1Intake
A conversation to understand your business context, recent changes, known concerns, and what you most need clarity on. This shapes where the assessment focuses.
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Small Business Technology Assessment
You might be asking: “I need someone to review our systems and tell us what matters.”
A comprehensive, business-friendly review of your technology environment — covering systems, vendors, security basics, support model, access controls, documentation, and operational fit — with clear findings and practical roadmap recommendations.
This assessment is designed for businesses that have never had a formal technology review, or have not had one in several years. The goal is not to produce a long report full of technical findings — it is to give you a clear, honest picture of where you stand and what matters most to address, in priority order.
Scope
What this engagement covers
The assessment covers eight key technology categories that matter most for a growing small business.
- Security basics — MFA, access controls, endpoint protection, email security, and who can get to what
- Vendor and MSP relationships — what each vendor is responsible for, how performance is measured, and where accountability is unclear
- Backup and recovery — whether backups exist, how often they run, and whether they have been tested
- Support model — how employees get help, how issues are tracked, and whether recurring problems get resolved or just repeated
- Documentation and knowledge gaps — what is documented versus held by individuals, and what would break if someone left
- Infrastructure and cloud environment — network equipment, devices, cloud services, and lifecycle considerations
- Licensing and cost efficiency — whether tools are being used, duplicated, or have outgrown their original purpose
- Compliance readiness — whether your environment can meet expectations from your industry, insurers, or clients
Best Fit
Who this engagement is for
This assessment is most valuable in a few specific business situations.
- Businesses that have never had a formal IT review and want an honest outside perspective on where they stand
- Companies that have been growing rapidly and suspect their technology environment has not kept pace
- Organizations preparing for a significant change — a new office, a merger, a compliance audit, or a new client relationship with technology expectations
- Business owners who are spending too much mental energy on technology questions they are not equipped to answer confidently
- Teams that have a new IT vendor or MSP relationship and want an independent view of what they are actually getting
- Companies where recurring technology problems — slow systems, missed updates, confusing support — are starting to affect operations
Deliverables
What you will have when we are done
The assessment produces three clear, practical outputs — not a dense technical report.
Current-State Technology Summary
A plain-language description of your current technology environment — what you have, how it is structured, who is responsible for it, and how well it is serving the business today. Written for an owner or COO, not an IT department.
Risk & Gap Findings
A clear categorization of identified risks and gaps, organized by severity and category. Each finding includes a brief explanation of why it matters and what the business consequence of leaving it unaddressed is likely to be.
Roadmap Recommendations
A prioritized set of recommended next steps — what to address first, what can wait, and what to plan for over the next 12 months. Grounded in business context, not IT best-practice checklists.
Process
How it works
A structured, efficient process that respects your time and produces results quickly.
2Review Sessions
Structured conversations and information gathering across the eight assessment categories — systems, vendors, security, support, documentation, infrastructure, licensing, and compliance.
3Analysis
Findings are organized and assessed against your business context — what is a real risk, what is a minor gap, and what priority order makes the most sense for your specific situation.
4Report Delivery
The assessment outputs — current-state summary, risk and gap findings, and roadmap recommendations — are delivered in writing and reviewed together in a walkthrough call.
5Next Steps
If the findings warrant deeper support, the assessment serves as the foundation for a targeted engagement or an ongoing fractional IT leadership arrangement.
Want a clear picture of where your technology actually stands?
Start with a brief conversation about your business and what you most need to understand.