How We Work Together
Our Engagement
Every engagement starts with a free audit. From there, the depth of work depends on where you are and how fast you want to move. Our work sits at the intersection of product and performance — we help you close the gap between what your business produces and how fast it delivers results.
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The Speed-to-Market Audit is a structured 45-minute diagnostic conversation that maps how work currently flows through your business — from order or idea all the way through to delivery and revenue.
We look across five areas: how you prioritise work, how it flows through your team, where handoffs break down, how decisions get made, and whether you're measuring the right things.
At the end, you'll have:
→ A clear picture of your top operational bottleneck
→ An estimate of what it's costing you in time and revenue
→ One concrete action you can take this week — without any outside help
→ A written findings summary sent within 24 hours
No pitch. No obligation. Just a focused diagnostic — and genuine value before you spend a cent.
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Fix the Constraint. Fast.
The Process Design Sprint is a focused, hands-on engagement targeting the single highest-impact bottleneck identified in your audit.
We don't try to fix everything at once. We identify the one constraint that's costing you the most time and revenue, design a leaner process around it with your team, implement it, and measure whether it worked.
What's included:
→ Current-state process mapping — we document exactly how work flows today
→ Future-state design — a cleaner, faster version your team actually buys into
→ Implementation support — hands-on with your team, not just a slide deck
→ Measurement framework — so you can see the improvement in your data
→ Quick win in the first two weeks — something visible before the engagement ends
MOST POPULAR | From $8,000 | 6–8 Weeks
Typical engagements achieve full cost recovery within the first cycle of improvement.
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The Process Transformation Engagement is for businesses ready to make a fundamental shift in how work flows from idea to revenue.
We work across all five diagnostic areas (prioritization, workflow, handoffs, decision-making, and measurement) to redesign your operating model from the ground up.
This is the engagement that prepares your business for AI adoption, significant growth, or operational scaling without the chaos that usually comes with it.
What's included:
→ Full operational diagnostic across all five areas
→ Current and future-state process documentation
→ Team workshops and change management support
→ AI and technology readiness assessment
→ 90-day implementation roadmap
→ Measurement dashboard setup
→ 30-day post-engagement check-in
COMPREHENSIVE | From $18,000 | 10–12 Weeks
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A Fractional Continuous Improvement Partner Without the Full-Time Cost
For businesses that want ongoing support as they grow and evolve, the Retained Advisory keeps Agile Intention in your corner month to month.
This is not a retainer for deliverables. It's a thinking partnership — someone who knows your business deeply, spots drift before it becomes a problem, and helps you make better operational decisions faster.
Includes:
→ Monthly advisory sessions and strategic process reviews
→ Priority access for urgent issues and ad-hoc questions
→ Proactive identification of emerging bottlenecks
→ Annual Speed-to-Market Audit refresh
→ A continuous improvement culture embedded in your team over time
ONGOING PARTNERSHIP | From $3,500/month
Let's Talk About Fit
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Before You Automate Anything; Know Where AI Actually Fits
Everyone is being told to adopt AI. Most businesses are trying to figure out where to start and making expensive mistakes because they’re implementing before they understand.
The AI Readiness Assessment is a structured half-day engagement that maps your business against three zones of AI impact so you know exactly where AI will move the needle, where it won’t, and what your processes need to look like before you invest a dollar in implementation.
The Three Zones We Map:
→ Zone 1: Infrastructure The physical and operational foundation of your business. AI doesn’t replace this — but it changes what you need around it.
→ Zone 2: Judgment & Strategy Where AI amplifies human decision-making without replacing it. This is where the biggest near-term gains live — and where clean processes matter most.
→ Zone 3: Software & Automation Where AI is rapidly reducing cost and increasing capability. The opportunity is enormous — but only if your processes are ready to absorb it.
What You Walk Away With:
→ A clear map of where AI can add value in your specific business (and where it can’t)
→ A prioritised AI readiness roadmap with sequenced next steps
→ A process gap analysis showing what needs to be fixed before AI implementation begins
→ Confidence to make AI investment decisions without being paralyzed by how fast it’s moving
Best for: Businesses that are being pressured to adopt AI but don’t know where to start, or that have already started and aren’t seeing the returns they expected.
AI-FOCUSED Half-Day Workshop | $1,200 (can be an Add-on or Standalone engagement)
The Approach
My service is designed to help you achieve business agility. We begin with an consultation to identify gaps and opportunities, followed by a detailed report that includes a maturity assessment, scope of work proposal, and incremental roadmap. In addition, I will define a suite of tools to help you reach your goals quickly and efficiently. This is how we ensure your success.
Why Agile Intention
Agile Intention combines proven commercial industry best practices with hard‑earned expertise from public sector experience forged through real‑world challenges, not just theory. This ensures you receive guidance that is practical, reliable, and tailored to your unique business needs. Whether you want to build a strategic partnership or enhance your agility through specialized courses and workshops, I’m here to help you thrive.
Meet James Sperry
After 20 years of working with large companies within the Public Sector and Industry, I decided to alter direction. Now, I want to share my passion by helping others do their work with a deliberate intention, not just an out of the box framework. My agile maturity process is designed to empower your team and outfit them with the tools they need to succeed. Let's talk about how I can support your agile growth and knowledge, and put you on a solid track to success and profit.
Please check out my LinkedIn profile for details. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsperry/