Most consultancy ends in a document. Ours usually ends in a decision and a plan somebody can start on Monday, because we are not a firm that only advises — we build the same systems we are advising you about.
The work that comes to us most often is not greenfield. It is a project that has stalled, a developer who has stopped replying, a bill that keeps growing, or a system nobody left behind can explain. Those are the problems worth having an outside pair of eyes on.
What we help with
Short, specific engagements with an answer at the end.
Rescuing a stalled project
Software half-built by somebody who has gone quiet. We read what exists, tell you honestly whether it is worth continuing or restarting, and give you a number for each path. Sometimes the honest answer is that the existing code is fine and the process was the problem.
Architecture reviews
Before you build something large, or when something you have built is buckling. Where it will break, what it will cost at ten times the load, and what to change first.
Cloud and hosting
What to run it on and what it will actually cost per month. Many Indian businesses are paying for cloud they do not need because someone picked an architecture that suited a much larger company.
Security reviews
How data is stored, who can reach it, what happens if a laptop is lost. Practical fixes in priority order, not a hundred-page report with everything marked critical.
Choosing between build and buy
Whether to build custom software or use something that exists. We have talked plenty of clients out of a build, because an existing tool did the job for a fraction of the money.
Technical due diligence
Before you invest in or acquire a company, an honest read of what the technology actually is versus what the deck says.
How we work
Fixed scope, fixed fee
A review is a defined piece of work with a defined price and a date. Not an open meter.
Written findings, plainly
A document a non-technical owner can read and act on, with priorities, costs and what happens if you do nothing.
No vendor kickbacks
We are not paid by any cloud provider or software vendor to recommend them. If the cheapest answer is a tool we do not sell, that is the answer you get.
We will say when to do nothing
Sometimes the right advice is that your system is fine and the money is better spent elsewhere. That has cost us work and it is still the right answer.
How an engagement runs
A call
What is wrong, what you have, what you are afraid of. Usually an hour, and free.
Access
Read-only access to code, hosting and accounts, under whatever confidentiality terms you want in writing.
Review
We go through what exists — the code, the infrastructure, the bills, the process around it.
Findings
A written document with what we found, ranked by what will hurt first, each with an estimated cost to fix.
A conversation
We walk you through it, in plain language, and answer the question you actually have: what should I do now.
Optional build
If you want us to carry out the fixes, that is a separate quote. There is no obligation, and the review is useful to whoever does the work.
What decides the cost
Consultancy is priced by scope and depth, not by hours logged.
How large the system is
One application is a different read from twelve interconnected ones.
How well it is documented
Undocumented code with no original developer available takes longer to understand. This is common and it is not your fault.
How deep you need it
A high-level opinion is quick. A line-by-line security review is not.
Whether we test as well as read
Load testing and penetration testing are separate pieces of work.
How urgent it is
Something actively down is handled differently from planning next year.
Whether it becomes a build
Many reviews turn into a project. That is quoted separately so the advice stays honest.
Systems we have worked on
RetailerShakti
A B2B pharmaceutical distribution platform used daily by retail pharmacies.
Read the case studySastaSundar
An established online pharmacy and digital healthcare platform.
Read the case studyRoy Informatics
A software company from Patna building web, mobile and marketing products.
Read the case studyVinx
Technology products and services for businesses.
Read the case studyWho this is for
A good fit
- A project has stalled and you do not know whether to continue or restart.
- Your hosting bill keeps growing and nobody can explain it.
- You are about to spend a lot on a build and want a second opinion first.
- You inherited a system and nobody left can explain how it works.
Probably not a fit
- You want a document to justify a decision already made.
- You want someone to confirm your current vendor is at fault.
- You need day-to-day IT support and hardware — that is a different kind of firm.
Questions we get asked
What does an IT consultant actually do?
In our case: looks at what you have, tells you what is wrong with it, ranks the problems by which will hurt first, and puts a cost against fixing each one. The output is a decision you can act on, not a strategy document.
My developer disappeared mid-project. Can you help?
This is one of the most common reasons people call us. We read the existing code and tell you honestly whether it can be continued or should be restarted, with a number for each. Sometimes what exists is perfectly good and only the process failed.
Can you review a quote from another company?
Yes. We will tell you whether the scope makes sense, whether the price is reasonable for what is described, and what is missing from it. We do this even when we are not bidding for the work.
Do you do ongoing IT support?
Not desktop and hardware support. We work on software, cloud and architecture. If you need someone to manage laptops and printers, we will tell you to hire locally for that.
How much does a review cost?
It is scoped and fixed before we start, based on how large the system is and how deep you want us to go. You will know the price and the date before anyone begins.
Will you tell me not to build something?
Frequently. If an existing tool does the job for a fraction of a custom build, that is what we will say, even though it means less work for us. Advice you cannot trust is worth nothing.
The other things we do
Tell us what is going wrong.
The first call is free, and sometimes it is all you need.
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