How I run my Consulting Office Hours

23 November 2025

We have just updated our Schematical Consulting Office Hours landing page, and I thought some of you who are more business-minded or considering launching your own might be interested in learning a little about how our process works.

Step 1 - Initial Consultation:

Duration: 45 minutes

Description:

During this consultation, we will discuss your specific needs. You will be able to ask our team (primarily Matt) questions and will make recommendations tailored to your specific use case.

If we both deem it a good fit, we will move on to Step 2.

Step 2 - Infrastructure Assessment:

Duration: Roughly 2 weeks, but it depends on the size and needs of the client.

Deliverable: Infrastructure Assessment Report

This report will include a detailed assessment of the current state of your AWS infrastructure, as well as reports on your tech stack as a whole.

The goal of this is to provide you with a comprehensive picture of the security, scalability, and cost effectiveness of your tech stack so you and your team can make the best decisions moving forward.

Step 3 - Office Hours:

Description:

During our office hour sessions, your team can join and bring their problems/projects to Matt/The Schematical Team for advisory and oversight.

  • Contemplating a large investment into a new technology in your stack and want to have it vetted before coming up with a concrete action plan?

  • Need help assessing where the security holes are in your latest deployment?

  • Curious why your AWS bill unexpectedly jumped 10% last month?

All of these are perfect topics to get help with during office hours.

Duration: 2-Hour Sessions

Cadence: Depending on your needs:

  • Every other week
  • Weekly
  • 2 x per week

Deliverable: Advisory, Oversight, Reports, Training, Coaching

Does not include: Coding, infrastructure updates and on-call services

Conclusion: If you have feedback on the model, let me know. So far, my clients have been extremely satisfied with it.

If you are thinking about or are already running your own consultant services, feel free to reach out to me if you want to chat about it.