Time commitment

How long each engagement takes, phase by phase.

Every engagement moves through the same four phases. Duration per phase varies by focus area — this page shows how each service's total timeline, already published on the Services page, breaks down phase by phase.

Assessment

Understanding current state, participation, risk, and gaps.

Strategy & Design

Recommendations and options, built for this organization specifically.

Implementation

The actual work: documents, systems, training, rollout.

Close-out

Handoff, documentation, and confirming the organization can run it without you.

Core services

Time commitment by focus

Focus	01 Assessment	02 Strategy & Design	03 Implementation	04 Close-out	Total
01 — Benefits Plan Review & Assessment	2 weeks	1 week	1–2 weeks	1 week	4–6 weeks
02 — Renewal & Benefits Strategy	1 week	1 week	1 week	1 week	3–5 weeks*
03 — Benefits & Regulatory Compliance Advisory	1–2 weeks	1–2 weeks	1–2 weeks	1 week	4–6 weeks
04 — Employee Benefits Communication & Enrollment	0.5 week	1 week	1–2 weeks	0.5 week	2–4 weeks**
05 — Benefits Administration & HR Systems	1 week	1 week	1–2 weeks	1 week	3–5 weeks
06 — Workforce & Organizational Compliance	1 week	1 week	1–2 weeks	1 week	3–5 weeks

* Timed to renewal date · ** Timed to open enrollment

Additional advisory services

Focus	01 Assessment	02 Strategy & Design	03 Implementation	04 Close-out	Total
Grant & Program Compliance	1 week	1–2 weeks	2–4 weeks	1–3 weeks	5–10 weeks*
Nonprofit & Program Strategy	2–3 weeks	3–4 weeks	4–6 weeks	1–2 weeks	10–15 weeks
Government Contracting Readiness	1 week	1 week	2–5 weeks	1 week	4–8 weeks**

* Or ongoing, per-award · ** Partly gated by federal processing time

Reading this grid

What the pattern actually shows

Assessment is rarely the long pole. It's usually the shortest phase, because its job is to surface the actual scope of work, not complete it.

Implementation carries the most variable duration. For compliance and grant work, that variability comes from how many findings the assessment turns up. For strategy work, it comes from how much stakeholder input the design requires.

Close-out is where "built to last" gets tested. For services with a communications or systems component, close-out isn't just paperwork — it's confirming the client's own staff can run it without Aure Impact Group back in the room.

Renewal & Benefits Strategy is calendar-anchored, not scope-anchored. Its phases compress or stretch based on the client's actual renewal date, not the complexity of the work itself.

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