Engagement Packages

Predictable, fixed-scope packages that take you from discovery to stable day-2 operations — each with industry-standard deliverables and clear timelines.

01Discovery2–3 weeks
02Design4–6 weeks
03Migration6–12 weeks
04Day-2 Operations3 / 6 / 12 months

DISCOVERY

Discovery

Understand the environment, capture intent, set the baseline.

2–3 weeksIdeal for: Customers starting a refresh program or evaluating Cisco modernization options.

Deliverables

Current-state assessment report
Requirements register (functional & non-functional)
Capacity, performance & growth model
Compliance & security baseline (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2)
Risk register & assumptions log
Basis of Design (BOD) v0.1

Timeline

Week 1Stakeholder interviews, environment & topology discovery
Week 2Pain-point analysis, capacity modeling, requirements workshop
Week 3Findings report, BOD draft, recommendation readout

Outcomes

Clear scope & success criteria
Validated requirements signed off by stakeholders
Inputs ready for HLD/LLD design

Design

Industry-standard HLD, LLD, BOM, BOQ — implementation-ready.

4–6 weeksIdeal for: Programs with approved requirements ready to move into engineering and procurement.

Deliverables

High-Level Design (HLD) — Cisco CVD aligned
Low-Level Design (LLD) — addressing, configs, fabric details
Bill of Materials (BOM) with Cisco SKUs & licenses
Bill of Quantities (BOQ) with itemized pricing
Basis of Design (BOD) v1.0
Traffic-flow document (N-S, E-W, control & management)
Reference configurations per device role

Timeline

Week 1–2Architecture decisions, platform selection, HLD draft
Week 3–4LLD authoring, BOM/BOQ build, peer review
Week 5Customer review cycles & revisions
Week 6Final sign-off & handover to implementation

Outcomes

Design approved by customer architecture board
Procurement BOM/BOQ ready for PO
Engineering team unblocked to build

MIGRATION

Migration

MOPs, test plans and zero-downtime cutover from legacy to Cisco fabric.

6–12 weeksIdeal for: Brownfield programs migrating production traffic to a new Cisco fabric.

Deliverables

Method of Procedure (MOP) per cutover wave
Risk assessment & backout/rollback plans
Network Test Plan (RFC 2544/6349 + acceptance cases)
Pre-cutover lab validation results
Maintenance window runbooks & comms plan
Post-implementation verification (T+24h, T+7d)
Migration acceptance & handover document

Timeline

Week 1–2Build & cable new fabric, baseline configs
Week 3–4Lab validation, MOP authoring, dry-run
Week 5–10Phased cutovers (per VLAN/app), nightly validations
Week 11–12Decommission legacy, acceptance, knowledge transfer

Outcomes

Production migrated with target downtime ≤ SLA
All acceptance test cases passed
Legacy infrastructure safely decommissioned

DAY2

Day-2 Operations

Stable production: runbooks, monitoring, training, ongoing support.

3 / 6 / 12 monthsIdeal for: Customers needing operational stability, training, and ongoing senior architect access.

Deliverables

Operational Runbook (ITIL v4 aligned)
Incident playbooks (link/device down, BGP/EVPN flap, fabric instability)
Monitoring & alerting thresholds (CPU, memory, optics, control-plane)
Capacity review reports (monthly)
PSIRT advisory review (monthly)
Knowledge transfer & technical training
Quarterly DR/failover test execution

Timeline

Month 1Stabilization, runbook adoption, monitoring tuning
Month 2–3Training delivery, capacity baseline, first DR test
Month 4–12Monthly reviews, advisory tracking, continuous improvement

Outcomes

Stable production with measurable MTTR improvements
Customer team self-sufficient on Cisco platforms
Continuous architectural guidance from senior AI architect

Need a custom blend?

Most enterprise programs combine packages — for example Discovery + Design, or Migration + Day-2. Talk to us and we'll shape the right engagement.

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