The Algorithm/Engagements/Surgical Strike

Engagement Model

Tier I

Surgical Strike

A handpicked team deployed against a single, high-priority objective. Focused platform builds, compliance remediation, and infrastructure modernization.

A handpicked team deployed against a single, high-priority objective. We go in, we build it, we ship it compliant, and we leave you with a working system and the documentation to run it. 8-16 weeks. Production output.

10 - 30 engineers

Team Size

8 - 16 weeks

Timeline

Production system

Primary Output

Team Composition

Who Ships This Engagement

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Lead architect (1)

owns the system design end to end

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Compliance engineer (1)

maps every requirement to the build

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Domain specialists (3-5)

qualified in your specific industry and regulatory environment

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Full-stack engineers (4-8)

parallel build tracks from day one

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QA via ALICE (automated)

compliance enforcement at every commit

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DevOps / infrastructure (1-2)

deployment and self-healing configuration

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Program coordination (1)

single point of contact for the engagement

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Fixed-price. No retainer required. Full IP transfer on delivery.

Timeline

How the Engagement Runs

Week 1-2

Architecture design and compliance mapping. The build plan is complete before a line of code is written.

Week 3-6

Core build. Parallel tracks across engineering and compliance. ALICE enforces compliance at every commit.

Week 7-8

Integration and compliance verification. Every component tested against your regulatory requirements.

Week 9-10

Production deployment and audit documentation package. The system goes live. The documentation is already written.

Week 10-16

Extended scope if needed — additional tracks, performance testing, or regulatory documentation for complex frameworks.

Scope

What You Get

What You Get

✓Working production system — not a prototype, not a POC

✓Compliance documentation package for your auditors

✓Architecture documentation with every design decision recorded

✓Runbooks and operational procedures for your team

✓SentienGuard autonomous monitoring configuration

✓Full source code with complete IP transfer

✓Audit trail automation built into the system

Already Included

✓Compliance architecture — no separate compliance consulting fee

✓QA via ALICE — automated compliance enforcement throughout the build

✓Audit documentation — generated continuously, not assembled at the end

✓Self-healing infrastructure setup via SentienGuard

✓Knowledge transfer — your team can run it when we leave

Solutions

Best For

The Rescue

Failed Vendor Recovery

Inheriting a failed implementation from a Big 4 firm or legacy vendor and delivering a working system.

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Solution

Compliance Remediation

Taking a system built without compliance architecture and rebuilding it to pass regulatory audit.

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AI in Regulated Environments

Deploying AI/ML systems that meet regulatory scrutiny in healthcare, financial services, or government.

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Vendor Lock-In Exit

Migrating away from a locked-in vendor while preserving data and compliance certification.

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Zero-to-Production Build

Building a production system from scratch — architecture to deployment — in weeks, not quarters.

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Infrastructure Autonomy

Deploying self-healing systems that eliminate managed services dependency.

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Markets

Industries That Engage at This Tier

Healthcare — Hospitals & Health Systems Healthcare — Digital Health & Telemedicine Financial Services — Fintech Retail & E-Commerce

Context

How It Compares

A Tier I engagement from The Algorithm delivers in 8-16 weeks what a Big 4 firm quotes as an 18-month program with a team 10x the size. A $500K Tier I engagement replaces what incumbents price at $5M. The difference is an outcome-based model versus cost-plus billing.

The Incumbents

✕Cost-plus billing — the longer it takes, the more they earn

✕Discovery phases that consume budget before a line of code is written

✕Rotating consultants who leave when the project gets hard

✕Compliance as a separate engagement after the system is built

✕Managed services contract as the exit from the project

The Algorithm

✓Fixed price — the scope is agreed before we start

✓Architecture review in week one, build starts in week two

✓The same senior engineers from day one to handoff

✓Compliance-native from the first line of code — ALICE enforces it at every commit

✓Full IP transfer on delivery — you own everything we build

DECISION GUIDE

Build vs. Outsource Decision Framework

A structured scoring framework for deciding whether to build in-house, outsource, or adopt a hybrid model — with sections specific to regulated industries where the cost of the wrong decision is highest.

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10 - 30 engineers. 8 - 16 weeks. Production system + audit documentation. Fixed price. Full IP transfer.

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