Principal-led. Dan Dollins on every engagement.
Fixed price agreed from the Scope Document.
Complete documentation — Operational Guide and Technical Guide at close.
Full ownership — build, code, and documentation entirely yours.

The Precision Brief maps the problem before architecture is designed.

Every Mesa Built engagement begins with the Precision Brief — a structured methodology session that examines your organizational context, your decision authority structure, your integration requirements, and your governance constraints before a single architectural decision is made.

The Scope Document the Precision Brief produces is what every architectural decision and every fixed-price proposal is built from. The methodology scales to any level of complexity — from a single-agent operational tool to a multi-agent regulatory governance system. The Precision Brief adapts. The quality of the build holds.

What the Precision Brief maps

Organizational context and decision authority
Integration requirements and system dependencies
Governance constraints and regulatory requirements
Scope boundaries and success criteria
Build sequencing and delivery approach
Executive touchpoint and review checkpoints
Starts here · every engagement

The Precision Brief

Organizational context and decision authority mapped
Integration requirements confirmed across every system
Governance and regulatory constraints documented
Scope Document produced — the basis of the fixed-price proposal
Proceed to build when you are ready
Starting at $3,500
1 week · Credited in full toward the build
Start with the Precision Brief

Proceed to the build when you are ready

Every service. One standard.

The Precision Brief runs at the start of every engagement. Principal-led execution throughout. Complete two-level documentation at close. Full ownership when the engagement ends. The methodology is the constant — the scope is defined by what you need built.

Service one · Targeted operational build

The Rapid Build

A specific pain point. A focused engagement. One application or automation built from the Scope Document the Precision Brief produces — with the Operational Guide and Technical Guide delivered at close. Complete ownership when the engagement ends.

Principal-led on every Rapid Build engagement
Starting at $22,000
4–6 weeks post-Precision Brief

Delivered at close

01
Working application or automation Deployed in your environment. Built to the Scope Document. Tested against the criteria defined in the Precision Brief. Yours completely — the code, the configuration, the architecture.
02
Operational Guide Plain-language documentation for every person who uses or manages the build. What it does, how to use it, what decisions it makes, what triggers human review. Written for the people who work in it every day.
03
Technical Guide Complete technical documentation for the team that maintains and configures the build. Architecture, integration points, configuration options, update protocols. Everything the internal team needs to operate it independently.

Complete two-level documentation at close. Every Mesa Built engagement delivers both the Operational Guide and the Technical Guide. The internal team has everything needed to operate the build confidently from day one.

Built into every engagement

Executive Touchpoint

A structured midpoint check-in with the organizational sponsor. A directional confirmation that the build is delivering against the original intent. Built into every SOW as a standard engagement component.

60-Day Configuration Review

Included in every engagement. Written memo plus working session delivered sixty days after close. Confirms the build is performing as specified and the documentation is serving the team effectively.

Full ownership at close. The build, the code, and all documentation are entirely yours. Mesa Built's engagement ends when yours begins — with everything the internal team needs to operate what was built.

Service two · Specification-ready build

The Specification Build

You arrive with a complete specification — a Mesa Point Build Specification or an equivalent document your organization produced. The organizational mapping is already done. Mesa Built confirms scope with the Precision Brief and moves to a fixed-price proposal faster than any other path.

Principal-led · fastest path from specification to fixed-price proposal
Starting at $38,000
6–10 weeks

Delivered at close

01
Working application or automation Built to the specification. The organizational context arrived defined. Mesa Built confirms scope and builds from there — same standard, same documentation, same full ownership at close.
02
Operational Guide Plain-language documentation written for the users and managers who work in the application every day — tailored to the specific workflows the Specification Build is designed around.
03
Technical Guide Full technical documentation for the maintenance team. Architecture decisions, integration details, configuration options, and update protocols — all aligned to the specification that drove the build.

Mesa Point clients: The Architecture Brief from your Mesa Point engagement defines the technical requirements. The Specification Build receives that document directly — confirmation is faster, the proposal follows sooner.

The specification advantage

Fastest path to a fixed-price proposal

When a complete Build Specification arrives, the Precision Brief scope confirmation is significantly shorter. Mesa Built reviews the specification, confirms the integration requirements, and produces a fixed-price proposal with the clarity that only a complete organizational map makes possible.

Executive Touchpoint + 60-Day Review

Both included in every Specification Build at the same standard as the Rapid Build. The methodology is the constant — the Specification Build receives the same engagement rigor at every phase.

Any specification is welcome. The Specification Build is available to any organization that arrives with a complete, documented specification — regardless of how or where it was produced.

Service three · Existing infrastructure

The Integration Build

Existing infrastructure with a specific capability gap. The Integration Build adds AI or automation capability to systems already in place — with the full Precision Brief methodology applied to every system the new capability will touch before a line of architecture is designed.

Principal-led · integration complexity mapped in the Precision Brief
Starting at $55,000
8–14 weeks

Delivered at close

01
Integrated capability New AI or automation capability operating inside your existing infrastructure. Every integration tested against your current systems before delivery. Complete ownership of the integrated capability at close.
02
Organizational Change Guide For the leadership sponsor and the teams whose workflows the integration serves. What has changed, what it means for operations, and how to bring the organization alongside the capability effectively.
03
Technical Documentation Integration architecture, API connections, data flows, configuration options, and maintenance protocols. Complete technical documentation for the internal team that operates and extends the integration.

Integration builds include an Organizational Change Guide specifically designed for the teams whose workflows the new capability serves — equipping the organization to embrace and operate the integration from day one.

Built into every Integration Build

Integration-depth Precision Brief

Integration builds receive a more extensive Precision Brief — every system the new capability touches is mapped, every API dependency confirmed, every data flow traced before architecture is designed. The depth of the map reflects the complexity of what is being built.

Executive Touchpoint + 60-Day Review

Both included. The Executive Touchpoint is especially valuable in Integration Builds where the organizational significance of the new capability often becomes clearer as the build progresses.

Full ownership of the integrated capability at close. The integration operates inside your existing infrastructure, is documented for your internal team, and is yours to operate, extend, and evolve from the day it is delivered.

Portfolio builds. Program pricing.
Organizational mapping already complete when Mesa Point was engaged first.

Mesa Built works with PE firms and portfolio companies on a completely independent basis. Portfolio companies that completed a Mesa Point assessment bring a significant advantage to the engagement — the organizational mapping that every build begins with is already done.

Any portfolio company

The PE Coordinated Build Program

A build program across two to three portfolio companies simultaneously. Pattern insights from the first portfolio company build inform and accelerate those that follow. The operating partner receives a Program Report at close — what was built across the portfolio, what patterns emerged, and where the highest-value next build opportunities are.

Mesa Point portfolio companies

The Specification Build — portfolio fast path

Portfolio companies that completed a Mesa Point Flagship Assessment or Portfolio Assessment arrive at Mesa Built with organizational mapping complete and a Build Specification in hand. The Precision Brief scope confirmation is shorter. The fixed-price proposal is produced faster. The build begins sooner against the value creation timeline.

For PE operating partners managing a 100-day value creation plan: Portfolio companies that completed a Mesa Point assessment receive a Mesa Built fixed-price build proposal faster than any other engagement path — because the organizational mapping arrived complete. Every week of scoping time saved is a week of build time gained against the value creation timeline. That speed advantage is specific, measurable, and available to every portfolio company that has been through the Mesa Point methodology.

Bring us the problem.
The Precision Brief maps the rest.

Twenty minutes to determine whether the Precision Brief is the right starting point for what you need built.

Schedule a Discovery Call

Start with the Precision Brief · proceed to build when ready