Advisory
Independent advice for the IT calls that are hard to undo.
Karaya advises in four areas: IT modernization and cloud migration, compliance readiness, program delivery, and mergers and acquisitions. You work with Giovanni directly from the first conversation.
When to bring Karaya in
The moments this practice is built for.
- A legacy system has to move, and the order of work is not settled.
- A security assessment or authorization is on the calendar.
- A program is behind, and the plan no longer matches the schedule.
- A requirement has to go out for bid, and it is not ready.
- A deal is at or nearing LOI, and nobody owns the integration plan yet.
- A cloud, platform, or vendor choice has to hold for years.
Advisory areas
Four areas, one advisor.
IT modernization
For agencies and enterprise IT teams
Cloud migration, sequencing, and platform choices for legacy systems.
A sequenced roadmap and a platform options comparison.
Modernization details →Compliance readiness
For government contractors and agencies
Readiness for NIST SP 800-171, CMMC 2.0, and FedRAMP.
A gap assessment and a ranked remediation plan.
Compliance readiness details →Program delivery
For program and acquisition leaders
Governance, program recovery, and federal acquisition planning.
A recovery plan, a governance model, and a decision log.
Program delivery details →Mergers and acquisitions
For corporate development, PE, and acquiring contractors
IT and contract diligence, integration planning, Day 1, and TSA exits.
A diligence memo, an integration plan, and a Day 1 checklist.
Mergers and acquisitions details →Typical questions
The questions that bring people here.
- Which systems should move first, and which should be retired?
- How far are we from passing the assessment, and what closes the gap?
- Why is this program slipping, and what should we cut or protect?
- What does the target really run on, and what breaks on Day 1?
- Is this requirement ready to go out for bid?
- What did the last plan leave out?
What you receive.
- A written recommendation with the reasoning shown.
- A comparison of the real options against the constraints that bind.
- A risk register tied to the plan, where the work calls for one.
- A clear statement of what was assumed and what was left out.
What Karaya does not do.
- Staff augmentation, interim, or fractional roles.
- Implementation, integration work, or reselling of any product.
- Certification or assessment as an accredited assessor.
- Managed services after the engagement ends.
Example engagements.
One illustrative engagement per area: a typical brief and what you get at the end. They show the shape of the work. They are not client stories.
Questions
Before you get in touch.
- Who does the work?
- Giovanni does, from the first conversation to the final document. Karaya Group is an independent practice with no team behind it.
- Is there a fixed package?
- No. Each engagement is scoped to the question in front of you, and the boundary of the work is agreed in writing before it begins.
- How is confidentiality handled?
- A first message needs no confidential detail. A conflict check runs before any engagement starts, and an NDA is available before deeper material is shared.
- How are engagements bought?
- As fixed-scope advisory engagements, scoped after a first conversation and invoiced directly. Price is agreed in writing before work begins.
Not sure which area fits? Start there.
Two or three sentences on what you are weighing is enough. Giovanni will tell you whether Karaya is the right fit, and say so if it is not.
Or email contact@karaya.group.