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Architecture & technical audits
An independent, senior review of an existing system, supplier or codebase, covering architecture, security, scalability and delivery practice, with findings a board can act on without a technical translator in the room.
When this is the right move
You'll recognise the signs.
Inheriting systems through acquisition
Due diligence needs an honest read on the technology you're about to take on: the real state of the codebase, the licence and support risk, and what it will cost to integrate or replace.
A platform that feels fragile
Releases have got slower and incidents more frequent, and nobody in the organisation can say with confidence why, or what it would take to fix.
A supplier you can't fully assess
You are paying for delivery you can't independently verify, and you need a second opinion that isn't coming from the supplier's own account team.
A big decision, unclear technical risk
Before committing to a re-platform, a new supplier or a major release, the board wants a clear-eyed view of what could go wrong and how likely it is.
How we deliver it
Structured to remove risk.
Technical audits are easy to get wrong twice over: either they come from a firm hoping to win the rebuild that follows, so every finding conveniently points to replacement, or they read like an engineering document that nobody outside the technical team can act on. Ours are structured to avoid both. The review is a standalone engagement, not a pitch for what comes next, and every finding is translated into plain English and given a priority, rather than left as a list only an engineer could parse.
01
Review architecture and code
A hands-on assessment of the codebase, architecture and technical decisions behind the system, not just documentation, but how it actually behaves under load and change.
02
Assess security and scalability
Testing the platform against the growth and risk it will actually face, and identifying where it would fail first.
03
Examine delivery and supplier practice
How the system is built, released and supported day to day, and whether the team or supplier behind it can sustain it.
04
Report findings in priority order
A plain-English report that separates what is fine from what is urgent, with realistic costs and timescales attached to each recommended fix.
What you get
- Architecture and codebase review
- Security and scalability assessment
- Supplier and delivery practice review
- Prioritised, plain-English findings report
What changes
- A clear, independent view of the technical risk you're carrying
- Findings the board can act on without a technical translator
- Urgent issues separated from the merely imperfect
- Confidence in, or grounds to challenge, a supplier or acquisition
Contact
Start with a conversation.
Whether you have a defined requirement, an ageing estate, or just a problem worth solving, we'll give you a clear, honest view of the way forward. Every engagement begins with discovery.
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