How We Work

The ZannoTech Engagement Model

Fixed-price. Fixed-outcome. Two weeks, principal-level engineering, and a deliverable you own outright. No retainers, no scope creep, no open-ended invoices.

The Precision Index · Free

Index your Capabilities

→Complete a weighted assessment across 10 technology categories, calibrated to your industry.
→Receive your maturity score and gap analysis immediately — no email gate, no waiting room.
→Book a 30-minute Clarity Call. We tell you exactly what to prioritize first.

Take the Precision Index →

Discovery & Scoping · Days 1–2

Lock in the Plan

→Define the bounded deliverable in precise terms: one outcome, written acceptance criteria.
→Confirm your deployment target — cloud or on-premises — and lock all technical constraints before a line of code is written.
→Scope is signed off. What's in is in. What's out stays out.

Build · Days 3–10

Forge the Tools

→Principal-level engineering — not a junior team under a senior hat.
→Daily async updates: no standups, no decks, no theater. Just progress.
→The spec was locked in Step 01. We build exactly that.

Delivery & Handoff · Days 11–14

Own the Outcome

→Deployed to production on your infrastructure — cloud or on-prem — under your control.
→Architecture decisions, runbook, and handoff documentation delivered as part of the engagement.
→The second $5,000 is due on delivery. If it isn't shipped by Day 14, it isn't owed.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What if scope changes mid-sprint?

It doesn't. That's the point. Scope is locked in Step 01 with written acceptance criteria before a line of code is written. If you discover something new mid-sprint, we note it for the next engagement. Scope creep kills timelines — the locked spec protects both sides.

What if you miss Day 14?

Then the second payment is waived and we keep building until it ships. This isn't a marketing claim — it's in the contract. We've never missed a delivery date, and the guarantee exists precisely because it forces rigorous scoping upfront.

Do you do retainers?

Not for engineering. ZannoTech sells outcomes, not time. Ongoing work means multiple sprints scoped in sequence, each with its own acceptance criteria. Fractional leadership and mentorship are available as separate engagement formats — book a Clarity Call to discuss what fits.

Is $10K a hard ceiling, or can engagements go higher?

The Sprint is fixed at $10K for a bounded two-week problem. Larger work — a four-week Deep Sprint or an eight-week Transformation — is available for problems that can't be compressed into two weeks. The Clarity Call is where we scope the right fit, not after.

What kinds of problems are sprintable?

Anything with a clear endpoint: a reporting dashboard, an automation pipeline, a legacy integration, an internal tool, a deployment architecture, a compliance gap. If you can define 'done' in one sentence, it's probably sprintable. The Clarity Call stress-tests that assumption.

Who is actually doing the work?

Mathew Zannoni — ZannoTech's founder. Principal-level engineering means principal-level code. Not a team of juniors under a senior hat, not offshore contractors. One engineer, accountable to you, for the full engagement.

What happens to the code after delivery?

You own it. All source code, architecture documentation, and runbooks are transferred on delivery. No vendor lock-in, no license dependencies on ZannoTech tooling, no ongoing fee to keep the lights on.

Do you work with companies outside the US?

Yes. Engagements run asynchronously with daily written updates. Time zones haven't been an obstacle — the async-first model is intentional and built into how we work.