Outcomes in weeks.
Without hiring.
Without lock-in.
An agile, AI-first team you rent in fractions — not a fixed-price vendor. Ship measurable outcomes in 2–4 weeks, scale capacity up or down each month. No statement of work, no change requests, no surprises.
The Team
Four roles. One integrated team.
Each role covers a distinct layer of delivery — strategy, product, engineering, and quality. Together they ship production AI.
Solution Architect
SAThe strategic layer
Maps your technical landscape, scopes the AI initiatives, and keeps the team aligned to business outcomes.
Product Manager
PMOwns the roadmap
Translates business needs into sprint deliverables. Your point of contact for priorities and progress.
Agentic Developer(s)
DEVBuilds the workflows
Builds the workflows, agents, and integrations. Senior AI engineers with production track records, not just prompt engineers.
QA Engineer
QAMakes it reliable
Automated test suites, regression coverage, production monitoring. AI that actually works at scale.
Onboarding Timeline
Up and running in four weeks.
No lengthy procurement. No ramp-up theatre. First sprint begins Week 2.
Week 1
Onboarding & Context Transfer
- Kickoff with your leadership
- Stack audit & access setup
- Sprint 0 planning
- Slack or Teams + Notion workspace configured
Weeks 2–3
First Sprint — Quick Win Delivery
- First production workflow deployed
- Daily async updates + weekly demo
- Backlog refinement with your team
Week 4+
Ongoing Sprint Cadence
- 2 production sprints per month
- Continuous deployment
- Monthly retro + roadmap refinement
- Scale up or down as needed
Monthly Deliverables
What ships every month.
Concrete outputs, not status reports. Here's what you get with every billing cycle.
2 production sprints (10 days of engineering)
Full velocity, every month
Weekly async progress updates
Slack or Teams + Loom, every Friday
Bi-weekly live stakeholder demos
Show-not-tell delivery culture
Monthly retrospective + roadmap refinement
Continuous alignment on what's next
All code reviewed, tested, and documented
Nothing ships without QA sign-off
Dedicated Slack or Teams channel + priority response
Direct access, no ticket queues
Pricing
Start lean. Scale as you grow.
All tiers are month-to-month. No contracts. No lock-in. Start small and add capacity as you prove value.
Starter
From · month-to-month
- 1 active workstream
- SA + Developer + QA (shared)
- 1 sprint / 2 weeks
- Best for: First deployment, validating the model
Growth
From · month-to-month
- 2 parallel workstreams
- Dedicated SA + PM + 2 Devs + QA
- 2 sprints / month
- Best for: Parallel workstreams, scale after first win
Scale
Pricing · month-to-month
- Multi-stream capacity
- Full cross-functional team
- Continuous delivery
- Best for: AI-first transformation across departments
Fit Assessment
Is this right for you?
We'd rather be honest upfront than waste your time. Here's who we're built for.
This is for you if…
- You've completed Discovery (ours or internal) and have a clear roadmap
- Your team doesn't have senior AI engineering capacity
- You need production AI — not another POC
- You want to move fast without the overhead of hiring
- You have an approved AI budget and need it deployed well
This is not for you if…
- You're still evaluating whether AI applies to your business (start with our free Snapshot)
- You need a full-time employee with benefits and equity
- You want to own the team internally from day one (we help with that transition too)
The Proof
We built this team for ourselves first.
150+
workflows deployed
81%
faster QA
18 mo
to build the framework
$0
additional headcount hired
AdvantageWorks was built inside Ascendix Technologies, a 20-year software company. We ran the AI transformation on ourselves — 200 engineers, 18 months, real production systems. The Fractional Agentic Team is the same model, deployed for your business.
Which engagement is right for you?
All our services are designed to build on each other. Most clients start with Snapshot, then Discovery, then the Team.
| Snapshot Free AI Readiness call | Discovery Strategy sprint | Fractional Embedded team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $5,000 | From $8K/mo |
| Duration | 30-min call + 48h report | 1 week | 3–6 months |
| What you get | Readiness score + quick wins + go/no-go | Full strategy + roadmap + ROI model | Embedded fractional AI delivery team |
| Ideal for | Curious but unsure where to start | Ready to invest, need a clear plan | Ready to build, need the team |
| Deliverables | 3 | 6 | Ongoing |
| Team involved | 1 senior consultant | 2–3 consultants | Full fractional squad |
| Next step after | Discovery Sprint or go it alone | Fractional team or self-implement | Scale or hand off internally |
Common questions.
If you don't see your question, reach out — we reply fast.
Ready to ship production AI
in 30 days?
From $8,000/month. Month-to-month. No lock-in.
Month-to-month · Senior engineers only · Ships in 2–4 weeks