Your first 90 days
A structured onboarding that delivers quick wins in weeks, not months. Here is how the first three months unfold.
Discovery and audit
- Codebase, infrastructure, and architecture review
- Team interviews and capability assessment
- Technical debt inventory with severity ratings
- Security and compliance baseline check
Roadmap and quick wins
- Prioritized technical roadmap tied to business goals
- Ship 2-3 quick wins (CI/CD, monitoring, critical bug fixes)
- Hiring plan if the team needs to grow
- Vendor and tool audit with cost optimization
Execution and standards
- Execute top roadmap items alongside the team
- Establish code review, testing, and deployment standards
- Set up observability (error tracking, alerting, dashboards)
- First architecture decision records (ADRs)
Process maturity and handoff
- Sprint cadence and async workflows in place
- Team is self-sufficient on day-to-day decisions
- Quarterly planning framework established
- Transition to ongoing advisory or continued engagement
What you walk away with
Tangible deliverables from every phase, not just advice.
Technical audit report
Architecture review, debt inventory with severity ratings, and security baseline — all in a single document.
Prioritized roadmap
A sequenced plan tied to business goals, with effort estimates and dependency mapping.
CI/CD and observability
Automated testing, deployment pipelines, error tracking, and alerting configured and running.
Quarterly planning framework
Sprint cadence, async workflows, and a repeatable planning process your team owns.
“I had the privilege of working with Nicolas when he joined our group as team lead. It didn't take long for Nico to create a foundation of trust and collaboration, or to provide motivation and support for our efforts that was truly invaluable. His deep insight into the nature of remote, distributed and async work, his sincere empathy for people, and his broad technical knowledge based on hands-on experience make him uniquely suited to help any organization thrive in the new reality of hybrid and remote workplaces. In conversations, Nico was not only transparent in sharing his thoughts and insights, but also engaged in listening and gaining new insight from the experience of others. I'd welcome the chance to work together again; he deserves a place on my short-list of people I'd want on my ideal startup team. I highly recommend Nicolas to any organization seeking exemplary technical leadership and experience to help them succeed.”
Ready to see what the first 90 days look like for you?
Book a free 30-minute call. We will walk through your specific situation and tailor the onboarding to your needs.
