Independent decision assurance for Nordic and European organisations — securing one clearly defined decision before resources, contracts or credibility are committed.
Many important decisions are made while critical questions remain unresolved — not from a lack of information, but from fragmented evidence, unclear criteria, untested assumptions and vendor influence. This is a short, independent engagement that secures one decision: approve, approve under conditions, pilot, renegotiate, redesign, postpone, escalate — or reject.
Three formats depending on the stakes — see below. The engagement starts after a first exchange that frames your decision.
Fit
When this review is relevant
It is intended for situations where an organisation does not need a full audit or transformation programme, but needs more than an informal opinion, a supplier presentation or an internal discussion. Typical cases:
✓Approving an ERP or CRM proposal before the operating model is defined
✓Committing to an AI initiative without reliable data or clear ownership
✓Entering a market without validating the delivery model
✓Signing a supplier contract without understanding exclusions and dependencies
✓Automating a process that should first be redesigned
✓Pursuing a project because significant resources have already been invested
Context
Built for Nordic and European decisions
The Nordic-Baltic digital agenda for 2025–2030 emphasises cross-border digital services, interoperability, secure data exchange, European standards and trustworthy technology. These priorities create opportunities — and increase the complexity of investment and transformation decisions. The review is designed around challenges frequently faced by Nordic and international organisations: balancing group-wide standards with local autonomy, coordinating decisions across countries, ensuring data can circulate between systems, avoiding unnecessary supplier dependency, and complying with European digital and data requirements — including the EU AI Act as a practical decision factor.
Deliverable
The Decision Review Note
The main deliverable is a concise, decision-oriented note — not a voluminous report. Every unverified assumption is explicitly flagged, and each recommendation carries an evidence-confidence rating.
Decision & context
The decision reframed as a clear question, its context, objectives and the evidence reviewed.
Decision Assurance Framework
Ten systematic dimensions: strategic fit, business value, feasibility, risk, technology, financial exposure, people & governance, vendor dependency, sustainability, reversibility.
Decision SWOT (cross/TOWS)
A SWOT centred on the decision, crossed to produce concrete directions rather than a descriptive table.
Decision matrix
Where options are compared, a weighted multi-criteria matrix makes the trade-offs explicit.
Recommendation level & confidence
A clear five-level scale (Approve · Approve under conditions · Secure first · Reject as-is · Abandon) with an evidence-confidence rating (High / Moderate / Limited).
Nordic cross-border layer
For multi-market decisions: group vs local model, cross-border data, shared governance and deployment model — evaluating whether standardisation genuinely creates value.
Preview
What the note looks like
You receive a concise decision note, delivered remotely and debriefed together. The previews below show its structure (Decision Review format).
The decisionAssurance framework & SWOTMatrix, level & cross-border layer
Representative anonymised sample. The actual deliverable is tailored to your decision. Download the full PDF.
Framing, targeted evidence review, focused exchange, a concise decision note and recommendation.
Decision Review
€1,900excl. VAT
Structured analysis and full recommendation.
Framing, in-depth evidence review, decision interview, the ten-dimension Assurance Framework, cross-SWOT, decision matrix, recommendation and next actions.
Executive Decision Review
€3,500excl. VAT
High-stakes decision, board-level presentation of findings.
Everything in Decision Review, plus compared scenarios, deeper risk analysis, the Nordic cross-border layer and a formal debrief for a board or executive team.
Method
Evidence before opinion
The engagement combines structured decision framing, targeted evidence review, independent challenge, risk and feasibility assessment, comparison of realistic alternatives, and a written recommendation with clear approval conditions. Optional targeted stakeholder validation is used only to confirm information that could materially change the recommendation — not to run a broad consultation.
Delivered fully remotely. For cross-border decisions, the Nordic layer coordinates evidence across countries and business units.
Included scope: up to three main documents, one 45-minute interview, one primary functional scope, a 30-minute closing session, and a three working-day email clarification period. Beyond that, the engagement is extended by written amendment or requalified to a higher service level.
Terms of the engagement
What it is, and is not
What it is
A formalised micro-engagement: real evidence preparation, a strictly framed question, a written recommendation independent of any software vendor or integrator.
What it is not
Not a full audit, not ERP/CRM or supplier selection, not the drafting of a complete requirements specification, not legal, tax or regulatory expertise, not several decisions bundled into one request.
FAQ
Questions you're likely to ask
Decision Check for a single clear question; Decision Review for structured analysis with framework, SWOT and matrix; Executive for a high-stakes decision needing scenarios and a board-level presentation of findings.
Real evidence preparation, a strictly framed question, a crossed SWOT and a written recommendation with an evidence-confidence rating — not just a verbal opinion.
It is the international edition of the same service, extended for Nordic and cross-border decisions: a ten-dimension assurance framework, a Nordic cross-border layer and alignment with European digital and AI requirements.
Yes. We do not resell ERP, CRM or integration services, and receive no commission: the recommendation is free of any vendor interest.
After a first exchange, we agree scope, format and terms. Payment is by invoice before the engagement starts. Prices are shown excl. VAT; for EU B2B clients, reverse-charge VAT applies.
Recurring assurance
Continuous decision governance
For organisations making regular decisions, the review can become a recurring engagement — an independent external perspective, available continuously.
✓Essential — one Decision Check per month
✓Management — one Decision Review per month
✓Executive — two reviews per month and a quarterly review
✓Portfolio — support across a portfolio of decisions and projects
Recurring formats on request, based on volume and scope.
Initial term of six months, then automatic renewal. Either party may terminate with two months’ written notice.
Recurring fees may be revised annually, subject to two months’ notice.
Next step
Request a review
From
€900excl. VAT
Leave us your work email and briefly describe your decision: we'll come back to frame the question, agree the format and confirm the terms. No commitment at this stage.
