Technology advice and leadership · Systems Roadmap
Decide what to keep, connect or replace, with independent advice on every vendor.
When an old system is holding the business back, the answer is rarely to replace everything. We look at each system you rely on and decide whether to keep it, connect it or replace it. Where replacing makes sense, we run a fair vendor selection and check the contract before you sign.
The question owners ask
“Every vendor now sells ‘AI’. Who do I trust?”
Someone with no vendor ties, who checks the contract before you sign.
- Timeframe
- 3 to 4 weeks
- Your time
- A weekly check-in, plus time with whoever runs each system
- Best for
- Businesses held back by old software
What’s included
What you get, and what we need from you.
- A review of every system the business relies on, from accounting to operations
- Keep, connect or replace: a recommendation for each, with cost and risk
- A phased roadmap that keeps the business running throughout
- An independent vendor shortlist, with demos scored on your own data
- Contract review: data use, pricing, exit terms and support
- No commissions or vendor ties
Questions owners ask
Before you decide.
Do you earn anything from the vendors you recommend?
No. No commissions, no referral fees, no partner status. That is the point of an independent shortlist.
Will this disrupt the business?
The roadmap is phased so the business keeps running throughout. Nothing is switched off until its replacement is proven with your own data.
What is in the contract review?
Data use and ownership, pricing and increases, exit terms, support levels and what happens if the vendor misses a milestone. We flag what to change before you sign.
Can you also run the implementation?
Yes, either as On-Demand CTO or, if a rollout is already in trouble, through Implementation Rescue.
Seen in practice
Where this service did the work.
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