Internal Developer Platforms

Platform Engineering Rescue

45% of IDP initiatives fail. You built a portal — Backstage, Port, Humanitec — and developer adoption stalled at 10-12%. The portal isn't the problem. The backend orchestration is.

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The Problem

What It's Costing You

Portal-first IDP strategies consistently underdeliver. The tooling gets shipped, the backend gets skipped, and the investment quietly bleeds cost every month.

  • $500K–$2M in failed IDP investment
  • 2–4 FTE months/year maintaining a portal nobody uses
  • Developer frustration: "Why do we have this portal if I still file tickets?"
  • Backstage TCO trap: $762K/year for 100 engineers vs. $110K for alternatives
The Solution

Three Ways In. One Expansion Path.

Start with a low-risk diagnostic. Scale into a fixed-fee Build. Evolve into an ongoing partnership. Every tier is outcome-anchored and risk-reversed.

Assess · Diagnose

IDP Health Check

One-week diagnostic. Concrete findings or it's free.

$3.5–7.5K
1 week
  • Portal Adoption Audit
  • Backend Orchestration Maturity Score
  • Backstage TCO Analysis
  • Developer Experience Friction Audit
  • Golden Path Readiness Assessment
  • Developer Adoption Scorecard
  • 90-Day Rescue Roadmap
Risk Reversal: If we can't identify at least 3 concrete backend issues preventing your portal adoption, we'll refund the full diagnostic fee.
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Build · Fix

Backend Orchestration

Rebuild the backend. Move adoption into the 35–50% range.

$15–25K
2–4 weeks
  • Policy-as-code rollout (OPA / Conftest)
  • Service catalog wiring & ownership
  • Automated provisioning workflows
  • Developer workflow integration
  • Golden paths for top 3 service types
  • Adoption telemetry & dashboards
Expected Outcome Developer adoption jumps from 10–12% to 35–50%. Ticket volume drops. Platform team reclaims weeks per quarter.
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Operate · Evolve

Platform Evolution Operations

Ongoing partnership as your platform matures.

$8–15K/mo
Ongoing
  • Ongoing platform roadmap
  • Adoption monitoring & intervention
  • Policy updates as stack evolves
  • Monthly health reports
  • New service-type templates
  • Quarterly architecture reviews
Best For Teams past the Build who want a senior platform partner embedded — without another full-time hire.
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How It Works

The 5-Day Assessment Process

No multi-week discovery. No 80-slide kickoff. We move fast, interview the right people, and come back with findings you can act on immediately.

Day 1
Discovery

Kickoff, access setup, portal usage telemetry, stakeholder interviews scheduled.

Day 2
Deep Dive

Developer interviews (5–8 devs). Walk through real workflows. Identify friction points.

Day 3
Backend Audit

Orchestration, policy, catalog ownership, and provisioning pipeline review.

Day 4
Synthesis

Findings scored, TCO modeled, adoption scorecard calculated, roadmap drafted.

Day 5
Delivery

Readout call, written report, 90-day rescue roadmap, Build proposal (if fit).

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Ready to Fix Your Platform?

Book a 15-minute discovery call. We'll ask about your portal, your adoption numbers, and your backend — and tell you honestly whether an Assessment will find what you're missing.

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