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Make IT So
For agencies

Client, you and suppliers: we bring them into line.

You build the product. We make sure the client, your team and the other suppliers involved work in the same direction: one team culture, one team architecture and one plan everyone stands behind. We do that for digital agencies doing product development.

We come in via
Your agency, you introduce us
Client pays
Directly to Make IT So
Typically at
Dev shops, UX/product, full-service
First conversation
30 min, no obligation
01 · Sound familiar?

When we call each other.

The two patterns we keep seeing. You don't need Make IT So as long as your projects are rolling nicely. We only come into the picture when one of these patterns comes back.

A

My planning gets stuck on coordination between three sides.

Your own team is ready to build. But the client first has to make decisions, the hosting partner has to deliver an environment, and the external data supplier is waiting for a briefing from someone. What's left for you: coordination overhead that isn't in any quote. We take on that lead so your team can keep building.

B

The client briefing is too vague to deliver something good.

You've won an assignment, but when you dig deeper, the client's expectations turn out to be unspoken or not aligned internally. Halfway through the project they come loose, and then it's up to you to bend the scope. We sit down beside the client beforehand and build a plan that both they and your team can stand behind, so no nasty surprises turn up halfway.

C

There are three suppliers and none of them takes responsibility for the whole.

A variant of the first pain point. A big product project with several partners, each responsible for their own piece. None of them keeps the overview. We fill that role so your client doesn't come knocking on your door when suppliers point at each other.

D

Our own internal workings are grinding and we need coaching.

This is the secondary track. Sometimes the problem isn't the client projects but the agency's own internal workings: who does what, how decisions get made, recurring friction between disciplines. We coach on that too, on request.

02 · The roles

What you keep doing, and what we add.

We don't sit in your chair. All the substantive production stays with your team, because that's your craft. We only fill the one role that's often missing when projects get complex: someone who makes sure client, agency and suppliers work in the same direction.

What we add

We bring everything into line, around three anchors.

  • Team cultureWe get everyone on the client and agency side behind the same goal. Not through a workshop, but through a weekly cadence that breaks patterns.
  • Team architectureWe pin down who decides what, who delivers what and who receives what. We make that clear for the whole collaboration, not just for your agency.
  • Shared planOne plan that the client and all suppliers actively sign up to. Changes are weighed here, not pushed through ad hoc.

What you keep doing

The work your agency is known for, we never touch.

  • Design and UXVisual direction, interaction patterns and prototypes remain your discipline.
  • DevelopmentCode, product-level architecture choices and technical delivery stay with you.
  • Copywriting and contentCopy and tone, microcopy and the structure of the content aren't our place.
  • Wireframes and specsFunctional specification stays with your team.
  • Client contact at product levelThe relationship of trust stays yours.
03 · How an engagement runs

How our engagements run in practice.

From your introduction to delivery, in four steps. Always beside the client, not above them.

Introduction

You introduce us to your client

We don't come in as an external supplier; you bring us along. Your client sees us as the party that makes sure their product investment delivers what they expect of it. We invoice your client directly, not through you.

Weeks 1–2

We sit beside your client, not above them

In the first two weeks we talk with the client, the parties involved, your lead and the other suppliers. We map the current way of working, expose the pain points, and propose a team architecture that works for all parties.

Weekly

We work in a weekly cadence, not with reporting

Not a status report nobody reads, but a fixed weekly meeting where we make decisions, unblock what's stuck and adjust the plan where needed. Your lead is there, and so is the client.

Delivery

We stay until it's delivered, or until you can do it yourself

We stay involved until the product project is delivered, or until the collaboration runs so well that your team and the client carry it on themselves. We have no interest in endlessly extended involvement.

04 · Two tracks to start

Two tracks to start with us.

The primary track is at your client. The secondary one is in your own workings. You choose, or we choose together.

On request
Coaching on your own workings

If the headache isn't at the client but in your own agency's workings: unclear roles, decisions left hanging, recurring friction.

  • Coaching of agency leads, one partner or lead as point of contact
  • Work on decision-making and roles
  • The patterns that keep coming back, broken
  • The tools to keep it that way once we've gone
6 to 12 weeks
On request

What that looks like in practice.

Take a 15-person product agency in Antwerp, with a running client project around a platform build. Three parties were involved: the agency itself for design and frontend, an external dev shop for the back end, and the client's IT department for the integrations with existing systems. The client had a vague product vision with no internal consensus behind it.

What was going on: back end and frontend argued about who delivers what, the agency lead lost at least half a day every week to coordination calls, and the client didn't know which priority was being set by whom. The agency saw its margin shrinking without the project going any faster.

What we brought in two weeks: a team architecture with clear handover points between disciplines, a one-hour weekly alignment with all three parties at the table, and a plan the client confirmed out loud themselves. From week three, the agency lead had their half day a week back.

And then we were gone: four months later the project was delivered. The agency now continues the approach itself with other clients. Our involvement stopped as soon as it could.

05 · Frequently asked questions

Questions we get.

Missing one? Call or email. We answer without a sales pitch.

Another question? Call us for half an hour

Aren't you competing with our role at the client?

No. You remain the party that builds the product, and your client relationship stays yours. We fill the role that brings everything into line, which is usually missing. When we're gone, you're left with the same client, stronger than before.

Who pays your fee?

The client, directly. We don't invoice you. That keeps it clean: we work in the client's interest and not in that of your margin. You introduce, your client decides and pays.

How do we know whether you're right for our client situation?

We talk for half an hour. You tell us where it's grinding, we tell you honestly whether we're a fit. Sometimes you'll hear from us that the problem can be solved within your team and that you don't need us. Then we say so.

And if we want coaching for ourselves, not for a client?

That's the second track. We coach you on how the agency works, in an engagement of six to twelve weeks. One partner or agency lead is our point of contact, not the whole team. We work on decision-making, roles and the patterns that keep coming back.

Which technology do you support?

We don't write code and don't choose a stack for your client. Our role is methodical, not technical. Whether you work in Drupal, Next.js or a custom platform: our work stays the same.

Call us for half an hour and we'll tell you honestly whether we're a fit.

A client situation in mind?