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Technology Consulting

Technology strategy that ends in shipped systems, not slide decks.

Senior architects and product leaders who assess your stack, set the roadmap and then stay to build it. Every recommendation is costed, sequenced and tied to a business outcome your board will recognise.

  • Architecture-led
  • Costed roadmaps
  • Advise, build, operate
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Free 30-minute call with a senior principal architect. Reply within one business day. Based in Jaipur, working with businesses across India.

2–4weeks for a technology assessment
1prioritised, costed roadmap
Weeklyread-outs with leadership
0lock-in: plans you can run with anyone
Quick answer

What is IT and technology consulting?

IT and technology consulting means assessing a company's technology and deciding what to build, buy or change. Stack18's senior architects and product leaders assess your stack, set a costed roadmap tied to business outcomes, and stay on to build it, including as a fractional CTO.

Is this you?

You need Technology Consulting when…

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Most teams we work with recognise two or three of these.

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What we deliver

Technology Consulting, end to end.

Each capability is delivered by the same team on the Agentic SDLC, with your approval at every critical step.

Technology assessment

An honest review of architecture, code health, cloud cost, security and team practices.

  • Architecture and code-health review
  • Cloud cost and risk findings
  • Prioritised issue register

Roadmap & business case

A sequenced plan with effort, cost and value for every initiative.

  • 12–24 month roadmap
  • Investment case per initiative
  • Quick wins for the first 90 days

Enterprise architecture

Target architecture that lets systems, data and teams scale together.

  • Current and target-state maps
  • Integration and data blueprint
  • Architecture decision records

Vendor & build-vs-buy decisions

Independent evaluation of platforms and partners, before you sign.

  • Requirements and scoring model
  • Shortlist and proof-of-concept plan
  • Contract and lock-in risk review

Fractional CTO

A senior technology leader on your team, a few days a month.

  • Leadership and board updates
  • Hiring and team design
  • Delivery governance

AI readiness

Where AI pays off in your business, and what must be true first.

  • Use-case portfolio by value and effort
  • Data and governance gaps
  • Pilot plan with success measures
How we work

A typical Technology Consulting engagement, week by week.

Senior people lead every phase. Specialised AI agents on the Agentic SDLC handle the repetitive work, and nothing ships without your approval.

01Week 1

Listen

Stakeholder interviews, system walkthroughs and data gathering.

You getInterview notes, system map
AgentsCompass
02Weeks 2–3

Assess

Architecture, code, cloud, security and team reviews against your goals.

You getFindings and risk register
AgentsBlueprintWatch
03Weeks 3–4

Decide

Options, costs and trade-offs workshopped with leadership.

You getRoadmap and business case
AgentsDraftLedger
04Weeks 4–6

Mobilise

First initiatives scoped and started, by your team or ours.

You get90-day plan, first sprint
AgentsWeldLaunch
Ways to engage

Start small. Scale when it works.

Every engagement begins with a short, fixed-price step so you can judge the fit before committing further.

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Technology Assessment

Leaders who need a clear picture before deciding.

Duration
2–4 weeks
Pricing
Fixed price
  • Current-state review
  • Findings and risk register
  • Executive read-out
Start with Technology Assessment
Most common

Roadmap Engagement

Companies planning a multi-year change.

Duration
4–8 weeks
Pricing
Fixed price
  • Target architecture
  • Costed, sequenced roadmap
  • Board-ready business case
Discuss Roadmap Engagement
Long-term

Fractional CTO

Growing companies without a full-time CTO.

Duration
Ongoing
Pricing
Monthly retainer
  • 2–6 days a month
  • Leadership and board support
  • Delivery oversight
Discuss Fractional CTO
Free for qualified businesses

Free 45-minute architecture review

Bring one system or decision that is keeping you up at night. A Stack18 principal architect will review it with you and share a written summary.

  • Top risks and quick wins
  • A view on build vs buy
  • Suggested next steps, no obligation
Request your free 45-minute architecture review
Outcomes we measure

We agree targets before we start.

Every engagement has a baseline and a target on the measures that matter to you, reported at every read-out.

Technology costas a share of revenue
Lead timefrom idea to production
Change failure ratefor releases
Uptimeof critical systems
Roadmap deliveryplanned vs shipped
Tech debthours spent on rework
Typical engagements

Where Technology Consulting makes the biggest difference.

Typical engagement

Mid-size manufacturer

Challenge
Five disconnected systems and a stalled ERP decision.
What we do
Assessment, build-vs-buy evaluation and a 12-month roadmap starting with Business OS.

6 weeks

Typical engagement

Funded SaaS company

Challenge
Velocity dropped as the team doubled.
What we do
Architecture and delivery review, team topology redesign and a fractional CTO.

4 weeks, then ongoing

Typical engagement

Family-owned retailer

Challenge
Board wants a digital and AI plan.
What we do
Digital maturity assessment and a phased plan across commerce, data and AI.

5 weeks

FAQ

Technology Consulting questions.

Ask us anything
Do you only advise, or also build?

Both. We prefer to stay and deliver what we recommend, but every plan is written so your team or any partner can run it.

Are your recommendations vendor-neutral?

Yes. We are not resellers. Where our own solutions fit, we say so and show the alternatives side by side.

How senior is the team?

Engagements are led by principal-level architects and product leaders with hands-on delivery experience.

What does an assessment need from us?

A few hours of stakeholder time, read access to code and cloud consoles, and any existing documentation.

Can you present to our board or investors?

Yes. The roadmap and business case are written for leadership, and we can present them with you.

Do you provide technology consulting in Jaipur and across India?

Yes. Stack18 is headquartered in Jaipur, Rajasthan, and delivers technology consulting for businesses across India. You get a free 30-minute call, a fixed-price first step and working software every week, so the engagement works the same whether you are in Jaipur or elsewhere.

Related

Often combined with.

Consulting turns into delivery in a few common ways: digital transformation to turn the roadmap into change, AI transformation consulting to plan AI adoption, and enterprise software development to build the platforms the roadmap calls for. Business OS is a ready-made option when the roadmap calls for an ERP. See all Stack18 services.

Strategy & Consulting

Digital Transformation

Rebuild how your business runs, one measurable outcome at a time.

Explore →AI Transformation

AI Transformation

Move AI from experiments to the way your company works.

Explore →Product Engineering

Enterprise Software Development

Enterprise software that meets the bar for scale, security and audit.

Explore →Accelerate with a pre-built solution

Business OS

Sales, purchase, stock, accounts and payroll in one ERP. Start from a production-ready base instead of a blank page.

See editions and prices →
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  • Indicative estimate after the call
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