Enterprise Technology Advisory

Enterprise technology strategy that turns complex modernization into executable progress.

Akiva helps executives modernize data, reporting, AI, and legacy platforms with the right mix of strategy, architecture, governance, and hands-on delivery discipline.

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Private EquityFinancial ServicesHealthcare & Life SciencesManufacturing & DistributionProfessional Services

Engagement types

Architecture AssessmentsData & Lakehouse ModernizationAI Readiness & GovernanceERP & AMS ModernizationProgram RescueTechnical Due DiligenceExecutive AdvisoryReporting Governance

Platforms & technologies

DatabricksMicrosoft FabricPower BIAzureAWSSAPWorkdaySalesforce
Where Akiva Helps

Advisory that spans strategy, architecture, and delivery

From initial assessment through execution, Akiva works across the domains that matter most to technology modernization.

Enterprise Architecture & Strategy

Technology roadmaps, operating model alignment, and architecture governance that bridge board-level strategy with ground-level execution.

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Data & Analytics Modernization

Lakehouse strategy, Databricks and Fabric migrations, reporting governance, and the data trust programs that make analytics credible to the business.

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AI Readiness & Adoption

Use case prioritization, AI governance frameworks, and adoption planning that move organizations from experimentation to repeatable business value.

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Legacy / ERP / AMS Modernization

Practical modernization pathways for ERP, AMS, and aging platforms—from assessment and vendor selection through program governance and cutover.

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Executive Advisory & Program Rescue

Fractional CTO and technology advisory for executive teams, and experienced program rescue for stalled or off-track modernization efforts.

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Technical Due Diligence

Pre-acquisition technology assessments for private equity and strategic buyers—architecture risk, modernization cost, and platform viability.

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Reporting Governance & BI Modernization

Power BI governance, reporting ownership models, and migration programs that resolve fragmented, untrusted analytics environments.

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The Problem We Solve

Modernization is hard. Most programs are harder than they need to be.

The organizations Akiva works with aren't short on ambition or budget. They're caught between complexity, competing priorities, and the gap between what technology promises and what it actually delivers.

“The biggest risk isn't moving too slowly. It's moving quickly in the wrong direction.”

— A pattern Akiva encounters repeatedly in enterprise modernization programs

Fragmented systems, fractured data

Decades of acquisitions and tactical investments have left many organizations with platforms that don't talk to each other—and data that no one fully trusts.

Reporting debt that stalls decisions

Finance, operations, and commercial teams each produce different numbers from the same underlying data. Executive decisions slow down while teams debate the source of truth.

AI excitement without a clear path

Leadership is under pressure to act on AI, but few organizations have the data foundations, governance frameworks, or use case clarity to move from pilot to production.

Stalled modernization programs

Cloud migrations, ERP implementations, and platform consolidations routinely run over budget and behind schedule—often because strategy and execution were never properly connected.

Unclear ownership and accountability

When it's unclear who owns the data, the architecture, or the program outcome, quality degrades and progress stalls. The right governance model makes ownership explicit.

Legacy platforms that carry hidden risk

End-of-life ERP, aging AMS infrastructure, and unsupported platforms accumulate technical debt that eventually becomes a material business risk.

How We Work

A disciplined approach to complex programs

Akiva's engagement model is built around four phases that keep strategy, architecture, and delivery connected from start to finish.

01
Assess

Understand before prescribing

We start with a structured architecture and program assessment—current state, risk inventory, organizational readiness, and alignment between technology investment and business outcomes. No recommendations before we understand the problem.

  • Architecture assessment
  • Risk and gap analysis
  • Modernization readiness review
02
Architect

Design a path that can actually be executed

We develop a target-state architecture and modernization roadmap that accounts for organizational constraints, existing vendor relationships, budget realities, and the people who will have to live with the outcome.

  • Target-state architecture
  • Technology roadmap
  • Vendor evaluation support
03
Execute

Stay in the room through delivery

Strategy without delivery discipline is just a deck. Akiva brings program governance, delivery oversight, and hands-on technical leadership to keep modernization programs on track, on budget, and aligned to the original intent.

  • Program governance
  • Delivery oversight
  • Technical workstream leadership
04
Govern

Protect the investment over time

Technology platforms degrade without governance. We establish data ownership models, reporting governance structures, architecture review processes, and ongoing advisory relationships that keep modernization investments producing value.

  • Data governance framework
  • Architecture review process
  • Ongoing advisory model
Engagement Examples

How Akiva delivers in practice

Representative patterns from real engagements—identifying details changed.

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Data Modernization

Lakehouse foundation for a multi-entity financial services firm

The Situation

A regional financial services organization had accumulated 12 years of disconnected reporting infrastructure across five business units. Finance, operations, and compliance were each running separate BI environments with conflicting numbers.

The Outcome

Akiva designed and governed a phased Databricks lakehouse migration, established a reporting governance model, and delivered a unified executive analytics layer within six months.

DatabricksData GovernancePower BIReporting Unification
AI Readiness

AI governance framework for a healthcare technology operator

The Situation

A private equity-backed healthcare technology company faced board pressure to articulate an AI strategy. Internal teams had launched several pilots, but no governance model existed to evaluate, prioritize, or scale them.

The Outcome

Akiva delivered an AI readiness assessment, use case scoring framework, and governance charter that gave the board a credible, risk-aware AI roadmap aligned to clinical and operational priorities.

AI GovernanceUse Case PrioritizationHealthcarePE-Backed
Program Rescue

ERP modernization recovery for a mid-market manufacturer

The Situation

An 18-month ERP implementation had slipped 9 months and was at risk of a second phase collapse. The program lacked clear ownership, the vendor relationship had deteriorated, and the board was questioning whether to continue.

The Outcome

Akiva conducted a root-cause assessment, restructured the delivery governance model, stabilized the vendor relationship, and brought the program to a successful go-live within five months.

ERPProgram RecoveryDelivery GovernanceManufacturing
Data and analytics modernization — abstract architecture visualization

Common starting point

Multiple BI environments. One source of truth. Zero agreement on the numbers.

Data & AI Modernization

Make your data infrastructure executive-ready

Most organizations have more data than they can act on, and less trust in that data than the business needs. Akiva helps close that gap—from lakehouse architecture and reporting governance through AI readiness and adoption planning.

  • Lakehouse architecture and migration (Databricks, Fabric)
  • Reporting governance and Power BI modernization
  • Data trust and master data strategy
  • AI use case evaluation and governance
  • Embedded analytics and executive reporting layers
  • Data platform operating model design
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Executive Advisory

Senior enough for the boardroom. Technical enough for the architecture room.

Akiva fills the gap that generalist consulting firms and pure implementation shops leave open: strategic technology advisory that carries the credibility to influence board-level decisions and the depth to guide real architectural choices.

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Fractional CTO / CDAO

Senior technology leadership on a part-time or interim basis—for organizations that need board-level technology credibility without a full-time hire.

Program Rescue & Recovery

When a modernization program has gone off track, Akiva brings objective assessment and experienced delivery leadership to stabilize and recover.

Technical Due Diligence

Pre-acquisition technology assessments for PE sponsors and strategic buyers—platform risk, modernization cost, and architecture viability.

Board & C-Suite Advisory

Technology strategy communication, investment framing, and vendor governance for executive teams and board-level audiences.

Ready to Move Forward?

Discuss a modernization challenge with Akiva

Whether you’re starting an assessment, rescuing a program, or preparing for a board conversation about technology strategy—we’re the right firm to have in your corner.

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