Services
We mentor and advise both technical and business professionals, as well as small teams, to help them navigate technology with confidence.
Three primary offerings today, plus one secondary lane for the M&A and technical due diligence work we’ve been known for. Pick the one closest to the decision in front of you — or send a message if none of them fit cleanly.
Primary services
Prototype Projects
Fixed-bid MVP engagements from $30,000, scoped to your goals and timeline.
A fixed-bid MVP engagement for teams that need speed without guesswork. We align on scope and outcomes first, then deliver a production-ready pilot in 8–12 weeks with clean handoff materials and a clear path to scale.
Fractional CTO
Advisor tier: $2,400/mo · Working CTO: $300/hr, scoped.
Senior technical leadership for small and mid-sized companies that need strategic oversight without a full-time executive hire. Two tiers: an Advisor tier (strategic sounding board, 8 hrs/mo) and a Working CTO tier (deeper involvement while a specific initiative is live).
AI Mentoring
Individuals: $150/hr · Teams: $250/hr × 4 hrs/wk (~$4,000/mo).
Hands-on guidance on getting real work done with modern AI coding tools. One-on-one mentoring for senior engineers who want daily leverage, and The AI Adoption Cadence — a weekly retainer for small engineering teams that want AI adoption to actually land.
Client feedback
Starting as a senior IT professional at a small company, I was navigating major skill gaps across our existing portfolio. Bas at SSA showed me a practical path to integrating AI into my daily workflows. Building a solid foundation in context and artifact best practices early made everything that followed easier. Today, I use these approaches every day and no longer feel overwhelmed by the scale of work in front of our team.
Rob Brock · Senior IT Professional
Also available — M&A and Technical Due Diligence
We still do technical due-diligence engagements for M&A and ETA-style acquisitions — the work the firm was originally built around. It’s no longer the primary story, but the capability hasn’t gone anywhere.
Start with the Technical Due Diligence Checklist for ETA Acquisitions — a free self-serve checklist for buyers running their own early-stage review.
For longer-form thinking on M&A, ETA, and post-acquisition integration, see the M&A / ETA blog category.
If you’re weighing a specific acquisition and want to talk through the technical read before you commit to a paid diligence engagement, use the contact form below and mention M&A / TDD in your message.
Systems Sense Advisory 