Good View Services delivers short, focused consulting engagements that give your organization a strong foundation, a clear direction, and the confidence to continue independently.  Our work is intentionally succinct, practical, and empowering — designed to help your teams build momentum without creating long‑term reliance on external consultants.

Our Engagement Philosophy

Empowering, Not Dependent

Every engagement is structured to give your team the clarity and tools they need to continue the work on their own. We avoid turnkey, consultant‑managed solutions and instead focus on foundational practices your teams can sustain.

Succinct, High‑Impact Work

Our engagements are time‑boxed, focused, and designed to deliver meaningful progress quickly. We emphasize “good enough to start” over exhaustive documentation or multi‑month analysis cycles.

Foundational, Not Exhaustive

We provide the essential models, governance patterns, and decision frameworks that enable your teams to move forward confidently. You receive just enough structure to build on — not a heavy, consultant‑driven architecture.

Designed for Handoff

When an engagement ends, your team is equipped to continue without us.
No ongoing support contracts.
No hidden dependencies.
No expectation of extended consulting.

Technology Expectations

Our work is grounded in open‑source analytics, simple cloud‑native storage, and widely adopted collaboration tools. These technologies are accessible, maintainable, and free from vendor lock‑in.

Open‑Source Analytics & Modeling

• PostgreSQL

• dbt

• Python

• Lightweight BI tools (Metabase, Superset, etc.)

Cloud‑Native Storage & Cost Data

• Azure Blob Storage

• AWS S3

Collaboration & Repository Tools

• SharePoint Online

• Microsoft Teams

Work Management & DevOps

• Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines)

• Jira (if already in use)

These tools keep your architecture, portfolio, and FinOps practices transparent, maintainable, and easy for your teams to evolve.

Client Resource Requirements

Our engagements are efficient, but they do require focused participation from your team. These expectations are not burdens — they are enablers that ensure the work is successful and sustainable.

People

• A clear executive sponsor

• SMEs who understand business processes, systems, and data

• Engineering or operations partners (for DevOps or FinOps work)

• Finance partners (for FinOps engagements)

Systems & Access

• Access to existing architecture artifacts

• Cloud billing data (for FinOps)

• Portfolio and project information

• Workflow and process documentation

• Collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint)

Time Commitment

• Sponsors: 1–2 hours per week

• SMEs: 2–5 hours per week

• Workshops: 2–3 structured sessions per engagement

• Review cycles: short, focused, and predictable

These commitments keep the engagement moving and ensure your team is ready to take ownership when the work concludes.

Governance & Operating Model Patterns

As part of EA‑focused engagements — especially the EA Audit — we provide a recommendation from a small, credible set of TOGAF‑aligned operating models. These patterns scale across industries and organizational sizes.

1. Centralized EA Core Team

Lightweight, simple, ideal for small to mid‑sized organizations.

2. Federated EA with Domain Architects

Balances autonomy and consistency; ideal for multi‑line businesses.

3. EA as Strategic Advisory

Minimal bureaucracy; ideal for agile or product‑centric cultures.

4. Portfolio‑Integrated EA

Strong alignment with investment planning; ideal for regulated industries.

5. EA Community of Practice

Extremely lightweight; ideal for nonprofits or small organizations.

Each model includes strengths, trade‑offs, and a recommended fit based on your organization’s maturity, culture, and goals.

What You Can Expect From Every Engagement

• Clear, actionable deliverables

• Lightweight, maintainable artifacts

• Practical recommendations grounded in real‑world experience

• A governance model that accelerates decision‑making

• A roadmap your team can refine and own

• A clean, confident handoff at the end of the engagement

You will never receive a binder of artifacts your team cannot maintain.
You will never be left dependent on external consultants.

What We Ask of You

• Provide access to existing artifacts and systems

• Ensure SMEs and decision‑makers are available

• Embrace “good enough to start” thinking

• Commit to follow‑through after the engagement ends

These expectations keep the work focused, efficient, and sustainable.

Why This Approach Works

This model is effective because it blends:

• 30+ years of enterprise IT leadership

• Deep experience in EA, FinOps, DevOps, and governance

• A teaching‑oriented approach that builds internal capability

• A modern, open‑source technology foundation

• A commitment to clarity, simplicity, and sustainability

Good View Services provides the jump‑start — your team drives the journey forward.