Technical Due Diligence
Bellwether's core value proposition: information is priceless. Through superior discovery you can uncover opportunities, avoid valuation faults, prepare for assimilation, align your synergies plans.
How is Bellwether different? Bellwether relies on a set of assessment instruments developed over decades of experience. We produce the most in-depth discovery obtainable. We focus on your specific transaction goals, adapting our standard instruments. We focus on business risk, going beyond findings to expose implications to your objectives. When you're evaluating more than one candidate, Bellwether standardization makes possible apples-to-apples comparisons. Most importantly, Bellwether brings the insight of years of experience with developing software products profitably.
- Comprehensive
- Goal-aligned
- Risk-focused
- Comparable
- Insightful
Assessment tools evaluate every aspect of a software development organization, including leadership capability, development methodology, project management, engineering practices, quality assurance practices, budgeting and financial management, capitalization, staff development, organization structure, equipment and facilities, network and hardware administration, among many others.
Bellwether associates have conducted technical due diligence as employees of major corporations who've focused on growth by acquisition. Associates have also been placed in positions of leadership in established development teams, requiring rapid understanding of true capability and capacity. Through this experience, Bellwether has a particular ability to find an accurate picture from the inevitably fuzzy view presented by candidates.
Bellwether can develop remediation plans for
discovered weaknesses or unacceptable risks.
Bellwether can advise on assimilation plans, to bring the
acquired company into the buyer organization, after the deal is closed.
Plans can be prepared for leadership, staff, organization
structure, infrastructure and technologies. Change management programs can
see these plans through to successful conclusion, realizing the value in your
synergy case.
If you're buying or selling, be fully informed. Contact Bellwether today.