How We Engage

AI UVD Limited engages through clear commercial and operational structures.

The intent is to:

• remove ambiguity
• bound responsibility
• preserve independence
• ensure delivery remains defensible

Clarity is preferred over negotiation.

Engagement entry

Work begins only after an engagement has been explicitly defined.

This includes:

• selecting an appropriate engagement type
• defining scope or time boundaries
• agreeing commercial terms
• confirming acceptance criteria where applicable

There is no informal start to work.

Scoping discipline

Engagements are either:

• explicitly scoped, or
• explicitly time-based

There is no hybrid or implied arrangement.

Where scope exists:

• deliverables are defined
• responsibilities are bounded
• changes require explicit agreement

Where time exists:

• access is bounded
• expectations are stated
• outcomes are contextual, not guaranteed

Commercial structure

Commercial terms are set to reflect:

• scope and complexity
• delivery risk
• seniority of involvement
• execution overhead
• substitution and resourcing requirements

Billing may include:

• fixed-cost milestones
• staged payments
• time-based billing
• minimum engagement thresholds

AI UVD Limited does not discount authority to win work.

Independence and control

AI UVD Limited operates as an independent supplier.

In practice this means:

• clients contract for outcomes or time access, not individuals
• internal delivery methods remain under AI UVD control
• resourcing decisions are not client-directed
• substitution is available where appropriate

This posture exists to avoid employment-like arrangements.

Acceptance criteria

AI UVD Limited accepts engagements only where:

• responsibility can be bounded
• risk can be contractually managed
• commercial terms are clear
• delivery is structurally safe

Engagements that fail these criteria are declined.

Boundary enforcement

AI UVD Limited does not undertake:

• unpaid discovery
• informal advisory
• speculative work
• open-ended responsibility

These boundaries exist to protect delivery quality and commercial clarity.

Next steps

Explicit exclusions and non-services are described under What We Don’t Do.