How it works
Easy to start, quick to show results.
Every engagement starts the same way: a short call, then a clear recommendation. You decide what happens next with the facts in front of you, and nothing is built until it's worth building.
02Assess
If it's worth a closer look, I dig into what you have, how your team uses it, and what it costs.
03Recommend
A straight answer you can act on, with the reasoning behind it.
It starts with a free 30-minute call.
Bring whatever you're weighing: a renewal, a stack of quotes, or a project that's stalled. I'll ask the questions, and you'll leave knowing whether it needs a closer look.
The decision
The choice in front of you, the deadline behind it, and what it costs to wait.
The people
Who uses it every day, who signs off on it, and who's quietly working around it.
The friction
What makes the change feel risky: what can't break, what your team would have to relearn, and who would have to manage it.
The call is free. No pitch, no pressure.
If it's worth a closer look, I run an assessment.
I look at what you have today, how your team really uses it, and what each option would take. You get a straight recommendation, with the evidence behind it.
One interview with the people who do the work. That's all I need from your team.
No obligation after. The recommendation is yours even if you never hire me for anything else.
What you'll know when I'm done
Which tools are worth what you pay?
What you own, what you use, and what you pay for and never open.
How does the work actually get done?
The real process, including the spreadsheets and workarounds nobody puts in the manual.
What would each option take?
The technical, operational, and legal constraints, stated plainly.
What did I rule out, and why?
A record of rejected options and what would change the answer, so nobody relitigates it next year.
How I decide
Build or buy used to be a simple chart. It isn't anymore.
Say you come to the call with a renewal that went up again. Before we talk price, I want to know whether you should be renting that tool at all. Every tool gets judged on two things: how much it sets you apart, and how hard it is to get right. The corner it lands in decides the answer.
Most companies still make renewal calls off this version.
I redraw it for your tools, as things stand today.
Book a free consultMy discovery process
How I find out where yours land.
- 1
A working interview
With the people who do the work, not just the people who bought the tool.
- 2
Evidence, graded
Every figure names its source and how far to trust it.
- 3
Every tool on the matrix
Placed on the matrix as it stands today, with the evidence behind it.
- 4
A verdict for each
Build, reshape, keep, or retire, and what would change the answer.
Every tool gets a verdict.
Every tool you pay for gets a clear call: keep it, replace it, or cancel it.
| Case management platform | ReplaceStaff use 3 of 11 modules. A focused build fits the real workflow. |
| Reporting add-on | CancelDuplicates reports the team already builds in a spreadsheet. |
| Accounting system | KeepFits well and is priced fairly. Replacing it would cost more than it saves. |
The assessment is a fixed fee, whatever it recommends.
The fee doesn't change if the answer is keep what you have. Sometimes the best recommendation is the tool you already have.
Then a plan picks up where the assessment leaves off.
If something needs building, I build it beside what you run today. It goes into your cloud account and your code repository, and you see working software every week. Working software in weeks, not quarters.
Nothing gets switched off early. Your team runs real work on the new system first. When they're confident, you cut over and retire the old one.
After that, the software keeps improving. The same monthly plan covers support, security updates, and the next item on your list.
Compare the plansQuestions people ask before they call.
- Will working with Lobi disrupt my business?
- No. Most technical decisions are risky because they get made on a guess. I do the digging, give you a clear answer, and take care of whatever comes after, so your business keeps running the whole time.
- What do you need from my team?
- One interview for the assessment. During a build, one point person who can answer questions and test what I ship.
- Can we start with a plan and skip the assessment?
- Yes, if you already know what you need. A system that needs an owner, or a project that's already scoped, can go straight onto a plan.
- What if our renewal is next month?
- Call anyway. Even a short look can tell you what to negotiate, which add-ons to drop, and whether a shorter term buys you time.
Start with the call.
Thirty minutes, no obligation, and a clear answer on where to start.