Tech Assessment
Clarity on your digital cost base and capacity to act: together we review capabilities, costs and contracts and develop a prioritised roadmap.
When you want to know where your digital foundation really stands.
Costs are a black box
Licences, service providers and operations have grown over the years. No one has a full overview of costs and benefits.
Contracts and dependencies are unclear
Terms, notice periods and dependencies on individual suppliers are not transparent.
A decision needs facts
Succession, investment or a change of direction is coming up, and the digital side needs a sound assessment.
01Costs are a black box
Licences, service providers and operations have grown over the years. No one has a full overview of costs and benefits.
02Contracts and dependencies are unclear
Terms, notice periods and dependencies on individual suppliers are not transparent.
03A decision needs facts
Succession, investment or a change of direction is coming up, and the digital side needs a sound assessment.
What you receive.
Cost and capability baseline
A fact-based overview of the capabilities and costs of your digital landscape.
Contract and supplier overview
Terms, costs and dependencies of your key contracts at a glance.
Prioritised roadmap
The most important next steps, ordered by impact, effort and risk.
Management presentation
The results, concisely prepared for executive management and the board of directors.
The process at a glance.
Kick-off
We clarify objectives, scope and contacts. We sign the NDA before any initial access.
Data collection
I review costs, contracts and capabilities and hold targeted conversations within the company.
Analysis workshop
In a half-day workshop, we reflect the findings with your team and sharpen the priorities.
Roadmap and presentation
You receive the prioritised roadmap and the results in a management presentation.
What I work with.
Cost Baseline
We create a shared, traceable factual basis for digital costs.
Capability mapping
We map existing capabilities to business requirements and make gaps visible.
Contract analysis
Terms, deadlines and dependencies become comparable and open to discussion.
Prioritisation
We assess measures by impact, effort and risk so that you can decide.
Cost Baseline
We create a shared, traceable factual basis for digital costs.
Capability mapping
We map existing capabilities to business requirements and make gaps visible.
Contract analysis
Terms, deadlines and dependencies become comparable and open to discussion.
Prioritisation
We assess measures by impact, effort and risk so that you can decide.
Transparent pricing, clear in advance.
- Compact 2-week sprint
- Half-day analysis workshop
- Cost and capability baseline
- Prioritised roadmap
- Management presentation
What executives say about the Tech Assessment format.
«We had a feel for our IT costs, but no reliable figures. After the assessment, we knew what we were paying for, how much, and which contracts we should renegotiate.»
«The prioritised roadmap made decisions easier that we had been putting off for a long time. We now know what comes first and what can wait.»
«Within two weeks we had a clear picture and a presentation we could show directly to the owners. Michael was independent, direct and always well prepared.»
Let’s bring clarity to your digital foundation.
30 minutes, no obligation, with an initial impartial assessment.
What happens in 30 minutes
Your situation
You describe where you stand and what is pressing.
My initial assessment
I give you an unbiased view, without sales pressure.
Next steps
If it is a fit, a tailored proposal follows. NDA in advance on request.
Frequently asked questions about the Tech Assessment
Typically overviews of costs, contracts and systems. The exact details are agreed at the kick-off, after the NDA has been signed.
Executive management and the people responsible for technology and suppliers day to day. We agree on the participants in advance.
You decide how to proceed: implement it yourselves, with Rent a CIO/CDO or with the Advisory Retainer.