Latest field note
Start with the outcome. Not the profile.
Why buyers should define the result before reviewing people, products or providers.
10 Aug 20264 min
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Deployed Works Blog
Field notes for both sides of deployment.
Practical guides for organisations choosing a capability route and providers describing what they can deploy.
Capability deployment
Capability Based Hiring
Why the smartest teams are starting with the work, not the job advert
2 Jul 20264 min
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Buyer guides
Why your automation project brief isn't working, and what to write instead
How to brief automation work around the problem, current state, outcome, constraints and timeline.
29 Jun 20265 min
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Provider positioning
You don't lack experience. You lack a capability profile
Why consultants and specialist providers need to show deployable capability, not just career history.
29 Jun 20265 min
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AI implementation
What does AI implementation actually cost, and why the question is usually wrong
Why day rates are the wrong unit for buying AI implementation work.
29 Jun 20265 min
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Deployment strategy
Deployment, Not Recruitment
Why modern teams should start with the work before writing another job advert.
29 Jun 20266 min
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Provider guides
How To Describe What Capability You Can Deploy
A practical guide for specialists, freelancers, consultants and small teams joining the capability market.
29 Jun 20267 min
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Buyer guides
How To Write A Capability Brief
A practical guide for teams that need specialist work done without hiring full-time.
29 Jun 20267 min
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Capability marketplace
What Is A Capability Marketplace?
Why the next marketplace for work starts with capability, not job adverts.
29 Jun 20266 min
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Deploy capability or clarify firstUse the quick diagnostic to decide whether the outcome is ready for a capability route or needs more clarity.Build internal buy-inPrepare a concise business case for deploying capability before asking finance or leadership for approval.Capability brief guideLearn how to describe the outcome, constraints, evidence and work that needs doing.Scope AI implementationTurn a known AI or automation opportunity into a useful brief before the solution is clear.Technical brief templateDownload or copy a technical project brief template for AI, automation, product and internal tools work.Capability profile guideLearn how to describe what you can deploy, who you are best for and what proof you can offer.Repeatable capability offerTurn one useful client project into a clearer offer buyers can understand and start with.Price your capabilityChoose between day rate, project fee, retainer and productised offers buyers can understand.Write proof buyers useTurn past work into buyer-readable proof, anonymised examples and stronger profile evidence.Should you verify?Understand optional Stripe Identity verification, its separate pricing and what it does not prove. Pricing is coming soon.Read provider profilesEvaluate provider profiles by capability, proof and fit before a first call.First provider callUse work-fit questions to clarify proof, scope, risk, handover and commercial next steps.Guide libraryExplore the operating guides for both sides of deployment.
