Question 1

What does an independent IT consultancy do?

Accepted Answer

An independent IT and security consultant acts as senior, practical technology leadership for growing businesses without the cost of a full-time IT director: shaping strategy, fixing security foundations, holding IT providers to account and delivering complex change.

Question 2

Do you work with an existing provider or replace them?

Accepted Answer

Either. Most engagements start with a short baseline or rescue review. If the incumbent is strong, I add clarity, scorecards and accountability. If a change is justified, I run the selection and migration so the transition is low-risk.

Question 3

How quickly can you start?

Accepted Answer

Every engagement is shaped around the business need and scoped during an initial discussion: whether that’s a short baseline to get a clear picture, a focused piece of work like security foundations and AI governance, or ongoing fractional leadership. Once the scope is agreed, we set timing together; I can typically start within a few weeks depending on diary and estate size.

Question 4

How are projects priced?

Accepted Answer

Fractional leadership is a retained monthly day-count. Security, managed-service and M&A work is fixed-scope with a clear deliverable, and can shift to day-rate or retained once the scope is understood.

Question 5

How do you help with AI adoption?

Accepted Answer

I help teams adopt AI with the same governance you expect for any other system: clear policies, managed access and detection for shadow AI. That includes hands-on experience running enterprise AI estates at scale, with governance and tooling to identify unmanaged use and keep adoption controlled.

Security & foundations

Typical scope