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Technology Assessment Services That Map Every Tool Your Business Pays For — and What to Do About Them

The Tech Stack Assessment is technology assessment services that inventory every software tool your business depends on, identify overlaps and gaps, and recommend a clear path to a connected platform. No more six tools doing the work of two.

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The Engagement

What technology assessment services reveal that owners almost never see

Most service businesses end up with software stacks they never intentionally chose. A tool was added in 2020 for one problem, another in 2022 for another, a third was bundled with a vendor relationship that no longer exists. The total monthly spend is significant, the integration is nonexistent, and nobody knows which tools could be cut without breaking something.

Technology assessment services fix this. We inventory every tool, what each one does, what it costs, which team uses it, what it integrates with, and what would happen if it disappeared tomorrow. The findings typically surprise owners: redundant capabilities across three subscriptions, gaps in critical workflows, and clear consolidation opportunities.

You end the engagement with a complete map of your current stack, a target architecture, and a sequenced plan to get there. Most clients reduce monthly software spend significantly while gaining functionality.

Deliverables

Complete software inventory with capabilities and costs
Usage analysis (who uses what, how often)
Capability map identifying overlaps and gaps
Redundancy report with consolidation candidates
Integration gap report
Target stack architecture
Migration and consolidation roadmap

This engagement is the right fit if…

You are paying for more software subscriptions than you can name
Your tools do not talk to each other and you keep manually copying data
You are evaluating new platforms and want to know what to keep
You suspect you are spending more on software than you should be

Part of Build Your Engine — the automation and growth systems consulting track.

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Common Questions

About this engagement

Are your recommendations vendor-neutral?

Yes. The assessment recommends best-fit architecture for your business, including third-party tools we have no relationship with. Sometimes the right answer is the IA platform; sometimes it is not. The recommendation matches the business reality.

Will you also negotiate vendor contracts?

No. The assessment identifies what to keep, replace, or cut. Negotiation with vendors stays with you. We document the leverage and decision logic so the conversations are easier.

What does this engagement cost?

All consulting pricing is custom-scoped on a Discovery Call. You receive a fixed-price proposal before work begins. Tech Stack Assessment engagements scale with the size of your current stack and team.

How long does the assessment take?

Typically one to two weeks. Most of the time is interviews with the people who actually use each tool plus quiet review of contracts, invoices, and configurations.

Ready to know what every line item is actually doing for you?

Book a discovery call and we will scope what technology assessment services look like for your business — clarity on every tool, every dollar.

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Technology Assessment Services That Map Every Tool Your Business Pays For — and What to Do About Them

What technology assessment services reveal that owners almost never see

About this engagement

Ready to know what every line item is actually doing for you?

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