Six pillars. Prioritised risks. A phased roadmap. A Do Not Do list. Delivered in four weeks by a senior operator who has led programmes at Unilever, Gravity Media, and PE-backed portfolio companies preparing for exit.
An audit designed to give leadership teams and Operating Partners a defensible, prioritised view of the technology estate — with recommendations they can act on immediately.
We don't resell technology licences and don't take downstream implementation partner referrals. Recommendations serve the business, not a vendor relationship.
Every conversation, every finding, every recommendation is delivered by the founder — nearly thirty years of enterprise programme delivery.
Every finding is tested against operational and commercial reality, not against a generic maturity model. Findings that matter to the CEO, not findings that matter to the framework.
Every audit produces a Do Not Do list — specific actions to avoid, with rationale. Protects the business from wasted investment. Rarely seen in traditional audits.
The audit is structured around six assessment pillars, each producing specific findings that roll up into a single prioritised roadmap. Optional deep-dives on business-critical systems available as extensions.
Current systems, how they interconnect, legacy simplification opportunities, configuration decisions, single-point-of-failure dependencies.
How systems talk, integration reliability, automation ownership, error handling, monitoring, workflow governance and version control.
Formal governance structures, department vs central tool selection, business owner clarity, technology voice at leadership level.
Policy framework, admin access, incident response, offboarding, device management, SaaS security posture, alignment with operating reality.
Onboarding effectiveness, training inventory, adoption consistency, communication tool clarity, support pathways, adoption metrics.
AI adoption state, prioritised use cases with commercial value, AI governance framework, data readiness, quick wins in operations.
Six methodology components run in parallel across the engagement. Structured, evidence-based, and sized to the operational reality of the business being audited.
Policies, IT support agreements, role descriptions, training materials, platform-specific documentation.
8–15 structured sessions across executive, operations, commercial, finance, HR, IT, and external partners as relevant.
Direct assessment of tools in use — integration dependencies, ownership, fragility, licensing, rationalisation opportunities.
Operational, technical, and commercial risks — SPOFs, documentation gaps, governance vacuums, individual-dependent processes.
Current IT and technical capacity, skill distribution, role boundaries — matched against the demands of a modern estate.
Every finding tested against whether addressing it materially moves the business forward — exit horizon, growth trajectory, or otherwise.
Structured to be useful at multiple levels — board, executive team, IT leadership, and operational owners.
Every finding is grounded in direct experience of leading programmes at the scale being assessed.
2.5 years leading ACTPM implementation across UK, DACH, and East Europe. SAP ECC integration via Mulesoft/Azure. Elida and Tea Co carve-outs delivered in parallel.
PE-backed post-merger integration. Established integration governance across SAP, Dynamics, Salesforce, EDI. TSA delivered for handover.
Interim Technology Director preparing PE-backed UK/US professional services firm for exit. SPOF closed, policy stack refreshed, VCP roadmap delivered.
Client delivery for Salesforce-backed Go-to-Market AI platform. Use case definition, RFP automation, AI governance for portco-level rollouts.
A Clarity Technology Audit covers six pillars: technology landscape and system architecture, integration and automation, governance and decision-making, security and access, training and adoption, and AI readiness. Each pillar is assessed against defensible criteria and produces specific findings, risks, and recommendations that roll up into a single prioritised roadmap.
A standard technology audit runs 4 weeks from kick-off to executive presentation. Larger or more complex estates may need a 6-week extended variant. Timelines are agreed upfront with fixed deliverables and no scope creep.
Technology audits are quoted as fixed fees. Standard: £16,500 for a 4-week engagement. Extended: £22,500 for a 6-week engagement for larger or more complex estates. DD readiness assessments (a focused 5-day variant) start from £9,500. Exact quotes provided on discovery call — no fee for the initial discussion.
A technology audit is a comprehensive review of the technology estate — systems, integrations, suppliers, governance, security, capability. A DD readiness assessment is a narrower, sharper variant that scores the estate specifically against the questions buyers ask in technology due diligence. Both produce prioritised risk registers and remediation plans; the DD variant is optimised for businesses within 12–18 months of a transaction.
No. The Clarity Partnership does not resell technology licences and does not take downstream implementation partner referral fees. Audit recommendations are independent and structured to serve the business, not a vendor relationship. If a specific vendor or partner is genuinely the right answer, we'll say so — with a defensible rationale.
The audit is delivered personally by James Scott, founder of The Clarity Partnership, with nearly thirty years of transformation and integration experience across Unilever, Gravity Media, Samsung, General Mills, and PE-backed portfolio companies. Every stakeholder conversation, every finding, and every recommendation is delivered by the same senior operator from start to finish.
Start with the framework document, or book a 30-minute conversation to discuss your specific context. No sales sequence, no obligation — just a direct conversation about whether this is the right next step.