weeks

One significant call: a platform choice, a migration order, a vendor structure, or whether a requirement is ready to go out.

What you get

  • A written recommendation
  • An options comparison
  • The open questions to settle first

Readiness review

Typically 4 to 8 weeks

An assessment, authorization, or program milestone with a date on it, and a need to know where you really stand.

What you get

  • A gap or program assessment
  • A ranked plan with owners and dates
  • A risk register tied to the plan

Integration plan

Typically 6 to 12 weeks

An acquisition, timed to the deal from LOI through the first 100 days: diligence, Day 1, transitions, and TSA exits.

What you get

  • A diligence findings memo
  • An integration plan and Day 1 checklist
  • A transition and TSA exit schedule

Durations are typical ranges. The exact scope and timeline are confirmed in writing before work begins.

The method

Five steps, from a short note to a clean handoff.

  1. Brief

    You describe the situation in a few sentences: what has to be settled, what is forcing it, and by when.

  2. Frame and checks

    A conflict check runs and an NDA goes in place if needed. Then the questions, the work products, and the finish line are agreed in writing.

  3. Constraints and options

    Giovanni maps what actually binds: budget timing, contracts, authorizations, people. The open options are compared against it.

  4. Recommendation

    A written recommendation with the reasoning shown, so it can be defended to leadership, an assessor, or a deal team.

  5. Handoff

    The documents are handed to your team and the engagement closes. Nothing continues unless you scope new work.

Buying

How engagements are bought.

Fixed scope

Every engagement is a fixed-scope advisory engagement. The questions, the work products, and the finish line are written down before work starts.

Scoped after a first conversation

A short call with Giovanni settles whether Karaya fits. If it does, a written scope and price follow.

Invoiced directly

Karaya Group invoices your organization directly. Payment terms are set out in the written scope.

Boundaries

What keeps the advice independent.

  • Advisory, not staff augmentation

    Karaya advises your team and the people who run delivery. Your people keep ownership of the work.

  • No interim or fractional roles

    Giovanni does not step into a seat on your org chart, which keeps the advice independent.

  • No implementation or resale

    Karaya does not build, migrate, or resell. No commission or delivery contract shapes the advice.

  • No open-ended retainer

    Each engagement has a defined finish. New work is scoped as a new engagement.

Confidentiality and conflict

Checked before anything is shared.

A conflict check runs before any detail changes hands, so you know early if Karaya should not take the work. An NDA is available before any confidential material is shared.

Karaya Group operates in a personal capacity and has no vendor ties. Nothing here speaks for any employer or other client, and your information is kept separate from every other engagement.

Questions

Straight answers.

Who actually does the work?
Giovanni does, from the first call to the last page. Nothing is handed off or subcontracted.
What does an engagement cost?
Price is fixed for the agreed scope and set in writing before work starts. It depends on the shape of the engagement and the work products you need.
Will you sign an NDA?
Yes. An NDA is available before any confidential detail is shared, and a conflict check runs first.
What happens when the engagement ends?
You keep the documents, and the engagement closes. If a new question comes up later, it is scoped on its own.

Tell Giovanni what you are facing.

Two or three sentences is enough to start: the situation, what is forcing it, and when it has to be settled.

Prefer email? Write to contact@karaya.group.

Two or three sentences is enough. Please keep confidential detail out of the first message; an NDA is available once you talk. All three fields are required.