Introductory conversation

Let's talk about your technology project

Mahthildis is a senior technology counterpart for leaders who need to move a digital project forward: understand the situation, challenge an option, design a path, steer the work or take on a defined operational scope.

Situations

When a senior counterpart becomes useful

A quote, proposal or vendor needs to be challenged before you commit further.

A project is moving, but ownership, scope or trajectory remain unclear.

A tool, architecture or vendor choice will lock the company in for a long time.

Leadership needs someone to steer, coordinate or take on an operational scope.

How we work

How Mahthildis can intervene

The format is chosen after the conversation, according to the situation. Mahthildis is not an IT staffing firm and does not supply contractors on a time-and-materials basis.

Understand

Read the situation, the actors, the constraints and what is actually blocking progress.

Advise and challenge

Clarify a decision, a proposal or a trajectory before you commit further.

Design

Frame an architecture, a scope or a workable sequence of work.

Steer

Keep the thread between leadership, operations, IT and vendors.

Take ownership

Carry a defined operational scope, without taking the decision out of your hands.

Coordinate

Bring in the expertise required, under one senior counterpart.

Paulo Castro, founder of Mahthildis

Counterpart

Paulo Castro, founder of Mahthildis

Paulo Castro works with leaders who need to decide, frame or move a technology subject forward without losing control.

The first conversation is to understand the context. The intervention format, if any, is decided afterwards.

Next step

A free introductory conversation

20 minutes to understand your situation, your objectives and the possible next steps. No commitment.

FAQ

Questions before we talk

Is the first conversation a technical diagnosis?

No. It is a 20-minute conversation to understand the situation, your objectives and possible next steps. No in-depth technical analysis is promised at this stage.

Does Mahthildis only provide second opinions?

No. Depending on the subject, the work may cover advice, architecture, project steering or taking on a defined operational scope. The format is confirmed after the conversation.

Is Mahthildis an IT staffing company?

No. Mahthildis does not supply contractors on a staff-augmentation basis. You keep one senior counterpart, who coordinates specialist expertise when it is needed.