SRV/02Technical consulting & architecture

A senior set of eyes before you commit the budget.

We map the system, choose the stack, de-risk the roadmap — and tell you the truth your CFO is going to ask about. No code until the plan is worth building.

Architecture reviewStack selectionRoadmap & riskBuild-vs-buy

The most expensive decisions in software are made before the first line of code — the wrong stack, the wrong architecture, a roadmap that assumes things nobody checked. By the time the cost shows up, it's months and a lot of money too late.

We've run our own products and P&L, so we know the questions your finance team will ask — and we answer them in plain language, not architecture astronomy. You leave with a decision you can defend, whether or not you build it with us.

Who this is for

  • Teams about to commit serious budget to a build and wanting a sanity check.
  • Founders weighing build-vs-buy, or which platform to bet on.
  • Companies whose system has quietly become a liability nobody fully understands.
Format
Review + report
Duration
1–3 weeks
Output
System map + plan
Commitment
None after
Good fit
Pre-build / rescue
/ What you get

Clarity you can take to the board.

01

A system map

How the pieces fit, where the risk concentrates, and what's actually load-bearing in your current setup.

02

A stack recommendation

What to build on and why — with the trade-offs named, not hidden — chosen for the long run, not the hype cycle.

03

A de-risked roadmap

Sequenced so the riskiest assumptions are tested first and the budget doesn't disappear into surprises.

04

The honest cost picture

The number, the timeline and the things that could blow them up — written so your CFO can read it.

/ How we work

Question first, recommend second.

  1. 01

    Understand the goal

    Not just the feature list — the business outcome it's supposed to produce, and what success actually looks like.

  2. 02

    Audit what exists

    Code, infrastructure, team and constraints. We find the load-bearing walls before anyone proposes knocking them down.

  3. 03

    Model the options

    Build, buy or rebuild — each with cost, risk and timeline made explicit, so the choice is yours and informed.

  4. 04

    Write it down

    A document your engineers and your finance team can both act on. No verbal-only advice that evaporates.

/ Questions

Before you ask

QDo I have to build with you afterwards?
No. The consulting engagement stands on its own — you get the map, the stack recommendation and the risk picture to take to whichever team you like, in-house or otherwise.
QHow long is a typical engagement?
Most architecture reviews run one to three weeks depending on how much system already exists. We scope it up front, so there are no open-ended invoices.
QWhat do I actually receive?
A written system map, a recommended stack with trade-offs, a de-risked roadmap, and a plain-language cost and risk summary your finance team can read.

About to make a big call?

Get a senior second opinion before the budget's committed. We reply within one Earth day.

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