Tech Stack Assessment
Map your current tools against what your business actually needs — not what you have been sold.
The Tech Stack Assessment is a structured methodology for evaluating whether your current technology stack is serving your business or quietly working against it. It takes you through a systematic inventory of every tool your team uses, maps how those tools connect, scores each against your actual operational requirements, and produces a clear recommendation — what to keep, what to replace, what to integrate, and what to build. Most businesses discover they are paying for tools they do not use and missing tools that would change their daily operation.
The problem it solves
Why this product exists.
The average growing business pays for eleven SaaS tools and actively uses six. The six they use often do not talk to each other, creating manual data transfer that consumes time and introduces errors. Meanwhile, the operational problems that actually need solving — reporting, client management, internal communication, financial visibility — are being patched with spreadsheets. The Tech Stack Assessment replaces gut-feel tool decisions with evidence.
What's included
Key features
Tool Inventory Framework
A structured template for cataloguing every software tool in use — including shadow IT (tools individuals use that IT or management does not know about). Most businesses are surprised by the full list.
Needs Mapping Worksheet
Define your actual operational requirements across eight business functions. This is the baseline everything else is scored against — your requirements, not a vendor's feature list.
Coverage Gap Analysis
Map your current tools against your defined needs. The analysis identifies overlaps (where you are paying twice for the same capability), gaps (needs with no coverage), and mismatches (tools that almost solve the problem).
Integration Audit
Document every integration between your tools — including the manual ones that happen in spreadsheets or someone's inbox. Visualise where data breaks, where re-entry happens, and what the downstream cost is.
Tool Evaluation Matrix
A weighted scoring matrix for evaluating replacement or new tools against your defined criteria. Compare up to five options per gap using the same evidence-based framework — not marketing claims.
Migration Priority Roadmap
For each recommended change, a structured migration plan — what to do first, what dependencies to resolve, how to manage the transition without disrupting operations, and how to measure the improvement.
Who it's for
Does this describe you?
Founder drowning in SaaS subscriptions
The pain
You have accumulated tools across three years of growth. You are paying for things you barely use, and your team manages data across five different systems. Nobody has a complete picture of anything.
How it helps
The Assessment gives you the full inventory, a scored analysis of what is actually serving you, and a clear list of what to cancel, what to replace, and what to integrate — with a migration plan for each change.
CTO or technical lead joining a new business
The pain
You have inherited a technology environment you did not design. You need to understand what is there, why it was bought, and what the actual business requirements are before recommending any changes.
How it helps
The Assessment gives you a structured discovery methodology that produces an objective baseline in two to three weeks — fast enough to inform your first 90-day plan.
Operations manager evaluating a technology upgrade
The pain
You have been asked to lead a technology review. You have strong operational knowledge but limited technical background. You need a framework that lets you run a rigorous evaluation without a technical co-lead.
How it helps
The Assessment is designed to be run by operationally-minded non-technical leaders. The frameworks and scoring matrices produce defensible outputs that hold up to scrutiny from technical stakeholders.
How it works
From problem to outcome.
Inventory & Map
Use the Tool Inventory Framework and Needs Mapping Worksheet to document every tool in use and every operational requirement. This typically takes one to two weeks with input from team leads across each function.
Output
Complete tool inventory and documented operational requirements matrix
Score & Analyse
Run the Coverage Gap Analysis and Integration Audit against your inventory. Score each tool against your requirements using the weighted matrix. The analysis produces a numerical gap score for each operational area.
Output
Scored gap analysis with overlaps, mismatches, and coverage gaps identified
Build Your Roadmap
Use the Migration Priority Roadmap template to sequence your recommended changes by impact and effort. Each change comes with a structured migration plan, success metric, and timeline estimate.
Output
Prioritised technology roadmap with migration plans for each recommended change
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