Due diligence, turnaround and transformation for technology businesses
We assess the technology, the team, the leadership and the operating model. We deliver clear recommendations with quantified costs. And then we get in and do the work.
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We assess technology teams, practices and products against what the market now expects. Independent advisory to help you understand where you stand and what it will take to get where you need to go.
Technology and Team Audit
We assess the platform, the practices and the people to give leadership a clear picture and prioritised recommendations.
- Platform architecture and technical debt
- AI readiness across tech and team
- Engineering practices and SDLC maturity
- Leadership and team capability
- Quantified risks and recommendations
Post-Acquisition Transformation
The audit tells you what needs to change. We get in as the change catalyst to make it happen.
- Leadership restructuring and role realignment
- Fractional CTO advisory
- SDLC transformation and modern practices
- AI-native engineering coaching
- Platform modernisation and delivery acceleration
Due Diligence
Pre-acquisition assessment for buyers evaluating a target.
- Does the platform do what the pitch deck says
- Real technical debt and remediation costs
- Team capability to execute growth thesis
- Build vs buy vs restructure economics
- Risks not visible in the financials
Turnaround Advisory
When a technology business is underperforming or broken. We assess what is salvageable, what needs rebuilding and what it will cost.
- What is salvageable vs needs rebuilding
- Team and leadership capability gaps
- Operating model friction and inefficiency
- Quantified options with cost estimates
Where the value shows up
The quantified impact of this work falls into four areas that any board or PE operating partner can model.
Delivery efficiency
Do more with less. AI-enabled SDLC practices deliver 20-40% efficiency gains. A $2M tech team can either scale delivery without scaling headcount, or restructure to the same output at $1.4M. That's $600K back to the business every year.
Cost avoidance
Legacy platforms that cost $2M to build can now be rebuilt AI-native for $500K. That's $1.5M saved. Licensing costs running into hundreds of thousands annually can be replaced with purpose-built tools for a fraction of the cost.
Revenue risk
Slow feature delivery costs customers. Clients churn when support is slow, integrations are missing, or the roadmap doesn't move. A $200K investment to transform your technology delivery could save your biggest clients and win your biggest deals.
Speed to value
If your roadmap has initiatives that will reduce churn, increase customer value or open new revenue, accelerating delivery brings forward the return. A $10M platform with 10% churn that ships a 2% churn-reduction feature in 2 months instead of 12 brings forward $166K in retained revenue.
We don't just advise. We build production systems, coach engineering teams and ship software. That delivery experience is what makes our advisory credible. We know what good looks like because we do it every day.
Structured engagements for the stage you're at
Rapid Assessment
3–5 days. Fixed fee.We interview key leaders, review the technology stack at a high level and identify risks, red flags and highest-priority areas to address. Designed to inform a decision.
Output: Assessment summary with key findings and recommendation on what to do next.
Technology and Team Audit
2–4 weeks. Fixed fee.Detailed review of platform architecture, engineering practices, team capability and leadership structure. Quantified risks and prioritised recommendations.
Output: Structured audit report with prioritised recommendations and cost estimates.
Transformation Coaching
3–6 months. Monthly retainer.This is where the changes get implemented. Teams shift from legacy practices to modern engineering. Leadership structures take effect. Fractional CTO leadership, engineering coaching, AI-native SDLC implementation and team upskilling.
Output: Implemented changes, upskilled teams and measurable progress.
Accelerated Delivery
Fixed fee projects.Critical projects that need to move faster than internal teams can deliver. Platform modernisation, legacy replacement or priority feature delivery. Senior technical leadership, solution architecture and hands-on engineering.
Output: Production-ready software.
Talk to us
Talk to us about how we can support your next acquisition, portfolio review or transformation.