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June 2026

IT Readiness Assessment

The Fortlane Partners IT Readiness Assessment provides a data-driven view of your IT capabilities across five key IT dimensions. You gain transparency on your IT capabilities, your positioning against a relevant peer group and the key action areas for your next transformation decision.

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IT Readiness Assessment
IT Readiness Assessment: A clear view of your IT capabilities

How well is your IT really positioned today? Is it actively enabling growth and innovation, or does it primarily serve as a cost factor and operational enabler? Many companies face this question but lack a robust, structured view of their current IT capabilities.
 

With the IT Readiness Assessment, you receive a robust, data-driven view of your IT capabilities.The analysis covers core dimensions such as Strategy, Architecture, Organization, Cost Management, Cloud & Sourcing, as well as Data and Innovation Capabilities. On this basis, your organization is systematically evaluated and benchmarked against comparable peers.

 

The assessment creates transparency around the strengths and weaknesses of your IT and clearly identifies the areas with the greatest need for action. At the same time, it serves as an objective starting point for strategic decisions and the prioritization of transformation initiatives.
 

Your Benefits at a Glance:

  • A clear view of your IT capabilities
  • Benchmark against a relevant peer group
  • Identification of concrete improvement levers
  • Foundation for a structured IT transformation

 

 

The assessment takes approximately 10–15 minutes to complete.

Start the IT Readiness Assessment

 

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Jens Reska
Jens Reska
Managing Director
Digitalization , Tech and AI, Strategy and Growth, Performance Improvement, Workforce Transformation, Organizational Performance and People, IT Services and Software, Technology, Media, and Telecommunication
Axel Meythaler
Axel Meythaler
Managing Director
Carve-out and PMI, Performance Improvement, Organizational Performance and People, Value Creation and Exit Readiness, Change Management, Tech and AI

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