Interim advisory or a full project: which one do you need?

Two of the most common types of work at Rapid Badger are the monthly Interim Advisory and the fixed-scope project (a Diagnostic, a Sprint, or a Process Redesign). They are not interchangeable. Choosing the wrong one is a common and avoidable mistake.

What monthly advisory is good for ¶

Advisory works best when the business is broadly on track but the founder wants a regular thinking partner: someone to pressure-test decisions, spot patterns across months, and ask the questions that the team is too close to ask. It is not a substitute for a project. It does not produce a report or a process map. It produces better thinking over time.

The minimum commitment is three months, and the value tends to compound. Clients who have been on the advisory for six months get more from each session than they did at the start, because Ruth knows the business well enough to ask sharper questions.

What a fixed-scope project is good for ¶

A project is the right choice when there is a specific problem to solve or a specific output needed. If you need to understand why your margins are shrinking, or redesign your onboarding process, or make a decision about a new market, a project has a defined scope, a defined output, and a defined end date. It is not open-ended.

Projects are also better for businesses that are not yet sure whether they want an ongoing relationship. They are a lower-commitment way to find out whether working with Rapid Badger is useful.

When to do both ¶

Several clients have started with a project and moved to advisory afterwards. The project gives Ruth enough context to make the advisory genuinely useful from the first session. If you think you might want both, it is worth mentioning that on the initial call.

Not sure which fits your situation? That is exactly what the free 30-minute call is for.