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The most useful first step is a direct conversation. No intake form, no qualification funnel. A 30-minute call to understand your situation and whether there is a fit.
Send an emailA 30-minute first conversation
The first conversation is not a sales call. It is a diagnostic conversation — an opportunity to understand the situation, identify whether the timing is right, and determine whether an advisory engagement would be useful.
Most useful first conversations are specific: a named investment decision, a programme that is not moving as expected, or a board-level question that does not yet have a clear answer. The more specific the situation, the more useful the conversation.
If there is a fit, the appropriate next step is usually a Diagnostic Engagement — a structured, time-bounded assessment with a clear deliverable. There is no obligation to proceed further.
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A brief description of your organisation, the situation, and what you are trying to resolve. Two or three sentences is enough to start.
30-minute conversation
A direct call — no preparation required on your side. The goal is to understand the situation clearly enough to identify whether there is a useful role for an independent principal advisor.
Engagement design, if there is a fit
If the situation warrants it, an engagement proposal is prepared: scope, format, deliverable, and fee. No ambiguity about what is being engaged and what the outcome is.
Clear recommendation
Every engagement concludes with a clear, written recommendation — not a status report. If additional support would be useful, that is stated. If not, that is stated too.
Three ways to engage
Engagements are structured to match the situation. The first conversation will identify which format is most appropriate for your context and timing.
Ongoing strategic counsel
A sustained advisory relationship for organisations navigating a multi-year digital transformation programme, an ERP or MES deployment, or a regulatory readiness programme where strategic continuity matters.
FC Model diagnostic and recommendation
A time-bounded engagement — typically four to eight weeks — applying the FC Model™ to a specific investment decision or programme. Delivers a written assessment and a clear strategic recommendation.
Expert input at a decision point
Targeted advisory support at a critical moment — a regulatory inspection, a system go-live, a board presentation, or an investment decision that requires independent expert input within a short window.
The right conversation for your role
Advisory engagements are most useful at the point where the investment decision is being shaped — not after the system is live. The earlier the conversation, the more the recommendation can change the outcome.
Building the digital investment case for the next programme cycle, or navigating a deployment that has stalled at Level 1. Looking for an independent view that is not tied to a vendor or system integrator.
Accountable for a multi-site digital programme and seeking cross-case pattern analysis. Needs a recommendation that can be taken to the board — not a project status update.
Evaluating the financial case for a major digital investment or seeking an independent view on whether the current programme is structured to deliver return. Needs a financially legible recommendation, not a technical specification.
Preparing for an FDA, EMA, HSA, MHRA, or TGA inspection, or navigating a data integrity remediation programme that has grown in scope beyond its original design.
Accountable for a system deployment or integration programme and seeking independent strategic input — particularly at the architecture or data standards decision point, before it is locked in.
Seeking an independent assessment of digital investment maturity across a pharmaceutical or biotechnology portfolio — or evaluating the digital readiness of an acquisition target.
The most valuable conversation is the one before the next digital investment approval
Send a brief description of your situation. Two or three sentences is sufficient to start. There is no form to fill in.
flim@biopitc.comYou can also download a copy of Before the Next Digital Investment — the seven-case book on which this practice is founded.