Engineering Practices Assessment
Evaluation of a tech organization's structure, practices, and workflows
An engineering practices assessment involves evaluating a tech organization's structure, practices, and workflows.
Its primary goal is to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to technology development and its effective utilization within the organization.
Overall, technology organization and process assessments aim to help organizations optimize their technological capabilities to better support their business objectives, enhance efficiency, and mitigate risks.
How Engineering Practices Assessment Works?
Marketing
HR
Finance
C-Suite
Analyze & Design
Implement
Test & Deploy
Maintain
Product
Customer Success
Sales
The assessment provides an end-to-end 360-degree view, establishing a baseline and maturity readiness analysis to achieve your investment thesis.
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Establish a firm understanding of the investment thesis guiding the exercise
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Gain insights into the target business and the evolution of its technology and team
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Evaluate intrinsic risks and opportunities
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Provide a comprehensive report and address key questions
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Ensure efficiency with minimal impact on the team's time
What Engineering Practices Assessment Explores?
Leadership Team Acumen and Alignment
Operating Model & Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Collaboration Between Product and Engineering
Team Distribution & Effectiveness
Cost Effectiveness & Productivity
Execution Health & Ability to Execute on the Roadmap and Vision
Process Design & Software Development Practices
Organization Design and Setup
Execution Maturity & Agility
Tools Ecosystem
Engineering Practices Assessment Timeline
3-5 Weeks End-To-End Process
TARGET NEEDED
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KICK-OFF
Kick-Off Meetings
Introductions
Confirm Thesis
Info Requests
Output Needs
Project Plan
PREPARE
Data Room Access
Info Request Gaps
Key Questions
RESEARCH
Data Room Review
Industry Research
Understand Target
Explore Outside-In
Remote Meetings
SESSIONS
Target Meetings
Initial Observations
ANALYZE
Data Analysis
Benchmark Data
Automatic Scans
Thesis Analysis
REPORT
Follow-up Mtgs
Report Writing
Conclusion
Advisory
NEXT STEPS
Investor Meetings
Project Wrap-Up
