Technology Health Check
Use this when fragmented tools, unclear ownership, or a consequential vendor, AI, workflow, reporting, migration, or systems decision needs a written baseline.
Best fitOrganizations already working in Japan that need leadership and operating owners to share one evidence-based view before committing more budget or effort.
The problem
The system cannot be governed if nobody can see it.
Tools accumulate. Workflows cross spreadsheets, messages, vendor portals, and personal knowledge. Leadership sees symptoms while operators carry hidden dependencies.
The Health Check makes the relevant operating picture explicit: what exists, who owns it, what depends on what, which assumptions are unsupported, and which risks deserve attention first.
What is included
A clear baseline for the people making and carrying the decision.
System inventory
The tools, services, data stores, and vendor relationships relevant to the decision.
Workflow and dependency map
How work actually moves, where it stalls, and which hidden dependencies create risk.
Ownership review
Who decides, who operates, who approves, and where responsibility is unclear or missing.
Risk register
Material risks, unsupported assumptions, and failure conditions ranked for discussion.
Written report
Prioritized findings and practical next-step choices written for leadership and operating owners.
Debrief
A focused walkthrough of the evidence, questions, tradeoffs, and decisions that remain.
How it works
Scope, evidence, report, debrief.
Confirm scope
Define the decision, relevant system boundary, participants, access, and success conditions.
Map the operating reality
Review the relevant tools, workflows, documentation, costs available to the review, dependencies, and ownership.
Produce the report
Separate evidence from inference, prioritize material findings, and make the remaining decisions explicit.
Debrief
Walk through the report, challenge assumptions, and discuss realistic next-step choices. You decide what to do.
Good fit if
- The stack affects delivery, reporting, access, customers, or leadership confidence
- Nobody can explain the whole operating picture
- You need written diagnosis before implementation
- The responsible owners can participate
Not a fit if
- You want a guaranteed savings claim before the evidence exists
- You expect implementation to be included in the diagnostic price
- You will not involve the people who operate the system
Questions
Common questions about the Technology Health Check.
What happens after the Health Check?
You receive the written report and debrief. You may act internally, take it to another vendor, stop, or separately scope Infrastructure Roadmap and Implementation or Fractional Technology Advisory. There is no obligation beyond the Health Check.
Is implementation included?
No. Diagnosis and implementation are different kinds of work. Any roadmap or implementation engagement is scoped and priced separately.
How is pricing determined?
The Health Check starts at $1,000. The relevant system boundary, access, participants, and complexity are confirmed before work begins.
Need procurement details first?
Need evidence or procurement detail before you buy the diagnostic?
Review the selected operating record, engagement mechanics, and representative deliverable structures.
Need a written baseline before more spend?
Start with the $175 live Technology Decision Session if the problem still needs definition. The Health Check is the next step when written diagnosis is warranted.