Partner Advisory

Scale capability, not complexity.

DWD provides confidential governance, security, commercial and technical advisory capability to technology partners that need expertise or delivery capacity beyond their internal team.

We can work behind your brand, alongside your team or lead a defined specialist workstream.

Why partners use DWD

Add what the opportunity needs.

01

Capability

Access specialist governance, security and technical experience that may not exist internally.

02

Capacity

Add experienced delivery support when existing teams are committed or the requirement does not justify permanent headcount.

03

Credibility

Strengthen discovery, technical qualification, customer engagement, technology decisions and delivery.

When partners call DWD

Recognise the capability gap early.

01

We have identified an opportunity but lack the specialist expertise.

The requirement sits outside the experience available in the team.

02

We have won the work but need additional delivery capacity.

The work needs experienced support without a permanent hire.

03

The customer needs ISO, governance or AI capability.

Add specialist ISO, governance or AI capability when the customer needs it.

04

We need to evaluate a technology before taking it to the customer.

Get a clearer view of fit, limitations, interoperability and customer relevance.

05

The opportunity has lost direction.

Qualification, demonstrations, POC criteria or the business case need to be reset.

06

A specialist workstream needs an accountable lead.

Put one accountable lead around the specialist workstream.

How DWD can operate

One relationship. Three delivery modes.

01

Behind Your Brand

DWD operates discreetly as part of the partner team, using agreed communications, branding and customer-engagement arrangements.

02

Alongside Your Team

DWD is introduced as a specialist while the partner continues to lead the relationship.

03

Defined Delivery Lead

DWD leads a specific engagement or specialist workstream with agreed roles, visibility and customer communication.

Your customer remains your customer.

How DWD helps

Support shaped around the customer objective.

Discover and Qualify

  • Customer workshops
  • Objective and pain clarification
  • Requirements development
  • Technical qualification

Evaluate and Validate

  • Technology and vendor evaluation
  • Product fit and limitations
  • Demonstration design
  • POC planning

Design and Deliver

  • Governance and framework delivery
  • Solution architecture
  • Implementation planning
  • Workstream delivery

Recover and Progress

  • Stalled-opportunity review
  • Qualification reset
  • POC redesign
  • Business-case review

How to engage DWD

Choose the commercial model that fits the work.

Monthly Retainer

Priority access and recurring advisory support.

Fixed-Scope Project

Audits, diagnostics, evaluations and delivery outcomes.

Block of Specialist Capacity

Predictable access across several activities.

Day Rate

Where uncertainty prevents reliable fixed scoping.

Begin confidentially

Extend your capability without weakening the customer relationship.

Tell DWD what the customer is trying to achieve, what capability is missing, where the engagement stands and how visible DWD should be.