IT Strategy & Consulting
Decide before you build.
The most expensive technology mistakes are made in the first month: the wrong platform, the wrong scope, the wrong team. We slow that month down just enough to get it right, then hand you a plan your finance lead, your engineers and your investors can all read.
At a glance
Best for
Founders and leaders facing a build, buy or modernize decision.
Starting point
A fixed scope assessment, scoped in writing before work begins
Delivery
Global team, led by a senior consultant
You'll work with
A strategy lead and a solutions architect
The problems we solve.
Conflicting vendor proposals
Three vendors have given you three different proposals, and you can't tell which one is right.
No clear picture of your systems
Your systems grew by accident and nobody can draw the full picture.
A budget built on guesswork
You need a budget and timeline for investors or the board, and you only have a guess.
Big decisions without criteria
You're weighing build versus buy, cloud versus staying put, or where AI fits, without clear criteria.
Six things you can point to when we are done.
Current state assessment
We map your applications, data, vendors and people, then flag risk, duplication and hidden cost. We also check where AI could help and where your data is not ready for it.
Target architecture
A clear picture of where your systems should be in 12 to 24 months, with the reasoning behind each choice.
Build, buy or partner analysis
Options scored side by side on cost, speed, risk and fit, so the decision is documented and defensible.
Roadmap and sequencing
Initiatives ordered by business value and dependency, with owners and milestones.
Budget and resourcing model
Realistic ranges for cost, team and timeline, including what to keep in house and what to bring in.
Security and compliance review
A gap review against the standards your customers and regulators expect, with a prioritized fix list.
Typical tools and methods
Five steps, each with something you can review.
01Listen
We interview leadership, product and engineering, and review your documents, contracts and system diagrams.
02Assess
We inspect architecture, code health, infrastructure, security and spending wherever access allows.
03Design
We model two or three viable futures and test them against budget, timeline and team capacity.
04Plan
We sequence the work into phases with costs, owners and decision points.
05Present and hand off
We walk your team and stakeholders through the plan, and stay available as it is executed.
What changes for you?
The result, in plain terms.
A decision you can defend
Options are compared on the same criteria, so leadership and investors can see why you chose what you chose.
A budget with reasons
Cost, team and timeline ranges built from your actual environment, not generic estimates.
A plan any team can execute
Sequenced work with owners and milestones, written so it stands on its own.
Questions, answered.
Quick answers to what clients ask us most about IT Strategy & Consulting.
How long does an assessment take?
It depends on the size of your environment. We confirm scope and timeline in writing after the first call, before any work starts.
Do you also build what you recommend?
We can, but you're free to take the plan to another team. The roadmap is written to stand on its own.
Is AI part of the strategy work?
Yes. Where AI fits, your roadmap includes the use cases, data needs and risks. For a full AI strategy and build program, see AI Strategy & Implementation.
Can you act as our CTO?
Yes. Fractional CTO and advisory retainers give you senior technical leadership without a full time hire.