A platform choice is getting political.
You need a neutral scorecard that separates preference from fit.
First principles for technology decisions
Independent architecture advice. Practical build work.
For leaders choosing a platform, checking a delivery plan, or turning messy internal work into software that people can trust.
No vendor commission
Advice stays clean because nothing is being resold.
3 to 5 days
A focused first review when the decision cannot wait.
Fee after scope
The work is defined before the meter starts.
When to call
Use us before the decision becomes expensive.
Architech sits between advisory and delivery. We can challenge the plan, explain the trade-offs, and build the smaller tools that remove daily friction.
A delivery plan feels too optimistic.
You want the hidden risks named before money, time, and trust are spent.
The business is stuck in spreadsheets.
You need a small tool, data pull, or dashboard that removes manual work.
The architecture needs a second pair of eyes.
You want senior review without starting a long consulting programme.
Services
Four offers. Clear output. No open meter.
Each engagement starts with scope, constraints, and the decision that needs to be made. The fee is agreed before work starts.
01
Start here
Architecture review
Send the plan, proposal, design, or shortlist. We read it properly, test the assumptions, and return the risks in plain language.
02
Software selection
We turn a vendor shortlist into a weighted scorecard, then explain the recommendation and the trade-offs behind it.
03
Custom data tools
Scrapers, dashboards, pipelines, and analysis tools. We get the data into shape and hand over working code.
04
Automation + internal tools
We replace fragile manual work with trackers, reporting tools, and small apps that fit the way the team works.
Approach
Advice and delivery from the same technical mind.
Most advisors stop at a slide. Most builders start coding too soon. Architech connects the decision to the work that follows.
Define the decision.
We agree the question, constraints, documents, users, risks, and what good output looks like.
Test the assumptions.
We review the architecture, vendor claims, data paths, operating model, and delivery plan.
Make the next move clear.
You get written findings, trade-offs, and a practical path to decide, fix, or build.
Selected work
Real work, described without client names.
The background is enterprise architecture, government digital programmes, COTS assessment, data tooling, and technical delivery.
Government platform assessment
Evaluated commercial platforms against weighted criteria and returned a clear recommendation with conditions.
COTSPublic-data transparency tool
Built a tool that pulls public records via open API, stores them, and flags entries matching defined risk patterns.
PythonArchitecture scoring framework
Defined evaluation criteria and a scoring model for assessing software against a composable architecture standard.
GovernanceDelivery reporting tools
Replaced manual status updates with trackers and reports for teams that needed better visibility.
Tools