Four interconnected advisory pillars — strategy, delivery, architecture and governance — applied end to end on every engagement.
An overview of the practice
PML IT Consultancy is an independent advisory practice. We help executive teams and boards make technology decisions that are defensible, programmes that deliver, and operating models that hold up under scrutiny. Our work sits in four interlocking pillars — strategy, delivery, architecture, and governance — and is delivered by senior practitioners who are accountable for the outcome they recommend.
The four pillars are not service lines in the consulting-firm sense. They are the lenses through which we look at every engagement. A platform decision needs strategy (why are we doing this) and architecture (what should it look like) and delivery (how will it actually be built) and governance (how will it be run once it is live). Most of the value we add is in the conversation across the pillars, not within any one of them.
The four pillars
Independent strategy reviews, multi-year technology roadmaps, target operating model design, and transformation leadership. We help the executive team commit to a direction that the board can defend.
DeliveryIndependent project directors, programme assurance, PMO setup, and recovery of drifting programmes. We step into the seat that the situation requires, on the terms the situation requires.
ArchitectureCurrent-state architecture assessments, target architecture design, cloud-readiness reviews, and independent software / vendor evaluations. We do not accept commissions from any vendor.
GovernanceIT governance framework design, process optimisation, vendor consolidation and outsourcing oversight. We work alongside your team to make governance a strength rather than a weakness.
How we engage
All our engagements are fixed-fee. We do not bill by the day, and we do not run open-ended strategy retainers. We commit to a deliverable, a price and a date, and we are judged against all three.
A short, focused engagement (typically four to eight weeks) that produces a single decision-ready deliverable — a strategy, an architecture, a vendor shortlist, a recovery plan. Often used to settle a question the executive team cannot settle alone.
An embedded role for the duration of a programme (typically six to twenty-four months) — independent project director, programme assurance lead, or programme recovery director. Day-rate disclosure available on request.
A small monthly retainer that provides ongoing access to senior advisory capacity, with a defined number of days per quarter reserved for the client. Used by clients who want ongoing capability without hiring for it.
A single facilitated workshop — typically one to three days — that addresses a specific question. Useful when the executive team needs an outside perspective on a decision but does not yet need a full engagement.
What we do not do
We do not sell software. We do not accept commissions, referral fees or implementation bonuses from any vendor. We do not have partnerships that compromise our ability to recommend against a vendor we would otherwise recommend for. We do not sell implementation services. The reason is straightforward: an advisor who sells implementation has a structural incentive to recommend the work, and an advisor who has referral relationships with vendors has a structural incentive to recommend those vendors.
We are not the cheapest advisory firm to engage, and we are not the most expensive. The fee we charge is the fee for the work being done, without a margin being shared with anyone else. The board can read our engagement letter and know that we have recommended what we have recommended because it is what we believe is right, not because it triggers an internal revenue target.
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