Engagements
Stages we follow on every consultation
Documentation and code standards work fails when findings arrive as a dump. These stages keep decisions with your maintainers and keep the written output usable after we leave.
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Scope freeze
We name repositories, document sets, interview participants, and the decision the engagement must support. Nothing enters the report that sits outside this freeze without a written change.
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Evidence gathering
Repository review, style guide inventory, and contributor path walkthroughs. For audits we also sample release notes against live reference pages.
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Working draft
Findings or handbook chapters arrive as a shared draft. Your leads mark disagreements in place rather than waiting for a final PDF.
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Workshop and ranking
We rank remediation by severity and effort with the people who will do the work. Priority belongs to them; we facilitate the tradeoffs.
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Handoff
Final report or published handbook, a short steward briefing, and a checklist for the first maintenance cycle after the engagement closes.
Ready to choose a consultation?
Start with the Documentation Standards Audit if you need a map of gaps, or open a handbook or contributor rewrite if the problem is already clear.