The seven offers of work

Use it when

• Feature history is broken or unstable
• Imported geometry needs cleaning or rebuilding
• Drawing and model revisions have drifted apart
• Customer CAD is too messy to quote or manufacture from

Outputs

• Repaired or rebuilt CAD
• Cleaned assemblies or parts
• Restored drawing-to-model consistency
• Handoff-ready file structure where feasible

Not included

• New concept generation
• Industrial design exploration
• Broad engineering redevelopment beyond agreed repair scope
• Unbounded support without defined entry condition

Engagement format

Usually a fixed-scope project or triage call followed by a quoted repair package.

Use it when

• You need a bespoke product or component developed
• You need printable geometry, prototype CAD, or fabrication files
• You need help converting rough intent into buildable form
• You need physical constraints handled properly from the start

Outputs

• 3D CAD and supporting technical definition
• Print-ready or prototype-ready files
• Material and process-aware design decisions
• Practical development toward first physical proof

Not included

• Mass-market branding exercises
• Purely aesthetic concept boards without technical progression
• Unlimited revision cycles without decision discipline
• Production management unless explicitly agreed

Engagement format

Usually phased project work: definition, development, refinement, and release.

Use it when

• You need recurring technical review
• You want decisions challenged before they harden
• You need regular cadence with an external technical standard
• You lack sufficient internal senior design-engineering oversight

Outputs

• Review calls and structured feedback
• Decision critique and risk flagging
• Technical governance notes or review summaries
• Escalation points before expensive commitment

Not included

• Full execution of all team workload
• Passive approval of poor work for speed alone
• Undefined availability with no retainer boundary
• Supplier accountability transfers without direct scope

Engagement format

Monthly retainer with agreed review cadence, response expectations, and coverage boundary.

Use it when

• The idea is set but the engineering is immature
• CAD exists but needs tightening or correction
• Assemblies need simplification, tolerance thinking, or interface cleanup
• You need a stronger technical basis before prototyping or quoting

Outputs

• Refined CAD and assembly logic
• Better-defined parts, interfaces, and constraints
• Reduction of avoidable complexity
• Improved readiness for prototype, costing, or handoff

Not included

• Blank-sheet concept invention where no direction exists
• Brand-led aesthetic development without technical depth
• Massive redesign unless explicitly re-scoped
• Testing or certification execution unless separately agreed

Engagement format

Project-based, typically with a review of current files followed by a defined refinement package.

Use it when

• You need a service outside current scope
• You need manufacturing, prototyping, branding, or specialist input
• You need a vetted next step rather than a dead end
• The work should move to a better-fit technical partner

Outputs

• Directed referral where appropriate
• Cleaner handoff context for the next operator
• Preserved network continuity rather than silent decline
• Better scope alignment at the point of transfer

Not included

• Guarantee of third-party commercial terms
• Responsibility for work not executed by YIELD
• Referral to unvetted providers merely to close a conversation
• Opaque introduction without context or fit screening

Engagement format

Usually part of enquiry handling, triage, or adjacent project support.

Use it when

• You have multiple products or workstreams in motion
• You need help choosing where technical effort should go first
• You need one standard applied across fragmented development work
• You need a trusted technical counterpart at portfolio level

Outputs

• Technical prioritisation and sequencing judgement
• Cross-programme review and consistency
• Risk identification before compounding decisions are made
• Stewardship of overall technical direction

Not included

• Becoming a substitute full-time internal team
• Owning every operational decision inside the business
• Unstructured availability with no strategic mandate
• Purely financial or commercial consulting unrelated to product reality

Engagement format

Usually retainer or advisory arrangement with executive-level touchpoints.

Use it when

• You are about to spend significantly on prototype or tooling
• You are close to committing to a supplier or manufacturing path
• You need an independent technical challenge function
• You want to expose hidden weaknesses before they compound

Outputs

• Structured technical review
• Risk flags, unknowns, and readiness gaps
• Clearer decision basis for next commitment
• Recommendations on what must be resolved first

Not included

• Rubber-stamp approval for predetermined decisions
• Guarantee that execution risk disappears after review
• Replacement for full product development
• Commercial due diligence beyond technical scope

Engagement format

Audit or review package with defined inputs, review criteria, and a decision-oriented output.