Tech Value & Risk Scan
Clarity before you make an expensive technology decision.
In ten working days, I identify the few product, engineering and platform issues that matter, the decisions that cannot wait, and a practical 90-day plan.
Built for founder-led B2B software companies before a CTO hire, rewrite or replatform, delivery reset, investment, sale or major enterprise commitment.
From £9,500 + VAT
At a glance
- Duration
- 10 working days / 2-3 weeks
- Format
- Leadership interviews, evidence and architecture review, decision memo, scorecard and executive readout.
- Outcome
- Clear decisions, prioritised risks and a practical 90-day plan.
Who it is for
- UK founder-led B2B software companies
- Roughly 8-40 engineers or technical vendors already in place
- Founder-CEOs who lack a sufficiently independent technology view
- Established products where the next decision is expensive or hard to reverse
- Leadership teams willing to act on evidence and trade-offs
Typical triggers
- Whether to hire or replace a CTO.
- Whether to rewrite, replatform or continue incremental modernisation.
- Why roadmap and release confidence have deteriorated.
- Whether engineering effort is translating into commercial progress.
- Whether technology is ready for investment, sale or a major enterprise customer.
What is assessed
The depth follows the decision. AI, cyber, vendor and architecture concerns are examined only as far as necessary to support that decision, not presented as separate audits.
01
Product and commercial priorities
02
Delivery flow and release confidence
03
Architecture and platform choices
04
Team structure and technical leadership
05
Technology cost and operational load
06
Vendor and integration dependencies
07
Material AI, cyber and resilience exposure
08
Decision ownership and visibility
09
90-day priorities
Deliverables
The scan produces decision-ready outputs, not a long generic deck.
One-page executive scorecard
Decision memo with options and trade-offs
Prioritised risk and constraint register
Decision map
Material AI, cyber and vendor findings where relevant
30/60/90-day action plan
Executive readout session
Process
Step 1
Fit call
Step 2
Scope confirmation
Step 3
Evidence request
Step 4
Leadership interviews
Step 5
Document and architecture review
Step 6
Analysis and synthesis
Step 7
Decision memo and scorecard
Step 8
Executive readout
Step 9
Optional 90-day support or handover
Exclusions
The scan is intentionally bounded so it can stay senior, fast and useful for an executive technology decision.
No line management
No programme management
No ticket writing
No formal code or architecture audit
No penetration test or compliance certification
No full commercial, legal or financial due diligence
No emergency operational support
No implementation delivery unless separately agreed
One principal product or platform per engagement
Leadership interviews and evidence set agreed in the scope
Additional products, countries or transaction entities priced separately
Need clarity before an expensive technology decision?
Start with an introductory call. If an independent review would be useful, we can agree the scope quickly. If another route makes more sense, I will say so.
Contact
Tell me which technology decision, risk or delivery constraint needs clarity. I will reply with introductory call slots or a clear view on whether I can help.
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