Every Software Decision You Make Is an Investment. We Make Sure It Pays Off.
The plan, the architecture and the sequence — written, with the reasoning behind every decision. So you reach your market on time, and the technology you already own keeps earning. Alongside your technical leadership, or holding that seat while it's empty.
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✓Independent — we sell no systems and take no vendor commissions
✓Fixed price, written deliverable
✓Senior review on every deliverable
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HELMQ partners with a limited number of companies at a time. New engagements are subject to capacity.
Five Situations That Bring Companies Here
If one of these is on your desk right now, the fastest way in is a $750 Diagnostic. One topic, a written verdict, 72 hours.
Everyone is selling you AI.
Vendors, agencies, and your own team are pitching AI tools. We tell you in writing what fits your operation, what to buy vs. build, and what your systems need before you sign.
Start with a Diagnostic — $750, in 72hYour people are entering the same data twice.
Once in your operational tools, again in accounting or your ERP. We design the peripheral automation that bridges the gap without touching what already works.
Start with a Diagnostic — $750, in 72hBuild or buy?
A technology and cost comparison with the trade-offs written out, and a reasoned recommendation you can put in front of your board.
Start with a Diagnostic — $750, in 72hYour vendor is building and no one is checking.
We review scope, technical quality, and whether deliverables match what was billed — as an independent review with zero conflict of interest.
Start with a Diagnostic — $750, in 72hYou are building something from scratch.
A new product, internal tool, or line of business. Get the complete architectural blueprint in hand before committing engineering budget.
Start with a Diagnostic — $750, in 72h72h – 15 days
Time-to-decision
Fixed delivery timelines from complete intake to signed-off technical blueprint.
Tracked, not guessed
Spec adherence at 90 days
Blueprints structured so engineering teams and AI agents build without scope drift.
Details on request
Rework avoided
Architecture, API contracts, and data models validated before writing production code.
Four Ways In. Fixed Price, Fixed Scope, in Writing.
Every engagement is a defined document delivered on a defined date. No hourly billing, no moving estimates.
Diagnostic
$750
Delivered in 72 hours from complete intake
Best for:
One specific bottleneck or urgent decision.
Decision Blueprint
$6,900
Delivered in 5 business days
Best for:
One major technology, vendor, or approach choice.
Pilot Blueprint
$19,500
Delivered in 15 business days
Best for:
Complete architecture validated in a sandbox.
Architecture Co-Pilot
$9,500
Monthly, continuous
Best for:
Dedicated senior liaison + continuous oversight.
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Got Questions? Check the Blueprint.
Click any question below to get a straight answer — no sales call needed.
Perfect — that's the ideal case. We work alongside your team and your technical leadership, never in place of them. The blueprint is designed to be handed off to any dev team or AI agent, with everything they need to build without guessing your intent.
Every deliverable includes revision rounds agreed up front: the Diagnostic gets 1 round within 7 days; the Decision Blueprint, 1 round within 10 days; the Pilot Blueprint, 2 rounds within 14 days. The Architecture Co-Pilot's revisions are continuous and defined in your contract. Scope is agreed in writing, and we hold ourselves to it — if a deliverable doesn't meet that scope, we fix it or refund.
Because hourly billing pays us for the time a problem takes rather than for solving it, and it puts you and us on opposite sides of every estimate. A fixed price for a fixed document removes that. You know the cost before you commit, your finance team approves one number, and the incentive to be thorough and fast points in the same direction for both of us. It also means the deliverable — not our calendar — is the thing you are buying.
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