Senior technical judgment

  • Finding the Right System

    Diagnostic & Roadmap

    Is your technology and AI spend going to the right place?

    For organizations already investing in AI (Copilot, Claude, GPT, custom builds) and unsure it is the right investment.

    About four weeks. Includes:

    • Working sessions with your leadership on goals and where you stand today

    • A written diagnostic: what's working, the risks, and what is actually in the way. Usually data quality, unclear ownership or undocumented process, rarely the technology.

    • A target architecture and a phased roadmap, each phase useful on its own

    • Decision principles your team can apply without us

    Optional: AI tools training for your team.

  • Building What Matters

    Implementation & Architecture

    Now that we know the plan, what are we building, and why?

    For systems that are expensive to get wrong.

    Two ways to work:

    • We build it. Ken leads, with engineers from the Tall Tree team.

    • Your team builds it. Ken owns the design, reviews the work and sets the governance around it.

  • Staying on Track

    Ongoing Advisory

    Who do you call when something doesn't feel right?

    A monthly retainer, in one of two forms:

    • Weekly pairing. 90 minutes a week with your team on their real work with Claude, Copilot or other AI tools: tests written first, output checked, and a short note after each session. The judgment for using AI well spreads beyond a few people. Every other week for smaller teams.

    • Advisory. Regular check-ins with your leadership, vendor and tooling evaluation before you commit, and direct access between meetings.