74% of innovation projects fail. Why? They’re overbuilt. Too slow. Too expensive. Micro-Consulting flips the model: fast, focused, and impact-driven—in just five days.
Why traditional projects fall short
What used to signal depth now signals delay:
- Too many stakeholders slow down decisions
- Scope creep eats the budget and weakens results
- While you plan, the market moves on
In a real-time world, companies need a new way of working—agile, targeted, and results-focused.
What is Micro-Consulting?
It’s not a scaled-down version of traditional consulting. Micro-Consulting is a sharp, focused format: one skilled expert solves one well-defined challenge—typically in a 5-day sprint. No overhead. No fluff. Just output.
Typical challenges:
- Which 3 KPIs should we add to our dashboard?
- Where is our funnel leaking conversions?
- How can we improve our onboarding experience?
- Which fast insights deliver the highest ROI?
The goal: A clear deliverable—recommendation, prototype, concept sketch, or decision brief.
The 5-Day Sprint: Designed for speed
| Day | Focus |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Briefing & goal alignment (remote or on-site) |
| Day 2 | Data research & stakeholder input |
| Day 3 | Solution sketching & first iteration |
| Day 4 | Feedback loop & refinement |
| Day 5 | Presentation + next steps |
Outputs include: dashboards, UX mocks, data visualizations, roadmap drafts.
Micro-Consulting vs. Traditional Consulting
| Micro-Consulting | Traditional Consulting |
|---|---|
| Solves one specific problem | Broad discovery & long scoping phases |
| Delivers results in days | Delivers presentations in months |
| No overhead or slide decks | Heavy process & reporting overhead |
| Fixed budget, clear impact | Uncertain costs, unclear ROI |
Where Micro-Consulting excels
Perfect when speed, clarity, and niche skills are essential:
- Marketing: Funnel optimization, landing page strategies
- Data & BI: KPI mapping, mini dashboards
- Product: Prototyping, UX feedback loops
- Finance: Forecast modeling, reporting cleanup
- HR: Funnel audits, DE&I check-ins
- IT: Architecture checks, tool evaluations
Bonus tip: It works great in expert pairs—like UX + Data or Finance + Product.
How to get started in 3 steps
- Define the scope: What do you want solved in 5 days?
- Align your team: It’s a sprint—not a saga.
- Select for skill: Skip job titles—go for proven output.
Conclusion: Less talk, more output
Speed matters. Precision matters. Micro-Consulting delivers both—along with outcomes you can use immediately. No fluff. Just results.
Next time you kick off a project, ask yourself:
Does this need 5 months? Or will 5 days do?
