Strategy that ships
Advisory without execution is shelfware. SMAITS Consult pairs principal architects with delivery veterans, so every roadmap we write is one we'd be willing to build — and usually do.
What this practice delivers
Technology Strategy
Estate assessments, target operating models and 3-year roadmaps sequenced by business value and funded by savings.
Enterprise Architecture
Reference architectures, standards and design authority as a service — pragmatic governance that speeds delivery.
FinOps & Cost Advisory
Cloud economics, license optimization and vendor negotiation support that routinely funds the transformation itself.
M&A Technology Diligence
Pre-deal estate assessment and post-merger integration planning — Day-1 readiness without Day-100 surprises.
AI Readiness & Strategy
Honest AI opportunity assessment: what to build, what to buy, what to skip, and what your data can actually support.
CIO Advisory
Fractional CTO/CISO services, board reporting support and operating-model coaching for technology leaders.
What clients typically achieve
The engagement, step by step
Listen First
Week one is interviews and telemetry, not templates — we learn how your business actually makes money and where technology helps or hurts.
Model Options
Two or three genuinely different paths, each costed with risks stated plainly — including the option to do less.
Sequence by Value
The roadmap orders moves so early wins fund later ones; every initiative has an owner, a metric and a kill criterion.
Stay Accountable
We offer to deliver what we design under the same commercial roof — advisors who must live with their advice give better advice.
Before you ask
Our consultants are engineers who deliver. The roadmap is written by people who will be accountable for building it — which changes what gets recommended. And our engagements are weeks, not quarters.
Yes — second-opinion reviews are a fixed-price, two-week engagement. We'll tell you what's sound, what's optimistic and what's missing, in writing.
No. Roadmaps are vendor-neutral and yours to execute with anyone. About two-thirds of clients choose to continue with us; a good roadmap is our best sales pitch, and the only one you'll get.
Fixed price, scoped by estate size — typically the cost of one contractor-month. If we find savings smaller than our fee, the follow-on advisory is free.
Often combined with
Ready to talk specifics?
Bring your architecture diagram — our principal engineers will give you an honest technical read, free.
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