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Technology Consulting

Clear technical direction before the budget is committed.

Sometimes the most valuable engagement is a short one that prevents an expensive mistake. We advise on product direction, architecture and delivery approach, and we say plainly when the right answer is to build less, buy instead, or wait.

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2–4 weeks

Typical advisory engagement

Written

Recommendations you can act on

Vendor-neutral

No resale commissions

What we do

Capabilities in this practice

Product and roadmap planning

Turning a broad ambition into a scoped first release, a sequenced roadmap and success criteria the whole team can point at.

Architecture review

Independent assessment of an existing or proposed architecture across scalability, security, cost and maintainability, with prioritised recommendations.

Technology selection

Structured comparison of build-versus-buy options and vendor shortlists, scored against your real constraints rather than market hype.

Technical due diligence

Codebase, team and infrastructure assessment for investment, acquisition or partnership decisions, delivered as a plain-language risk report.

Delivery management

Setting up estimation, prioritisation, release cadence and reporting so delivery becomes predictable and visible to stakeholders.

Fractional technical leadership

Part-time CTO-level support for teams that need senior technical judgement without a full-time hire.

How we work

A predictable delivery process

Briefing

Understand the decision to be made, the constraints and the deadline.

Investigation

Interviews, code and document review, and comparison of viable options.

Recommendation

A written report with a clear recommendation, trade-offs, cost ranges and risks.

Support

Optional follow-through: helping you execute, brief vendors or onboard a delivery team.

Deliverables

What you receive

·Written assessment and recommendation report
·Prioritised roadmap with effort and cost ranges
·Architecture diagrams and risk register
·Vendor or technology comparison matrix
·Executive summary for non-technical stakeholders

Toolkit

Typical technologies

Architecture reviewBuild vs buy analysisTechnical due diligenceRoadmappingDelivery metrics

FAQ

Common questions

Will you recommend building with you?

Only when it is genuinely the best option. Our advisory work is billed independently and we regularly recommend off-the-shelf products or another partner.