Discovery shaping
Translate business needs, constraints and existing systems into sensible technical options and next steps.
Contract & Fractional Solution Architecture
Senior architecture support without hiring permanently.
Experienced solution architecture, design assurance and technical leadership for organisations that need clear direction, extra capacity or independent delivery oversight.
Where this fits
Architecture capability when the work needs senior judgement.
Some projects need more than development capacity. They need someone who can understand the business problem, shape the solution, challenge assumptions, manage technical risk and keep delivery aligned with the outcome the organisation actually needs.
Spire Bellotte can provide that architecture support for short assignments, discovery phases, delivery programmes or part-time fractional engagements. It is a practical option where you need experienced input without adding a permanent role or engaging a large consultancy team.
The service is founder-led and directly delivered, so you know who is doing the work and where accountability sits.
Typical support
Clear architecture work that helps delivery move forward.
Engagements can be shaped around a specific outcome, a regular fractional commitment or short-term delivery cover.
Solution design
Produce clear architecture, high-level design and decision records that delivery teams can work from.
Design assurance
Review designs for security, integration, data, supportability, cost, risk and operational fit.
Delivery support
Work with product owners, suppliers, developers and governance forums to keep delivery aligned.
Typical outputs
Useful artefacts, not paperwork for its own sake.
The exact outputs depend on the engagement, but the aim is always the same: make the direction clear enough that stakeholders can make decisions and delivery teams can proceed with confidence.
- Solution design documents and supporting architecture artefacts.
- Options papers with trade-offs, risks and recommendations.
- Integration, data and application architecture views.
- Technical decision records and design assurance notes.
- Supplier, delivery team and stakeholder review support.
Engagement options
- Short discovery support — a focused piece of work to shape the right technical route.
- Programme architecture — architecture input across a delivery phase or transformation programme.
- Fractional support — regular senior input for organisations that do not need a permanent architect.
- Partner support — support for consultancies, MSPs or software houses that need architecture capacity for bids or delivery.
Need architecture capacity?
Talk to Spire Bellotte about direct, senior-level support.
Useful for discovery, governance, delivery assurance or short-term architecture cover.