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Most HR tech decisions go wrong before a single vendor is even contacted.
Not because the wrong system was chosen but because nobody properly defined what "right" looked like in the first place.
Rushed requirements. Missing input from IT and Finance. A shortlist built on gut feel rather than evidence. It's how organisations end up with a system that "seemed right" in the demo and never quite fits in practice.
Not sure a template's enough?
Some vendor selections are bigger than a workbook can carry. Reaching out to vendors, sitting through demo after demo, running a proper RFP. It's genuinely time-consuming, and it's landing on top of a day job your HR team is already stretched thin doing. That's exactly what our Vendor Selection service is built for.
A template gives you structure. We give you the process itself defining requirements, assessing the market, running the RFP, and guiding you to a decision — so you're not the one figuring out an unfamiliar RFP process alone, second-guessing whether a vendor's pitch is realistic, or carrying the risk of a bad call by yourself.
We're different in two ways:
Independent. No vendor bias, no software to upsell — just an honest, objective read on which vendor is genuinely the right fit, not just the one with the best demo.
Structured for a confident outcome. Deep market insight means you're choosing from the real contenders, not just the vendors you happened to find and a proven methodology means HR, IT and Finance work from one shortlist, not three different opinions. Whatever's driving the deadline... a renewal, a board mandate, outgrowing your current systems, you walk away with a decision you can defend, backed by evidence rather than guesswork.
Milking Nothing From It
Most HR teams are running on a fraction of the system they've already paid for. That gap between what your HRIS or ATS can do and what it actually does isn't just a technology problem. It has a real cost.
Our strategic review gets to the udder of it by answering three questions: what capability are you leaving on the table, what is that costing you in time, money, risk, and missed decisions, and what should you do about it, in the right order. Not a checklist. Not a health check. A prioritised roadmap tied to business value.
Why This Is Different From Vendor Health Checks
Most consultants will spot the problem and leave you to figure out the rest. We don't just identify the gaps. We quantify what they're costing you, so the case for action writes itself. You walk away with a roadmap, not a to-do list; priorities sequenced by business value, not by what's easiest to implement.
Everything we do is built on real platform depth rather than generic frameworks that could have been written about any system in any sector. And because we're independent, we have no herd mentality, no vendor allegiances, and no incentive to nudge you towards more software. Just honest advice and a clear path forward. No to mention, we can also help implement the key findings for you!
Fast Clarity. Decisive Action.
The Essential Audit starts at £6,250 and is built for teams that need fast clarity and a clear path forward. It covers a full configuration review and data spot-check, one stakeholder interview, and delivers a findings report with ROI analysis and a prioritised roadmap. All conducted remotely. If you know something isn't working and you want to know exactly what to do about it, this is where to start.
Deeper Insight. Board-Ready Confidence.
The Strategic Audit starts at £9,250 and is designed for organisations where leadership alignment matters as much as the findings. Four to five interviews, full configuration and data analysis, observation sessions, and an output that includes a full ROI model and a board-ready one-pager. Built for the conversations that happen after the review room.