The Case for Independence
Enterprise consultancies are institutionally slow, priced for large enterprise retainers, and — critically — structurally unable to be independent. A consultancy with an ongoing client relationship has a stake in prior recommendations being right.
Platform-dependent boutiques carry vendor relationships with Microsoft, Salesforce, and others. Upsell incentives are embedded by design. Independence is compromised structurally, not incidentally.
Implementation and build shops build solutions. Their buyer has already decided what they want. Chamfer Advisory's buyer has not yet decided — or has decided wrong — and needs an honest read before committing.
No vendor relationships. No prior recommendation to protect. No incentive structure misaligned with yours.
There is a specific decision in front of you. A vendor proposal, a tool in production, an initiative that needs an honest external view. Fixed scope, written recommendation, clear answer. Two to three weeks.
If the diagnostic doesn't surface an insight you didn't already have — a risk, a misframing, or an opportunity — the fee is partially waived.
The decisions aren't isolated — they're continuous. New tools, new vendors, internal initiatives moving faster than your team can assess independently. A retained engagement. Monthly strategy call, async access between sessions. No standing resource required on your side.
Pricing // Scoped per engagement // Contact to discuss