Frequently Asked Questions

It gives boards and owners the evidence to act. The assessment runs as two structured workshops across six domains: strategy and governance, organization and people, applications and data, infrastructure and security, vendor and cost management, and continuity and risk. Every score is anchored and evidence-based: a claim without shown evidence caps at 3, so "we back up daily" scores differently from a restore test performed while we watch. You leave with a domain heatmap, the red flags that matter, and the one strategic call in front of you, ready for the board table.

Almost certainly yes. AI is in most organizations whether leadership approved it or not: staff paste data into public chatbots, features quietly ship inside tools you already pay for, and no one owns the risk. The exposure is real, from data leakage and compliance gaps to decisions made on unverified output, and it usually stays invisible until something goes wrong. The free GRIP scan is the fastest way to see where you stand.

GRIP is a free, self-service scorecard. It takes about two minutes and returns a 0 to 100 read on how exposed your organization is to uncontrolled AI use, with a short breakdown by theme. No sales call required. It is designed as a first signal: if the score raises questions, the one-day AI Exposure Scan and the full Shadow AI Assessment go deeper.

They are three rungs of the same ladder. GRIP is free and self-service: your first signal in two minutes. The AI Exposure Scan is one day on site, ending in your three biggest AI risks named and a boardroom briefing. The Shadow AI Assessment is the full engagement: verified discovery of what is actually in use, policy, enablement, governance, and a funded roadmap, aligned to the EU AI Act. Most clients start at whichever rung matches how urgent the question already feels.

The IT chapter that decides price, deal structure, and warranties. We assess the target's technology the way your deal team needs it: tech debt and the real cost to remediate, integration effort, security and compliance exposure, key-person and single-point-of-failure risk, and the vendor and licensing commitments you would inherit. You get one concise, red-flag-first report, delivered inside the deal window so the findings can still move the terms. Probe depth scales with the access the deal allows.

Exit Readiness is buyer-side due diligence run on yourself, before the buyer's advisors do it. It uses the same instrument as our IT Due Diligence, so it surfaces exactly what they will find: the gaps that cost price, the warranties you cannot yet stand behind, the IP and license questions your lawyers will need. Start 12 to 24 months out and you have time to fix what would otherwise become a discount or a broken deal. Findings touching IP, license settlements, or deal terms are input for your legal counsel, not legal advice.

Most IT assessments are one person's opinion formatted as a Word document. Ours run on a platform built to survive scrutiny from a board, an insurer, or a buyer's deal team. Scores are anchored, so two assessors reach the same number. Evidence beats opinion: unproven claims cap at 3. Red flags override averages: a critical finding forces a domain red no matter how good the average looks, so a 72% never hides five lethal gaps. Coverage is disclosed honestly, and where the cohort allows it, you get a benchmark against comparable Belgian mid-market organizations. Delivered scores are frozen: your report does not change after the fact.

Completely. No partnerships, reseller agreements, or referral fees with any technology vendor. When we recommend a platform, tool, or partner, it is because it fits your organization, not because we earn a commission. That independence is the reason our findings hold up in front of a board or a buyer.

Mid-market companies and SMEs, roughly 50 to 1,000+ employees: large enough to have real IT complexity, not always large enough for a full-time C-level IT executive. We also support larger organizations and private-equity portfolios on specific mandates such as due diligence, value creation, or interim leadership.

Yes. We are based in Boom, near Antwerp, and most clients are in the Benelux, but we work across Europe. Assessments run partly on site and partly remote, and the platform makes hybrid engagements straightforward.

It depends on scope. The GRIP scan is free. Assessments (IT Health, the AI track, IT Due Diligence, Exit Readiness) are fixed-fee for a defined scope. C-level advisory is usually a monthly retainer, and interim or crisis leadership is billed per day or per month. Costs are clear from the first conversation: no hidden fees, no scope-creep surprises.

For assessments and advisory, usually within one to two weeks. Compressed due-diligence windows can start sooner when the deal demands it. Interim and crisis mandates may need a short transition, but in urgent situations we have started within days.

Usually that is exactly how it works. Whether in an assessment, an interim role, or a coaching engagement, we integrate with your team rather than replace it. The goal is to leave the organization stronger: better processes, clearer governance, and knowledge that stays after we go.

Regular strategic sessions with your executive team or board, independent validation of major technology and investment decisions, and support at the moments that matter: a transformation, a major program, M&A, or a governance reset. It ranges from a monthly advisory cadence to intensive support during a specific initiative, and it is also built for private-equity value creation.

Yes. When you need senior hands on the wheel, we step in as interim IT leadership for a defined period, or as crisis and rescue when it is on fire: stabilize first, then rebuild, with progress measured at day 60 and 90. Interim mandates are arranged case by case. Unlike a consultant on the sideline, we take real accountability for outcomes, not just deliverables.

Three things. We are independent: no products to resell, no commissions, so the advice serves you. We operate at the leadership level, translating technology into decisions a board can act on, rather than selling more technology. And we are instrumented: every assessment runs on a scoring platform designed to be defended, not just delivered. Built on 17 years of IT leadership at director and ExCom level.