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Installed operating systems, not advice.

Every engagement begins with a scoped diagnostic, not open-ended discovery. What follows is fixed-scope, fixed-fee, and built by operators who install the system and hand it off — governance architecture that runs without Archway in the room.

01 Governance & Controls
01

Operational Governance Advisory

Install investor-grade governance controls into private equity portfolio companies. Board oversight frameworks, committee structure, and reporting cadence are architected and deployed as a single operating system — not a set of recommendations.

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What's included

  • Board oversight framework design
  • Committee structure & charters
  • Reporting cadence design
  • Accountability system installation
02

Capital Project Governance

Oversight architecture for large-scale capital projects, built to hold contractors, vendors, and internal teams to a single standard of accountability. Progress tracking and variance reporting replace ad hoc status updates.

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What's included

  • Progress tracking systems
  • Variance reporting cadence
  • Milestone governance structure
  • Stakeholder accountability framework
03

PMO Buildouts

Design and deployment of PMO structure built for weekly execution rhythm, not quarterly review. Reporting cadence and accountability systems are installed to run without Archway in the room.

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What's included

  • PMO structure design
  • Reporting cadence architecture
  • Accountability system installation
  • Weekly execution rhythm handoff
02 Risk & Compliance
04

R&D Tax Credit Consulting

Four-Part Test substantiation and contemporaneous documentation architecture built to withstand IRS examination.

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What's included

  • Four-Part Test substantiation review
  • Contemporaneous documentation architecture
  • Examination-readiness assessment

This assessment identifies documentation risk indicators. It does not constitute tax advice, credit calculation, or return preparation guidance.

05

IRS Audit Defense

Evidence system architecture and examination preparation for R&D tax credit audits, built before the audit notice arrives.

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What's included

  • Documentation quality assessment
  • Response strategy design
  • Examiner engagement preparation
  • Evidence system architecture
03 Transaction & Transformation
06

M&A Operational Diligence

Operational readiness assessment for acquisition targets — governance structure, control environment, and integration risk assessed before capital commits.

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What's included

  • Governance structure assessment
  • Control environment review
  • Integration risk assessment
  • Post-close operational architecture
07

Business Process Automation

Identification and prioritization of automation opportunities across operational workflows, with a roadmap built for sequencing — not a tool list.

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What's included

  • Process mapping
  • Automation opportunity assessment
  • Tool evaluation
  • Implementation roadmap
08

Fractional / Interim COO

Operating leadership deployed against a defined scope, timeline, and deliverable set — not an open-ended retainer.

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What's included

  • Advisory tier — up to 10 hrs/week
  • Operational tier — up to 20 hrs/week
  • Defined deliverable set
  • Defined engagement timeline

Engagement Model

Diagnostic first. Nothing open-ended.

01

Scoped Diagnostic

Every engagement starts here — a defined assessment of the current governance, control, or operational environment. No open-ended discovery, no hourly clock.

02

Scoped Engagement

Findings from the diagnostic define a fixed-scope, fixed-fee engagement — defined deliverables, defined timeline, agreed before work begins.

03

Installed System

Delivery is a system, not a report — governance structure, reporting cadence, or documentation architecture that runs after Archway leaves the room.

Track Record

Built for institutional scrutiny.

R&D tax credit engagements completed 89
Tax credit exposure substantiated $1B+
IRS audit defense proceedings 14
Capital project oversight $200M+

Built for Fortune 1000 companies and private equity portfolio environments, by operators with Big Four backgrounds — KPMG and EY.

Start with a diagnostic.

Every engagement is scoped before it begins. No open-ended retainers, no pricing surprises — a defined assessment, then a defined system.

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