Q3 project window now open

Q3 capacity opens this week. We size capacity by project, not by headcount, so the slot count is what we can hold to the go-live dates without quality drift. When we’re full, we close the window — no waitlist gymnastics, no “we’ll squeeze you in.” This is the cadence we’ve held for four quarters and it’s the cadence we’ll keep.

What’s available

Three Starter slots

Single-pillar go-live, 4–8 weeks, fixed price from $12K. Two have been quoted and are likely to commit; one slot is uncommitted as of this morning. Starter is the right plan for operators who can name the specific pillar they want fixed and want a single, focused project before exploring further work.

The Map fee credits 100% against a Starter project if the operator commits within 90 days. So if you’re not sure which pillar is underperforming, the Map is the right entry point — same fixed-fee, same scoping discipline, just one step earlier in the funnel.

Two Growth slots

Multi-pillar quarterly project, $40K/quarter+. Both uncommitted as of this morning. Growth is the right plan for operators who already know they have multiple pillars to work and want to hold an operating cadence — typically operators in the AU $500K–$10M revenue band coming out of a year of growth and ready to systematise.

A typical Growth quarter covers 3–4 pillars worked in parallel, weekly operator review, one-page monthly summary reporting. The named operator stays consistent across the quarter.

One Scale slot

Embedded continuous ownership, $20K/month+, minimum six-month commitment. Uncommitted. Scale is the right plan for operators running multi-stack environments who need the foundation, reliability, and security pillars held continuously between go-lives.

We deliberately keep Scale capacity small. The named-operator continuity property doesn’t survive scaling Scale plans, so we cap them at a small number of concurrent projects.

Map-only slots

We’re also holding two Map-only slots (fixed fee, credits against a project). These are for operators who want the weakest part named and the gap quantified before committing to a build. We expect both to fill in the first month of Q3.

Map-only is sometimes the right call even when you think you know the answer. The Map is fixed-fee and produces a one-page document the operator owns regardless of whether they engage further. We’ve had a few projects where the Map identified a different gap from the one the operator originally suspected, and the conversation that followed was much sharper than it would have been without the diagnostic.

How to engage

Everything routes through hello@metrix.com.au. We don’t run a sales team — the named operator who’ll do the work answers the email. Expect a reply within one business day and a 30-minute scoping call within three.

The scoping call is genuinely scoping, not selling. We’ll ask about the operating system, the candidate part, the metric you’re trying to move, and the timeline. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so on the call. If we are, the next step is either booking the Map or booking the project directly (depending on how clear the scope is).

The cadence

Capacity status updates on the first Monday of each month or as projects close out. Slot counts on this post are accurate as of publish time and may have changed by the time you’re reading this — check the homepage for the current state.

The Q4 window opens on the first business day of August. The same plan structure (Starter / Growth / Scale + Map-only) will apply.

Why the window model

Two reasons to run capacity in windows rather than continuous intake.

First, it forces us to commit to the projects we take. When we open Q3, the named operators on each project know their plate is full for the quarter, and they can plan the go-live schedule accordingly. No mid-quarter context-switching to fit in a “small” extra project.

Second, it creates an honest forcing function for operators. When the window’s open, scoping conversations have urgency — there’s a real capacity constraint, the operator decides yes or no rather than letting it drift. The operators who engage do so because they’re ready, not because we kept the door open indefinitely.

The takeaway

Q3 is open, six total slots plus two Map-only, expected to fill within the month. Email if you want to scope. Q4 reopens August.