Production Handoff Review
Know what you’re inheriting before you take responsibility for it.
For agencies, fractional CTOs, and founders taking over a production TypeScript or JavaScript application on AWS.
Tony St. PierreTypeScript architecture, identity, and deployment.
- Five business days
- Fixed scope
- Read-only access
Standard reviews are $7,500. Expanded scope is quoted before access.
Check fit for my handoff →AWS Certified Solutions Architect – ProfessionalEmail your product, handoff date, and the decision you face. I’ll reply within one business day.
One agreed system: application, backend, repositories, and primary AWS environment. Four written deliverables and one review meeting.
A clearer decision for everyone taking ownership.
Use the findings to agree what you’ll accept, what needs fixing, and what must change before the handoff.
Agencies
Define inherited defects before quoting support. Use the findings to agree what your client must fix or fund separately.
Fractional CTOs
Challenge handoff assumptions and set acceptance conditions, with evidence and review limits you can defend to stakeholders.
Founders
Know what to ask the outgoing vendor and what your new developers should tackle first. Get the recommendation in plain language.
What you receive
Decision brief
What to accept, fix, re-scope, or delay, and why. A plain-language recommendation to share with stakeholders.
Prioritized risks and next steps
Issues ranked by priority, with evidence, consequences, and next steps your technical team can act on.
System map
The application, user access, dependencies, and deployment process, with the boundaries your team will inherit.
Code and production assessment
Maintainability, tests, known vulnerable or unmaintained dependencies, AWS configuration, access controls, and automated deployment, with review coverage and evidence gaps recorded.
Your reviewer
Tony St. Pierre
I review how the application, access controls, and deployment process fit together, then connect the findings to the ownership decision you need to make.
- Architected shared TypeScript systems across web and mobile.
- Built authentication, MFA, session management, and account recovery.
- Established automated delivery with testing, security analysis, and controlled releases.
Start with a fit check.
Email a product overview and your deadline. I’ll confirm fit and the next step within one business day.
Access and confidentiality
NDA available before access. I work only within approved tooling, do not require customer data, remove access when the review is complete and delete temporary working copies after delivery.
Best fit
- One production TypeScript or JavaScript application and its backend running on AWS
- An upcoming handoff, vendor change, launch, acquisition, or ownership decision
- A technical contact to arrange read-only access and evidence, and a decision-maker for kickoff and the review meeting
The written scope identifies the repositories, primary AWS environment, and review priorities. Shared platforms, multiple products, or additional environments may need expanded scope, quoted before access.
Not included
- Penetration testing or compliance certification
- Full remediation or feature implementation
- Incident response, on-call support, or operational ownership
- Open-ended staff augmentation
How it works
We agree the start date once scope, read-only access, and required evidence are ready. The review then takes five business days.
Scope
Share the system and deadline. Confirm scope, fee, timing, and access in writing.
Review
I examine the agreed evidence and document findings, priorities, and uncertainty.
Review meeting
Receive the four deliverables and discuss the recommendation, tradeoffs, and next steps.
Before you engage
What happens before I commit?
We confirm fit and agree a written scope covering the system, deliverables, fee, timing, and access requirements. The engagement is agreed before access is arranged.
What if the system is large or documentation is incomplete?
Describe the products, repositories, environments, and available documentation during scoping. We confirm what can be reviewed in five business days and what evidence is needed before agreeing the start date. Any expanded scope is quoted before access.
How much of the system will you review?
Coverage follows the ownership decision: the code you will maintain, access you will control, and deployments you will operate. We agree priorities before work starts. The assessment records what was examined, evidence gaps, and remaining uncertainty.
Do I need to be technical?
You can start with a product description and who built it. I explain the recommendation in plain language at the review meeting; the supporting evidence gives your developers the technical detail.
What happens after the review?
Your team handles implementation using the findings and recommended next steps. Additional review, remediation, or ongoing support requires a separate agreement.
Take responsibility with a clear view of the system.
Check fit for my handoff →Email your product, handoff date, and the decision you face. I’ll reply within one business day.
Unsure of the stack? A product overview is enough to start. We’ll confirm fit and timing before arranging access.