How it Works

Engagement in five phases.

From first upload to continuous assurance, every engagement follows a documented sequence. Standards are agreed up front. Evidence is captured throughout. Nothing is unstructured.

01

Engagement & Standards

Service Definition agreed. Packaging standards, QA check-sheets, naming conventions, and documentation formats confirmed in writing. A dedicated cloud instance, secure storage, and REST API access are provisioned for the client.

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02

Portfolio Intake & Health Check

Application binaries and discovery data uploaded to the client's Readiness storage. Automated algorithmic analysis, smoke-testing, malware scanning, and CVE/KEV mapping produce a branded portfolio health check - a complete baseline of posture and risk.

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03

Pilot Delivery

A pilot of 15 packages is delivered to agreed standards with full QC evidence. Client sign-off confirms the pipeline, acceptance criteria, and documentation meet expectations before production begins.

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04

Production Packaging

Applications flow through Discovery → Repackaging → Testing → Automated QA → Publishing. New applications, upgrades, updates, and configuration changes are managed through the Readiness service desk. Every package carries a full audit trail.

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05

Continuous Assurance

The portfolio enters steady-state Evergreen management. Microsoft Patch Tuesday is pre-assessed against the full estate. Third-party vendor releases are monitored continuously. New CVEs are mapped to installed versions within hours of disclosure. Application Portfolio Intelligence dashboards keep the client in posture.

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After phase five

The estate is under management. Continuously.

Continuous Assurance is not a contract length - it is a steady state. Patches, platform changes, vendor releases, and CVE disclosures all enter the same pipeline the day they are announced. The portfolio stays evergreen for as long as it is under management.

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FAQ

Frequently asked.

How long does it take to set up a Readiness engagement?
The first two phases - Engagement and Standards, then Portfolio Intake and Health Check - typically complete within four to six weeks. Pilot delivery follows immediately and produces the first packages within the next three weeks. Production packaging and continuous assurance run from that point on.
What do you need from us to start?
A signed engagement, an application portfolio list (we can help structure it during Portfolio Intake), authentication into the source repositories that hold installers, and a named technical contact on the customer side. The Health Check phase identifies any other gaps before pilot delivery.
Do you work with our existing endpoint management tooling?
Yes. Readiness produces packages that deploy cleanly through SCCM, Intune, JAMF, or any other endpoint management platform the customer uses. The platform integrates via REST API where automation is wanted, or hands over artefacts and evidence for manual ingestion where preferred.
What happens after the pilot is complete?
The engagement moves into Production Packaging and then Continuous Assurance. The estate is brought under management on a rolling basis and every application stays current against the agreed standards. Service performance is reviewed against the agreed cadence with documented evidence for every package.
How is pricing structured?
Single annual subscription against the agreed portfolio. No per-seat licensing, no per-package fees, no infrastructure costs. The subscription covers every aspect of the packaging lifecycle for the applications under management. Schedule a briefing for the commercial detail.