Help your teams cut delivery lead time by 20–40% over the next few months - without adding headcount
I work with Series A–C SaaS teams with 3–12 squads to ship smaller, safer changes tied to revenue — by fixing the 2–3 real bottlenecks between product and engineering.
For teams I've worked with, we've typically seen:
over 6–12 months
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Who this is for
B2B SaaS and product companies with 3–12 cross-functional squads
Typically Series A–C or mid-market product groups
You're shipping regularly, but…
Releases feel fragile or slow
Features don't move activation/revenue
Product and engineering aren't looking at the same numbers
If that sounds like you, The Bottleneck Sprint is designed specifically for your world.
Are you shipping more… and getting less?
If you nod "yes" to two or more of these:
Features ship, metrics don't moveActivation, expansion, or revenue barely budge
Releases = fire drillsRegressions, late nights, "just this once" hotfixes
Opinion-driven roadmapsDebates aren't grounded in shared metrics
"Transformation" = more overheadIt feels like extra process, not fewer constraints
Coordination > deliveryTeams spend more time aligning than shipping
This isn't a motivation problem. It's a system problem.
Outcomes you can realistically aim for
The impact shows up in three areas:
Delivery & tech
Releases: monthly → dailyWeekly or monthly drops become daily or near-daily on core services
Lead time: 20–40% faster10–14 days per change → 5–7 days
30–50% fewer incidentsRelease-related issues drop as changes get thinner
Product & customer outcomes
Outcome-driven roadmapMore features tied to clear metrics: activation, retention, time-to-value
5-10% lifts in key journeysMeasurable improvements in activation, onboarding, or task completion over 6–12 months
Fewer "shipped but didn't move the needle"Weak bets get stopped earlier
Team alignment & retention
Calmer releasesFewer late-night fire drills and "all-hands" releases
More predictable day-to-dayClearer ownership between product and engineering, less friction
Learning compoundsRegular experiments build customer understanding instead of resetting each project
How we work together
The Delivery Bottleneck Sprint
4 weeks
A focused engagement that surfaces your top constraints and gives you a 90-day plan.
What you get:
Bottleneck Map
Visual of your delivery flow with 2–3 critical constraints highlighted
90-Day Outcomes Plan
Prioritised actions, owners, and timelines
Tech & Product Scorecard
Red / amber / green view across key areas
Leadership Debrief
60-minute walkthrough with your leaders
How it runs:
Interviews & data
Conversations with key people, delivery metrics, customer feedback
Mapping sessions
Event Storming to see the real system
Synthesis & plan
Bottleneck map, scorecard, practical 90-day plan
Your time commitment: 3–5 hours/week across a handful of people
Light guarantee: If your bottlenecks aren't clearer by the end, you don't pay the second half.
What happens after?
If the sprint lands well, we can continue with light coaching or targeted workshops. We only discuss this after the debrief.
Why teams work with me
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10+ years across product & engineering – I've sat on both sides, so nothing gets lost in translation.
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High-stakes systems, not toy apps – built and ran business-critical, high-traffic systems in SaaS and enterprise.
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Not an Agile coaching service – no framework theatre; we keep what works and only change what moves outcomes.
Your options
You don't have to work with me. But you will choose one of these paths anyway:
1. Do nothing
£0 now
- •Delivery stays fragile and slow
- •Features keep shipping without clear impact
2. Generic Agile coach
Focus on ceremonies and vocabulary
- •Little ownership of revenue / lead-time outcomes
- •Product and engineering still not owned by the same partner
3. Hire another senior engineer
+£90–150k/year fully loaded
- •Works inside your existing system
- •Likely to optimise local pieces, not end-to-end flow
4. Run a Delivery Bottleneck Sprint
Fixed-fee, fraction of a senior hire
- ✓One partner across product, engineering and systems
- ✓A concrete bottleneck map and 90-day plan you can execute with or without me
FAQ
Common questions
No. The work is designed to be low friction. You keep shipping while we remove waste. Changes happen in small, safe steps — thinner slices, steadier releases, clearer ownership — not big-bang overhauls.
Audit call: 45 minutes
Bottleneck Sprint: typically 3–5 hours per week across a handful of people (product, engineering, and a lead)
Coaching: short weekly or biweekly calls plus lightweight async feedback
You'll see early wins during the sprint (clearer slice points, fewer handoffs, safer deploys). We baseline and track metrics like deploy frequency, lead time, rollback rate, time to restore service, and where relevant, activation/conversion for specific flows.
No. I don't sell ceremonies. I combine product, engineering, and systems thinking to focus on outcomes: smaller batches, safer releases, clearer bets tied to customer value.
A fixed-fee Delivery Bottleneck Sprint (3–4 weeks), followed by an optional month-to-month coaching retainer. It's intended to cost a fraction of a single senior hire while targeting improvements that pay for themselves.
Ready to reduce lead time and align product & engineering around outcomes?
Take the quick assessment to see where you stand, or book a call to dive deeper.
Scale-ups and product groups with 3–12 squads • Series A–C • Mid-market product companies