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title: "An engagement sized to the problem."
url: "https://www.omnicliq.com/en/digital-transformation/engagement-models/"
description: "Advisory, a project, an embedded team or a long-term partnership: the model that fits the stage your business is at, not a predefined subscription."
category: "digital-transformation"
locale: "en"
---

# An engagement sized to the problem.

> Advisory, a project, an embedded team or a long-term partnership: the model that fits the stage your business is at, not a predefined subscription.

## Not every engagement is a subscription.

The usual model, with a monthly subscription and a scope that keeps widening, works for a narrow set of problems. For the work we do, it is often either too much or too little.

We have four models and recommend the one that fits. Advisory: access to our senior people for strategic decisions. Project: a defined scope, timeline and end.

Embedded team: our senior people inside your own team for a set period, with training. Long-term partnership: full execution, when the scope justifies it.

The best engagements start with an honest definition of scope. We often recommend a smaller model than the biggest we could sell, and that is why clients stay on the engagements that truly justify it.

## What changes for you.

- **Advisory** — Access to senior people for strategic decisions, team reviews and escalation. For businesses with a strong internal team that benefit from an outside view.
- **Project** — A defined scope, timeline and end. Reviews, transformations, technical implementations or capability building, not a subscription disguised as a project.
- **Embedded team** — Our senior people work inside your team for a set period. Training and knowledge transfer are included, so the capability stays when the engagement ends.
- **Long-term partnership** — Full execution in one or more fields, when the scope truly justifies it. It isn't the default for every engagement.
- **Honest scoping** — We recommend the model that fits the problem, and it is often the smaller one. That discipline is why clients choose us for the engagements that fit.
- **Changing model** — An engagement can start in one model and move to another: from a project to long-term, from an embedded team to advisory. The model follows the moment.
## How we find the right model.

1. **Scoping** — An honest conversation about the problem that really needs solving, which isn't always the one first described. In most conversations the scope gets rephrased at least once.
2. **Proposal** — We recommend the model that fits the problem, with a specific structure and timeline inside it.
3. **Kickoff** — We document the structure of the engagement and the success criteria. The kickoff is run by the people who will do the work, not salespeople who then hand over.
4. **Evolution** — The engagement evolves as your needs do. We change model when it makes sense for the business, not when it suits the contract.
## FAQ

### Which model fits our case?
It depends on what you need: advisory if you have a team and want a senior view, a project for a clear goal with an end, an embedded team if the transformation runs faster than your team can sustain, long-term partnership for steady execution across several fields. The first conversation usually makes the choice obvious.

### Can we start small and expand?
Yes. Most of our long-term partnerships started as a project or a review. A small start is often the best way to get to know each other before you commit, and sometimes it is all you need.

### Do you work with our teams or replace them?
Almost always with them. We strengthen, train and coordinate. We don't replace a team that has knowledge of the business that we don't. The embedded team and advisory models exist precisely to work next to internal capability.

### What if our needs change?
The engagement evolves. We have seen projects become long-term partnerships, long-term ones move to advisory and embedded teams return to pure execution as the internal team matures. Flexibility is part of the model.

### Is there a minimum engagement size?
Yes, and it differs by model. Advisory has the lowest floor and long-term partnership the highest. We discuss it from the start: we don't take engagements below the size where the work can be done properly.