Xtrable
Most organisations suspect their architecture has problems but lack a clear picture of what those problems are, how severe they are, and what to do about them. An Xtrable architecture assessment provides an independent, structured evaluation of your systems, your practices, and your architectural maturity. No sales pitch, no vendor alignment: an honest assessment from experienced practitioners.
Honest Assessment Over Comfortable Reassurance
The value of an assessment lies in its honesty. Telling an organisation what it wants to hear is worse than useless: it delays addressing problems that will only grow more expensive to fix.
Our assessments are direct and evidence-based. We report what we find, including uncomfortable truths, and provide actionable recommendations for every finding.
Assessment Types
Architecture Health Check
A focused 2-4 week assessment of your system architecture. We review system designs, integration patterns, data flows, and non-functional characteristics. Delivered as a structured report with prioritised findings.
Technical Due Diligence
Independent technical assessment for investment decisions, acquisitions, or major programme approvals. Architecture quality, scalability, team capability, and risk analysis.
Architecture Maturity Assessment
An evaluation of your architecture practice: tooling, governance, processes, skills, and culture. Where you are today, where you need to be, and a roadmap to get there.
Security Architecture Review
Assessment of your security architecture: threat models, control effectiveness, identity management, data protection, and compliance posture.
Assessment Process
- Scope and Context. We agree the scope, success criteria, and stakeholders. We identify the systems, teams, and concerns that the assessment will cover.
- Evidence Gathering. We review documentation, code repositories, deployment configurations, and monitoring data. We interview architects, developers, and operations teams. We map the actual architecture, not the aspirational one.
- Analysis. We evaluate findings against industry standards, best practices, and the specific requirements of your organisation and sector. Every finding is evidence-based with clear severity and impact assessment.
- Reporting. We deliver a structured assessment report with categorised findings, risk ratings, and prioritised recommendations. The report includes an architecture model in NeoArc Studio for ongoing reference.
- Readout and Discussion. We present findings to your leadership team and technical stakeholders. We discuss trade-offs, prioritisation, and potential approaches for addressing key findings.
What We Assess
| Dimension | What We Evaluate |
|---|---|
| System architecture | Service boundaries, coupling, cohesion, integration patterns, data flows, and architectural consistency |
| Technical debt | Quantified debt assessment: what it is, where it lives, what it costs, and what to address first |
| Scalability | Current capacity, scaling characteristics, bottlenecks, and architecture fitness for growth projections |
| Resilience | Failure modes, recovery capabilities, dependency chains, and operational readiness |
| Security | Threat model coverage, control effectiveness, identity architecture, and data protection |
| Data architecture | Data models, lineage, governance, quality, and compliance with regulatory requirements |
| Engineering practices | CI/CD maturity, testing strategy, observability, incident management, and deployment practices |
| Governance | Decision-making processes, documentation practices, review effectiveness, and compliance coverage |
What You Receive
Assessment Report
A structured document with categorised findings, evidence, severity ratings, and actionable recommendations. Not a 200-page doorstop: a focused, usable report.
Architecture Model
A NeoArc Studio model of the assessed architecture. An explorable, connected representation that your teams can use as a starting point for architectural improvement.
Prioritised Roadmap
A recommended sequence for addressing findings, balanced by risk, effort, and business value. Quick wins, medium-term improvements, and strategic investments.
Executive Summary
A concise summary for leadership that communicates key findings and recommendations without requiring deep technical knowledge.
What an assessment costs you
A typical architecture health check runs 2-4 weeks. Technical due diligence is usually shorter. We scope every assessment to the question you need answered, not to a fixed template. The first step is a conversation about what you are trying to learn.