Flexible Delivery, Focused on Outcomes

Fixed-Price Projects

End-to-End Ownership, Defined Scope

We take full ownership of delivery, from discovery and design through to execution, on a fixed timeline and budget. This model is ideal when you need clarity, control, and confidence in the outcome. Our expert team manages every phase of the project, with clear milestones, governance, and communication throughout. Perfect for platform builds, system migrations, AI/ML implementations, or regulatory-driven initiatives where scope is well defined. You focus on outcomes, we handle the delivery.

Perfect for: Migrations, Platform builds, Defined AI/ML solutions

T&M Managed Project Teams

Agile and Accountable 

You get the flexibility of a time & materials model, combined with the structure, leadership, and accountability of a managed delivery. Lumen provides a dedicated team with oversight, governance, and regular reporting, giving you agility without sacrificing control. We align to your goals, scale as needed, and keep delivery on track.

Perfect for: Agile delivery, Changing priorities, Scaling internal capacity

Augmented Team Support

Plug into Your Team, Boost Capacity Fast 

Our experts integrate seamlessly with your teams, bringing specialist skills, momentum, and hands-on support, with no ramp-up time required. Whether you need additional capacity or niche expertise in data, AI, or machine learning, we help accelerate delivery while transferring knowledge along the way. 

Perfect for: Specialist skills (Data, AI, ML), Delivery surges, Rapid upskilling

Discovery & Strategy Engagements

Short, Strategic, and Insightful. 

When you're exploring new ideas, assessing readiness, or shaping your next move, our Discovery & Strategy engagements give you the clarity to move forward with confidence. We work closely with your team to define goals, evaluate opportunities, and build a practical, insight-led roadmap. We help you align stakeholders and set a clear direction, all within a focused, time-boxed engagement.

Perfect for: AI strategy, Roadmap planning, Readiness assessments

Innovation Labs / Prototyping

Test Ideas. Learn Fast. 

Explore new ideas and emerging technologies in a safe, low-risk environment through our Innovation Labs and prototyping engagements. We help you rapidly test assumptions, validate use cases, and build working prototypes, giving you tangible outputs and real user feedback to inform your next steps. This model enables fast learning and smarter investment decisions without heavy upfront commitment.

Perfect for: Proof of Concept (PoC), MVP builds, Exploratory use of AI/ML

Joint Delivery Partnerships

Co-Create With Confidence. 

Partner with us in a truly collaborative model, where our experts work side-by-side with your team to co-deliver outcomes and build internal capability. This approach blends our technical and delivery expertise with your business knowledge, ensuring aligned priorities and shared ownership. Joint delivery allows you to retain control and grow confidence while benefiting from our proven methods and hands-on support.

Perfect for: Long-term transformations, In-house team enablement, Shared accountability

Retained Advisory Services

Strategic Support. On-Demand.

Access senior technical, data, and transformation expertise on a flexible, ongoing basis, without the need for a full-time hire. Our retained advisory services give you trusted guidance when you need it most, whether that’s shaping strategy, reviewing architecture, or supporting executive decision-making. We become a strategic extension of your leadership team.

Perfect for: Data/AI governance, Architecture oversight, Board-level advisory

Data-as-a-Service (DaaS)

Your Data. Clean. Ready. Actionable. 

We take care of the heavy lifting when it comes to data, managing your pipelines, processing, and delivery so your teams can focus on driving value. Our Data-as-a-Service model ensures clean, reliable, and timely data is available where and when you need it, whether through dashboards, APIs, or regular reports. Ideal for organisations that want scalable, insight-ready data without the operational burden of building and maintaining complex infrastructure.

Perfect for: BI reporting, AI model training, Dashboards & data ops

Outcome-Based Engagements

Shared Risk. Shared Success.

We align our delivery to your success metrics, structuring engagements around clearly defined outcomes and measurable business impact. Whether it's increasing operational efficiency, improving customer experience, or delivering a key transformation milestone, we share accountability for results, not just activity. 

Perfect for: Strategic transformation, High-stakes delivery, Multi-phase initiatives