Post-diagnostic or post-build retainer
Fractional Operating System Advisor
The Fractional Advisor engagement protects the momentum created by a diagnostic or build. It keeps the operating cadence alive, governs the backlog, maintains sponsor visibility, and keeps AI governance honest.
Pricing Position
$12k-$25k / month
Timeline
3-6 months
Service Role
Post-diagnostic or post-build retainer
Outcomes
What the engagement must make possible.
Each service exists to improve operational truth, execution confidence, and the buyer's ability to decide what happens next.
- Transformation momentum maintained between major milestones.
- Sponsor has a trusted monthly view of program health.
- Backlog, governance, and AI control model stay aligned with operational reality.
- Internal team develops stronger operating discipline over time.
Process
Constrained, evidence-led work.
The work is structured to avoid open-ended consulting drift and keep the buyer focused on operational evidence.
- 01
Establish the operating cadence and sponsor reporting rhythm.
- 02
Review progress, risks, blockers, and dependency health weekly.
- 03
Maintain backlog and priority discipline.
- 04
Provide monthly operating-system review and sponsor brief.
- 05
Guide AI governance and decision-rights evolution as work changes.
Deliverables
The concrete assets produced by the engagement.
Weekly operating cadence
Monthly operating-system review
Monthly executive status brief
Backlog and priority guidance
AI governance guidance
FAQ
Questions buyers should resolve before intake.
Is this staff augmentation?+
No. The role is senior operating-system advisory, governance discipline, and sponsor visibility after a diagnostic or build.
Can it start without prior TKO work?+
Only in narrow warm-referral situations where the operating problem is already clear. The normal path is diagnostic or build conversion.
What is excluded?+
Hands-on implementation, direct employee management, legal or regulatory advisory, and software development are not included unless separately scoped.
Diagnostic Entry Point
The right starting point is still the Diagnostic.
Build and advisory work follow when the operating problem is already visible. The Diagnostic creates the evidence base for that decision.