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IT consulting company: criteria for evaluating and hiring

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IT consultancy hiring checklist: governance, security, metrics and ROI.

IT consultancy focused on business results

Good consultancy does not sell hours; sell decision and predictability. See how to compare proposals.

1. Structured diagnosis

Risk map, current metrics and plan organized by cycles. Without that, it's opinion.

2. Security and compliance

LGPD, access management, secrets policy and dependency review.

3. Engineering maturity

CI/CD, minimal testing, observability and SLOs. Without a conveyor belt, recommendations become paper.

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How to turn the topic into a hiring decision

Hire consultancy to support a specific decision, such as stabilizing an application or choosing the next investment stage. A generic enterprise-wide diagnosis may not delve into the problem that is blocking operation.

What to include in the scope

Combine object, accesses, interviews and result format. Ask for evidence, alternatives and limits of the analysis. If the consultancy also carries out projects, the recommendation should explain why the proposed solution is suitable.

How to check delivery

The report needs to allow a decision: what to do, why, in what order and with what dependencies. Estimates must expose uncertainties. Legal, accounting or industry recommendations require the appropriate professionals.

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