When your website or system is central to your business and changing it carries real risk.
The Website & System Assessment is meant for organizations that already have something in place and need to make decisions about what comes next, without rushing into the wrong kind of change.
Many teams reach this point when their site or application still works, but feels increasingly fragile, complex, or hard to evolve. The risk isn't that it's broken, it's that small decisions now could have outsized consequences later.
It's especially helpful if:
- You've inherited a site or system you didn't build and don't fully understand yet
- You're considering a rebuild, migration, or modernization, but aren't sure it's necessary
- Performance, stability, or maintenance issues keep resurfacing without a clear cause
- You want a second technical opinion before approving a larger project or investment
The goal of the assessment is to establish a clear understanding of what's already in place. From there, decisions tend to become easier, not because there's only one right answer, but because the tradeoffs are visible.
Start with a Structured Review
What the Website & System Assessment Covers 
The purpose of this assessment isn't to examine every detail or generate an exhaustive audit. It's to understand how the system is put together, where the real pressure points are, and which parts deserve attention versus those that are already doing their job well. We focus on the elements that most often influence long-term stability and decision-making, including.
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Platform and architecture decisions
- How the system is structured today, and how those choices affect flexibility, risk, and future change.
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Stability, performance, and maintainability risks
- Areas where issues are likely to recur, compound, or become harder to address over time.
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Plugin, dependency, and integration concerns
- External components that introduce fragility, constraints, or upgrade challenges.
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Areas of unnecessary complexity
- Parts of the system that may be harder to work with than they need to be without delivering clear value.
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What's solid and worth keeping
- Components and decisions that are working well and should be preserved rather than replaced.
What the Assessment Identifies
This assessment is designed to leave you with a clear, usable understanding of your current system, not a long report or a single prescribed path forward. The emphasis is on clarity, context, and tradeoffs, so decisions can be made.
Summary of Findings
A plain-language overview of what we see, how the system fits together, and the key observations that matter most.
Identified Risks & Pressure Points
Areas where stability, performance, or maintainability are under strain, and where issues are most likely to surface.
What's Solid & Worth Keeping
Components, decisions, or patterns that are working well and should be preserved rather than replaced.
What Needs Attention Next
The parts of the system that may require change or investment, based on impact and risk.
Next Steps & Path Forward
Clear options for next steps, including different levels of change and their tradeoffs.
Context for Better Decisions
An explanation of how technical choices connect to business priorities, constraints, and future flexibility.
Scope, Timing, and Cost
The assessment is designed to be focused, low-friction, and respectful of your time. It's structured enough to surface meaningful insight, without requiring deep access or prolonged disruption.
Most assessments follow a simple pattern:
- A 2–3 week timeline, depending on system complexity
- Minimal access to review structure, configuration, and behaviour
- A clear summary of findings, followed by a review conversation
- No obligation to continue beyond the assessment
The assessment is offered as a fixed-price engagement, scoped based on the size and complexity of the system being reviewed. Most assessments fall between $2,000 - $4,500 CAD (pricing reflects the level of analysis required and the type of systems involved, not a fixed number of hours or a bundled rate).
If you decide to move forward with additional work afterward, a portion of the assessment fee may be applied toward that work, where appropriate.
When You're Ready to Talk
You don't need a fully formed plan or a clear technical direction to get started. If you're unsure whether this assessment is the right next step, that's part of the conversation.
Use the form below to share a bit about your website or system and what prompted you to look more closely. We'll review it and let you know whether an assessment makes sense or suggest a different starting point if it doesn't.