Audits and consulting
Is your system slowing down while maintenance costs keep rising? Don’t guess, get an audit. We will find out what is really holding you back and give you a concrete improvement plan before you spend money on a rewrite.
What is a system audit?
A structured assessment of your software, architecture, performance, integrations and security, ending with a report, a list of risks ranked by priority and an improvement roadmap. It is carried out by a software architect with ten years of experience.
This is you if…
- the system keeps getting slower and users complain,
- maintenance costs are rising and changes take longer and longer,
- you are afraid to touch anything in case “the whole thing falls over”,
- key data lives in many Excel files that don’t add up,
- you have no documentation and no certainty about what the system actually does,
- someone suggests “let’s rewrite everything from scratch” and you don’t know whether that makes sense.
What we check
Application layer
Architecture, code quality, technology versions, technical debt and risks.
Database and performance
Data structure, queries, indexes, where time is lost and what to speed up.
Integrations
Connections with other systems and APIs, what is fragile and what is worth stabilising.
Security
Vulnerabilities, outdated dependencies, compliance with requirements.
Processes around the system
How people really work, and where the system gets in their way instead of helping.
What you get after the audit
Status report
A clear picture of what works and what is slowing you down, without technical jargon.
Risks ranked by priority
What could cause an outage or extra cost, ordered from the most urgent.
Recommendations and roadmap
Concrete improvements and the order in which to implement them, step by step.
Effort estimate
A rough idea of what it will cost to put the system in order.
An architect with ten years of experience
The audit is carried out personally by a software architect with ten years of experience in projects for the railway, banking and insurance sectors. The same experience that reviews the code in our own deployments goes to work on your system.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an audit take?
It depends on the size and complexity of the system, we agree the timeframe after a short conversation, once we understand its scale.
How much does an audit cost?
We prepare a quote after a short conversation, once we understand the scale of the system. An audit costs a fraction of a hasty rewrite of the whole thing.
Do I have to implement the improvements with you afterwards?
No. The report and recommendations are yours, you can implement them yourself, with us or with another company. An audit is not a commitment.
Do you audit systems you didn’t build?
Yes. We start with a knowledge handover, even if documentation is missing.
Rewrite the system or modernise it?
Usually modernise: gradually replacing the risky parts is cheaper and safer. A rewrite only makes sense once maintenance costs more than a new solution. The audit tells you plainly which scenario is yours.
Let’s start with a short conversation
Tell us what system you are dealing with. We will get back to you and agree the scope and timeframe of the audit.
Order an audit