Processes + connections
How many mechanisms and interfaces must be understood, designed, or changed.
Pricing · accepted starting ranges
Enough price to self-qualify. Not a menu of hours.
Accepted starting point for product and market testing. Prices are commercial hypotheses, not permanent commitments. Lock prices the design and establishment of operating capability—not generic templates or inexpensive software seats.
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Accepted commercial ranges
| Offer | Starting frame | Typical duration | The client buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Mechanism Review Diagnose | $3,500 fixed | 1–2 weeks | See one consequential process as a complete mechanism before committing to a larger build. |
| Process Architecture Sprint Architect | Starts at $12,500 Typically $12,500–$25,000 | 3–6 weeks | Design one important process—or a tightly connected family—so another capable team can implement it. |
| Connected Operating System Architect + establish | Starts at $35,000 Typically $35,000–$90,000+ | 8–16 weeks | Establish a connected management domain rather than repairing one process in isolation. |
| Implementation Leadership Implement | $8,000–$20,000 / month | Usually 3+ months · fixed fee available | Lead the controlled passage from approved architecture into adopted operating capability. |
| Measurement + Improvement Partnership Operate + improve | $4,000–$10,000 / month | Usually 6+ months | Run the control-room cadence that keeps a process healthy after the project ends. |
Software, specialist partners, legal advice, recruiting, brokerage, and other third-party costs remain separate. Final scope and fees follow a written engagement definition.
Scope drivers
Price follows operating complexity.
Evidence + current state
How observable the work is and how much diagnosis, mapping, or baseline work is needed.
Systems + data
Configuration, migration, integration, reporting, access, and data-quality complexity.
Risk + control
The safety, quality, privacy, security, regulatory, employment, and business consequences.
Change responsibility
Whether Lock architects, leads implementation, supplies temporary capacity, or supports a client team.
Pace + coordination
Decision speed, sites, vendors, functions, stakeholders, and critical operating windows.