Deeper assessment
Architecture Diagnostic
Find the causes behind the architecture concerns.
A deeper assessment of an existing system or technical landscape, connecting interacting risks, capability gaps and architecture decisions to a credible direction.
Most clients start with Production Readiness Assessment.
What you receive
The result of this engagement.
An integrated diagnosis of the interacting architecture concerns and a prioritised direction for the response.
- An integrated current-state architecture assessment and risk register.
- Evidence-backed diagnosis of the interacting constraints and capability gaps.
- Target-state direction and a prioritised response roadmap with assumptions and dependencies.
When this helps
Recognise the situation.
- Several concerns cut across components, data, integration, operations or team boundaries.
- You have symptoms and competing explanations but no integrated diagnosis.
- Leadership needs a defensible current-state view and target-state direction.
How it works
Evidence appropriate to the question.
Establish the decision context
Agree business outcomes, system boundaries, evidence sources and the concerns that require investigation.
Investigate across the system
Review relevant architecture, code, data flows, integrations, operating evidence and what people know; test competing explanations.
Integrate the findings
Connect root causes and dependencies, compare response options and establish a prioritised architecture direction.
Scope & responsibility
Agree the scope and depth. Keep the boundaries clear.
Scope of the engagement
This is a purchased integrated assessment. Its depth depends on system complexity, access and the decision. It is distinct from a short Peer Review and from detailed target architecture design.
Limits of reliance
The agreed assessment boundary governs coverage. Detailed implementation planning, specialist testing, legal conclusions and delivery execution are separately scoped.
The agreed scope of the engagement sets the coverage, deliverables, responsibilities, timing and fixed fee. Any change to the scope is agreed in writing.
Questions
Before you book.
Must we buy Peer Review first?
No. An existing diagnosis or a sufficiently clear problem statement can support a direct Diagnostic engagement.
Does this include a complete implementation blueprint?
It includes the agreed architecture direction and roadmap. Detailed solution or transition design is a separate scope when needed.
Related work
Related services
Each is available as a standalone service when the evidence and scope support it.
What's the decision in front of you?
Tell us the situation and what you intend to commit to. 25 minutes on Teams, no preparation needed. If this scope is not the right fit, we will say so.