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Delivered by Experienced Systems Experts
MSD-on-Demand gives your team rapid access to the world’s most experienced Market Systems Development (MSD) and Market Systems Resilience (MSR) experts and practitioners.
Designed for High-Stakes Decisions in Complex Systems
It is designed for the reality of working in complex systems: stakes are high, contexts change fast, and decisions often can’t wait for a slow procurement cycle.
MSD-on-Demand strengthens what you’re already doing, supporting you to make better decisions and increase impact without slowing delivery.
Why MSD-on-Demand exists
MSD-on-Demand fills that gap. It allows you to:
Teams often get stuck between "we need expert help right now" and "we don't have time to scope a full consultancy project, or to hire more team members."
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Make decisions with confidence using external validation.
Strengthen the quality of designs, strategies, and deliverables.
Move fast during critical moments or pivot points.
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We integrate with any level of MSD capability in your organization, from leadership to frontline field staff.
Who it's for
MSD-on-Demand supports:
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Development programs seeking to strengthen a systems change lens
Program managers navigating high-stakes pivots
Technical leads strengthening design quality
M&E teams seeking independent validation
Leadership teams making complex strategic decisions
How it works
We have removed the bottlenecks of traditional consultancy. There are no hourly billing or approval processes once we begin working together.
We can work under Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA) or confidentiality agreements when needed.
Our Request Process:
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We Align
We prioritize the request immediately. We confirm the scope, the urgency, and the necessary outputs so you know what to expect.
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We Deliver
Our Technical Unit executes the work. This could be technical coaching, strategy call, a workplanning consultation, written guidance, or a document review.
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You Review
Once the active request is marked "Done," we immediately pull the next item from your requests.*
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You Request
You send a request, relevant context, and the specific support you need.
*Note: Depending on your access tier, we work on either 1 or multiple active requests simultaneously. You can add unlimited requests to your queue; we simply process them in order of your priority.
What you can use it for
We stress-test theories of change, results chains, MEL approaches, and program logic before you finalize them.
Rapid Technical Review
We help you interpret market signals, facilitate sensemaking sessions, and decide what to pilot vs. what to scale.
Sensemaking & Decision Support
1:1 decision coaching for leadership or small-group technical coaching for teams facing sticky problems.
Coaching & Advisory
Design & Scoping
Turn unclear problems into clear options. We help shape new initiatives or define scopes for larger interventions.
A 'second opinion' peer review on deliverables or partner outputs to ensure coherence before submission.
Quality Assurance
Rapid troubleshooting and alignment during proposal development, partner conflicts, or strategy pivots.
Critical Moment Support
The Technical Unit
MSD-on-Demand is delivered through Vikāra’s technical unit and wider practitioner network.
We match each request to the right expertise, based on what you need, how urgent it is, and the context you’re operating in. This means you get the benefits of a full technical bench, without needing to build one internally.
Backed by Vikāra Institute
Next Steps
If you are looking for access to technical expertise, let’s talk.
Book a 30-minute discovery conversation to see if your needs fit the MSD-on-Demand model.
MSD-on-Demand is delivered by Vikāra’s technical team and wider practitioner network, drawing on deep experience supporting programs and organizations to strengthen design, learning, and decision-making in complex environments.
Pricing Model
We offer monthly subscription tiers based on the number of active concurrent requests you need.
This is a more affordable and practical way to access world-class technical support.