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Northstar Software
September 2, 2026
Engagement proposal

Northwind: Platform rollout

A proposal for Northwind Logistics, prepared by Northstar Software.

Prepared for
Northwind Logistics
Prepared by
Alex Rivera, Account Executive · Northstar Software
01

The situation

Northwind Logistics is growing faster than its operating model. The symptoms are familiar: decisions wait on people rather than process, the same information is rebuilt in several places, and leadership sees results weeks after they happen.

This engagement finds the two or three constraints that matter, proves the fixes on the ground, and leaves Northwind Logistics with a roadmap it can fund and a team that can run it.

12 wks
Engagement length
3
Phases, each with a decision
2
Improvements live before we leave
02

Objectives

What success looks like at the end of the engagement. Every deliverable below traces back to one of these.

    01

    Find the real constraint

    Identify where throughput is actually lost, with data rather than anecdote.

    02

    A roadmap leadership can fund

    A prioritized 12-month plan with cost, effort, and expected impact for each initiative.

    03

    Quick wins inside the engagement

    At least two improvements implemented during the work itself, not just recommended.

03

How we work

A method we've run many times, adapted to how Northwind Logistics actually operates.

    Diagnose

    Interviews, process walks, and data pulls. We map the work as it is, not as the org chart says.

    Design

    Options with trade-offs, not a single answer. You choose; we detail.

    Pilot

    The two highest-impact changes run live with one team, measured weekly.

    Embed

    Playbooks, owners, and a cadence so the gains survive our departure.

04

Phases

Each phase ends with a decision meeting. Nothing proceeds without your sign-off.

01
Weeks 1–4

Diagnose

Interviews, data, current-state map. Decision: constraints confirmed.

02
Weeks 5–9

Design & pilot

Options, selection, two live pilots. Decision: roadmap priorities.

03
Weeks 10–12

Embed

Playbooks, owners, handover. Decision: roadmap funded.

05

Deliverables & acceptance

PhaseDeliverableAccepted when
DiagnoseCurrent-state assessment and constraint analysisLeadership confirms the top constraints
DiagnoseBaseline metricsAgreed measures and starting values signed off
Design & pilotOptions paper with trade-offsOne option selected per constraint
Design & pilotTwo pilots, measuredFour weeks of weekly data against baseline
Embed12-month roadmap with business casesPresented to and accepted by leadership
EmbedPlaybooks and named ownersHandover session complete

Feedback not raised within five business days of delivery is deemed acceptance.

06

A comparable engagement

[Client name]Logistics
Challenge

[The situation they were in, ideally the same constraint this client has.]

What we did

[What the engagement did, in one or two sentences.]

[A short quote from the client sponsor.]
[Name, title]
[XX%]
[Result #1, e.g. cycle time]
[$X.XM]
[Result #2, e.g. annual savings]
07

Engagement team

Senior people, on the ground, the whole way through.

AR

Alex Rivera

Account Executive

Engagement lead. In every interview, every decision meeting, and on the phone in between.

[N

[Consultant name]

Senior consultant

[One line on relevant experience.]

08

Assumptions & dependencies

Northwind Logistics will nominate an executive sponsor and a working-level counterpart with roughly four hours a week available. Access to systems, data, and people will be provided within five business days of request.

Out of scope: implementation beyond the two pilots, technology selection, and change-management programs after handover. Changes to scope are agreed in writing with revised effort and dates.

09

Investment by phase

Fixed fee per phase, invoiced at the start of each phase. Expenses billed at cost with prior approval.

The engagement

The phases above, one number.

Item
Discovery
Interviews, data review, and the current-state picture
The work
The phases set out above
Recommendations
Written findings and a working session on what comes next
$48,000 first-year total
$48,000 one-time

Valid for 30 days. Excludes taxes and travel.

10

To proceed

    1

    Approve the engagement

    Reply to this proposal or use the button below.

    2

    Name the sponsor

    We'll schedule a 60-minute kickoff with the sponsor and counterpart.

    3

    Diagnose begins

    Interviews start the week after kickoff.

Approve engagement

Questions? Alex Rivera · alex@northstar.example

11

Terms

Fees are invoiced per phase, net 30. Either party may terminate with 14 days' written notice; work completed to date is billable. Findings and deliverables are the client's to use; methods and tools remain ours. Master services terms apply.

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