Three Engagements, Each with a Distinct Question
We offer three scoped advisory engagements. Each one addresses a specific kind of workforce question. Each one ends with a written document. None of them is a general consulting retainer.
Return to HomeHow We Approach Every Engagement
Before any advisory session, we read. We ask for the documents that describe your current workforce — org charts, role descriptions, recent hiring records, any workforce data you hold — and we study them before forming an opinion.
The sessions themselves are conversations, not presentations. We ask questions, we follow threads, we sit with ambiguity rather than rush to a tidy conclusion. The written output that follows is a record of the thinking, not a sales document for further engagement.
Every engagement closes with one round of clarification, included in the fee. If the document raises further questions that warrant a new engagement, we will say so, and we will propose something appropriately scoped.
Initial Scoping Conversation
We discuss the question, confirm the engagement type, and agree the document format and timeline.
Document and Data Review
We study the materials you share before arriving at any advisory session. Observation precedes opinion.
Advisory Sessions
Structured conversations with the relevant stakeholders. Questions, threads, and considered discussion rather than prepared presentations.
Written Deliverable
The engagement output — a talent posture note, a workforce paper, or a hiring handbook — delivered within the agreed timeline.
Clarification Session
One round of discussion after delivery, included in the engagement fee. Questions answered, document understood, engagement closed.
Talent Posture Conversation
RM 820 · 2–3 Weeks
A short advisory engagement for organisations contemplating the shape of their technology workforce over the coming two to three years. We examine the present composition — permanent, contract, vendor-supplied, offshore — and weigh it against the work the organisation expects to undertake.
The output is a written talent posture note with a small set of considered observations on hiring pace, role design, and the quieter craft of retention. Suited for technology leadership and HR working together.
What the Engagement Includes
Best Suited For
Organisations approaching a new product phase, a funding round, or a leadership transition, and needing a clear-eyed view of whether the current workforce composition is well-positioned for what lies ahead.
Typical Engagement Timeline
Engineering Workforce Advisory
RM 2,650 · 5–7 Weeks
A longer engagement that examines the engineering workforce as a portfolio — its seniority distribution, its specialism coverage, its tenure pattern, its hiring history. We weigh the portfolio against the present roadmap and against the realities of the Malaysian engineering market, including the meaningful cross-border draw of Singapore.
The output is a written workforce paper with a sequenced recommendation on hiring, internal development, and quiet succession. Suited for engineering leadership preparing a multi-year people investment.
What the Engagement Includes
Best Suited For
Engineering organisations preparing a two-to-three-year workforce investment — those wanting to understand whether the current team composition will carry the roadmap, and where the gaps and risks lie.
Typical Engagement Timeline
Hiring Practice Workshop
RM 1,050 · Two Days
A two-day workshop with the hiring managers and the recruitment partners who support them, examining the present hiring practice from job brief through to onboarding. Together we read recent hiring records, identify where the practice has served the organisation well and where it has quietly drifted.
We write a small set of working agreements covering interview structure, decision-making, and offer conduct. The workshop closes with a written hiring handbook the team may circulate to its line managers.
What the Engagement Includes
Best Suited For
Organisations where hiring practice has grown informally across managers and needs to be examined, made explicit, and agreed as a shared standard — particularly before a significant hiring programme begins.
Typical Engagement Timeline
Which Engagement Is Right for Your Situation?
| Feature | Talent Posture | Engineering Advisory | Hiring Workshop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (RM) | 820 | 2,650 | 1,050 |
| Duration | 2–3 weeks | 5–7 weeks | Two days + prep |
| Workforce composition analysis | |||
| Engineering seniority/specialism analysis | |||
| Hiring records review | |||
| Interview and decision-making review | |||
| Multi-year people investment planning | |||
| Hiring handbook for line managers | |||
| Written deliverable |
What Applies to Every Engagement
Mutual NDA as Standard
A mutual non-disclosure agreement is standard for all engagements. Client data is used solely for the stated engagement purpose.
PDPA Compliance
Employee data handled in all engagements complies with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Malaysia).
Fixed-Fee Pricing
Every engagement is priced at a fixed amount. No day-rate billing, no travel charges within the Klang Valley, no separate fee for the clarification session.
Senior Advisor Throughout
The advisor named at the start of the engagement is the advisor who does the work and writes the document. No handoffs to junior staff.
Defined Timeline
Each engagement has an agreed timeline. We aim to meet it. If circumstances require adjustment, we communicate early.
Written Engagement Letter
Every engagement begins with a written engagement letter confirming the scope, the deliverable, the timeline, and the fee. No verbal-only agreements.
Transparent Fees for All Three Engagements
All prices are in Malaysian Ringgit (RM). The price listed is the price charged — no additional fees for Klang Valley travel or the included clarification session.
Engagement 01
Talent Posture Conversation
RM 820
per engagement
- Document review
- One advisory session
- Written talent posture note
- Clarification session
- 2–3 week delivery
Engagement 02
Engineering Workforce Advisory
RM 2,650
per engagement
- Full workforce data analysis
- Market context analysis
- Two advisory sessions
- Written workforce paper
- Succession observations
- Clarification session
Engagement 03
Hiring Practice Workshop
RM 1,050
per engagement
- Pre-workshop record review
- Two-day workshop facilitation
- Working agreements
- Written hiring handbook
- Held at client premises
Not Sure Which Engagement Fits?
An initial conversation will clarify this. Describe your situation and we will tell you honestly whether an engagement is appropriate, and if so, which one.
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