Typical Engagements

Engagement models with clear scope and pricing

From a single paid consultation to a milestone-based custom project, engagement formats and pricing are published up front.

Discovery and Assessment

Scoped in a written assessment agreement

A structured assessment when the problem, current system, risk, or solution path needs to be understood before implementation is scoped.

Format: Structured assessment with a written deliverable
Best for: Deciding whether to modernize, replace, or extend an existing system
Documenting an architecture or workflow before making changes
Identifying which processes are worth automating first

Fixed-Scope Project

Scoped per proposal

A defined deliverable with a written proposal, agreed milestones, and clear acceptance.

Format: Written proposal, service agreement, milestone billing
Best for: Well-understood work with a clear end state
Budget approval processes that require a bounded number
First engagements that both sides want bounded in scope

Phased Delivery

Scoped by phase

Large or uncertain initiatives divided into controlled phases with review before each new commitment.

Format: Roadmap-driven, one phase at a time
Best for: Larger initiatives that benefit from staged approval
Programs where scope should be refined as phases complete
Work spanning multiple areas of the organization

Ongoing Engineering Partnership

Written recurring agreement

A continuous engineering relationship for improvements, integrations, reporting, automation, and technical guidance.

Format: Recurring engagement with a prioritized backlog
Best for: Teams without dedicated in-house engineering capacity
Product areas that need continuous iteration
Programs that value a stable engineering relationship

Modernization and Support Retainer

Written retainer agreement

A recurring retainer for maintenance, dependency updates, stabilization, and incremental modernization of an existing application.

Format: Retainer with maintenance and modernization scope
Best for: Applications that need steady dependency and security updates
Older systems undergoing incremental modernization
Teams that want a dependable technical contact for an existing system

Fixed-Scope Services

Published products and a separate technical consultation

Northbridge publishes eight fixed-scope products on the Products page, from $49 to $9,995: five direct card-checkout products, two implementation products that require fit confirmation before invoicing, and the Client Operations Portal. The separate $150 Technical Consultation is a 60-minute working session followed by a written summary and is requested through the Schedule a Consultation page.

Workflow Quick Scan ($49), Workflow Review ($149), Integration Readiness Assessment ($495), and Automation Blueprint ($995) may be purchased directly through secure online checkout. Focused Automation Implementation ($2,995) and Internal Operations Starter System ($4,995) require written fit and scope confirmation before invoicing. Client Operations Portal ($9,095 Pay in Full or $9,995 Milestone Plan) is a published fixed-scope implementation package with its own paid-start process: it is started from its product page by choosing full payment or the milestone payment plan (six separately invoiced milestones, no automatic recurring charges), does not require the fit confirmation above, and is not an instant card purchase; the detailed project intake follows after the first payment is confirmed. Requesting a Technical Consultation, proposal, or fit review does not create an order or collect payment; Northbridge confirms the next step and, where applicable, sends payment instructions.

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