SThreeMews

Mews × SThree

AI-Native Manager Programme

A Project Plan

Prepared for:
Deb, Mews
Prepared by:
Aleks Tosovic, Director of Workforce Consulting, SThree
Date:
April 2026

1. The three badges

Every Mews manager earns the same three universal badges by Q4. One capstone per badge, with submitted work as the proof.

COPILOTMEWS × STHREEIPersonal partner
BUILDERMEWS × STHREEIITeam capability
ORCHESTRATORMEWS × STHREEIIIHybrid team

2. The proposition in 90 seconds

Most programmes treat managers as one group, with one outcome. We do it differently. Every Mews manager earns three universal badges by Q4: Copilot, Builder, Orchestrator. One capstone per badge, with submitted work as the proof. The bar for each capstone is calibrated to role and maturity, so a Sales Manager and an Engineering Manager earn the same Builder badge through different work.

Anchored to your June hackathon (Copilot capstone), a Q3 modular rollout (Builder capstone), and a Q4 adoption sprint (Orchestrator capstone), by December your 260 managers are AI-native with evidence, and Mews has a working library of automation prototypes ready to embed.

In parallel, we map the organizational levers only leadership can pull.

L&D cannot change the org alone; it's a system.

By December, your 260 managers earn three universal badges. The rest of this page is how we get there together.

3. Goal

AI-native managers & a Supernova-ready Mews.

By Q4, 260 Mews managers redesign how their teams work so revenue per employee compounds. Three commitments:

ObjectiveKey Results
O1. AI-native managers
  1. 260 managers earn all three badges (Copilot, Builder, Orchestrator) by Q4.
  2. Each badge verified by a submitted capstone.
O2. Compounding revenue per employee
  1. Manager-built automation library shipped.
  2. Measurable productivity lift attributable to AI by end Q4.
O3. Self-sustaining capability
  1. Ambassador programme operational by December.
  2. First cohort trained.
  3. BAU measurement live.

4. Scope at a glance

What SThree designs and delivers

The three-badge framework, the hackathon-in-a-box, the modular content shells, the badge rubrics, the measurement playbook, the ambassador blueprint. End-to-end design, with advisory hours through delivery. Detailed deliverables locked in the kickoff workshop.

What Mews owns

Cohort facilitation, internal communications, AI tool procurement, performance and recognition design, legal review, and ongoing ambassador delivery past handover.

What leadership commits to

The Six Conditions for AI Adoption: Direction, Experimentation guardrails, Tools availability, Role modelling, Reward, Continuity. Reviewed and ratified at kickoff. Tracked together through the programme.

Full scope locked in week one of May.

5. Timeline

SThree-ledMews-ledBadge milestone
  1. 1.1May

    Design

    SThree-led

    Design pack ready.

  2. 1.2June

    Hackathon kickoff

    Mews-led

    Copilot badge earned.

    COPILOTMEWS × STHREEI
  3. 1.3Jul – Sep

    Modular rollout

    Mews-led

    Builder badge earned.

    BUILDERMEWS × STHREEII
  4. 1.4Oct – Nov

    Adoption sprint

    Mews-led

    Orchestrator badge earned.

    ORCHESTRATORMEWS × STHREEIII
  5. 2.0Dec

    Handover

    SThree-led

    Capability handed to L&D.

6. Investment

6A. Pick your scope. Pricing flexes.

Tier 2: + Hackathon (May–June)

€32,000

What's included. Adds Phase 1.2: facilitator prep, on-call design, pack iteration through nine cohorts.

What Mews owns alone. Modular rollout, adoption sprint, handover.

TierWhat's includedWhat Mews owns aloneInvestment
1. Design only (May)Phase 1.1: personas, readiness baseline, hackathon-in-a-box, module starter kits, badge rubrics, measurement playbook, ambassador blueprint v1.Everything from June.€18,000
2. + Hackathon (May–June)Adds Phase 1.2: facilitator prep, on-call design, pack iteration through nine cohorts.Modular rollout, adoption sprint, handover.€32,000
3. + Modular rollout (May–Sep)Adds Phase 1.3: post-hackathon assessment, module handover, mid-programme pulse, advisory hours.Adoption sprint, handover.€46,000
4. + Adoption (May–Nov)Adds Phase 1.4: selection criteria, champion training scope, measurement instrument, ambassador blueprint v2.Final handover only.€54,000
5. Full partnership (May–Dec)Adds Phase 2.0: handover pack, walkthroughs. L&D fully owns the Ambassador function.Operating BAU.€60,000

Why these increments. Day rate ~€1,300. Tier 1 covers ~14 design days. Each higher tier adds the natural workload of the next phase (8 to 11 days), with a smaller €6k jump for the lighter handover.

6B. Optional anytime add-on.

  1. Advisory hours. 20-hour block at €5,000 (€250/hour). Valid through Q1 2027.

6C. Payment terms.

  1. Tier fee. 30% on kickoff, 60% on midpoint delivery, 10% on close.
  2. Advisory hours. Invoiced on activation.
  3. All figures EUR, ex VAT.
After acceptance
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Next steps

To start.

  1. STEP 01

    Pick a tier.

    From Section 6.

  2. STEP 02

    Sign.

    SThree standard SOW.

  3. STEP 03

    Target sign-off.

    Early May 2026, to protect the design window.

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Covered in the kickoff workshop

What we'll lock in our first 90 minutes together in May.

Detailed phase deliverables.

What ships in each phase, week by week, with owners.

Cohort calendar.

Nine cohorts of 30 mapped to specific June dates.

Cadence and check-ins.

Weekly Aleks–Deb sync, bi-weekly project review, monthly leadership readout.

Decision rights and escalation.

Who decides what at each level.

Six Conditions baseline.

Initial pass on what's in place at Mews and what needs leadership ratification.

Risks and dependencies.

Anything we want to flag and watch together.

Working channels.

Slack, shared workspace, calendar standing invites.

Measurement playbook setup.

What we track from week one, who owns each metric.

If any of these need to be agreed before sign-off, name it and we'll cover it in a pre-call.