From strategy to action in 60 days
A plan that takes six months to write is out of date before anyone acts on it. Here's how a boutique IT team gets from first conversation to first fixes quickly, and what the first 60 days usually look like.
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The short answer
On a typical job, a boutique IT team can go from a first conversation to a plan, a price and the first fixes in about 60 days. Urgent problems are dealt with first, the plan is agreed with you instead of delivered as a long report, and work starts while the team is still across the details. Bigger or more tangled setups take longer, and we say so up front.
Why long studies go stale
Some firms sell thoroughness by the month: a long study, regular steering meetings and a thick report at the end. By the time it lands, staff have changed, a system has been replaced and the priorities have moved. A shorter plan that you can act on beats a perfect one that arrives late.
Start with what's urgent
If the audit turns up something serious, you hear about it that day, not in the final report. A backup that has never been test restored, an admin account with no second sign-in step or hardware near the end of its life gets dealt with first. Everything else goes on the list.
What the first 60 days usually look like
These are typical targets, not a promise. Early on we listen and look: how the business runs, what keeps breaking and what you've been putting up with. Then you get a plain-English report of what's fine, what's risky and what can wait. Next we agree a plan and a price, and the urgent fixes start. By the end of the second month the main risks are usually dealt with and the rest has a clear order.
Why a short plan works
A short timeline forces focus. You can't study everything, so the plan covers what matters most to your business. Doing the first fixes early also shows what a paper plan missed, and the plan gets adjusted while it's still cheap to change.
The same team starts the work
We don't hand over a report and leave. The team that audited your setup does the work, whether that's the firewall, the email move, the website or the backups, and then stays on to look after it. Because the same people stay, nothing is lost in a handover.
After the first 60 days
You stay in control. You decide what goes ahead and when, and the plan is written so you could hand it to anyone. Many clients move to ongoing care is a flat monthly fee based on how many users and devices you have, starting at $80 per user per month. Others come back for the next stage when the budget allows. Those are starting numbers, confirmed once we've seen your setup.
When you need more time
Some jobs need longer: a network across several sites, a move between platforms, or work that depends on a supplier or a busy season. If the cause is complexity, we add focused time instead of stretching the whole project. Timing depends on the job, and we agree it with you before we start.
How WaTo can help with this
Plan it properly, then get moving
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