Two of our products are particularly applicable to Private Equity:
Source Code Inspection
Source Code Inspection is an IfSQ Level-2 Inspection of a 1000-page sample of the source code of an application.
Use Cases
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- Software Value Assesment
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- Risk Assessment and Mitigation Strategies
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- Repudiation of Inaccurate Claims
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- Identification of Impediments to Investment Thesis
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- Input to the 100-Day Plan
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- Software Due Diligence
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How have clients used Source Code Inspection?
- Evidence in legal proceedings
- Project viability assessment
- Grounds for an extra round of negotiations in an acquisition
- Evidence to support a legal decision for leave to seize assets and garnish bank accounts
Deliverables
- Single snapshot report detailing the maintainability of a system, or set of systems, at a particular point in time
- Extra calls with software development team, as required
- Advice and assistance with incorporation of our report into technology due diligence summary
Single System Code Inspection Pricing
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£ 15,700
per engagement
(or € 17,900
or $ 19,600)
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Includes:
- kick-off call, code base sizing call, sample selection
- code inspection, feedback session, interim debrief call
- inspection report, assistance with TDD summary
- final debrief call
Multiple System Code Inspection Pricing
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£ 13,700
for the first system
(or € 15,600
or $ 17,100)
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£ 11,700
for each additional system in the same engagement
(or € 13,300
or $ 14,600)
- Pricing for five or more systems on a per case basis
Inspect, Reinspect
Inspect, Reinspect consists of two IfSQ Level-2 Inspections, each of a 1000-page sample of the source code of one application.
How have clients used Inspect, Reinspect?
- Protect the value of a software asset when further development and maintenance work was taken off-shore
- Obtain improvement work free of charge, and other concessions from a vendor when confronted with poor build quality
- Defer payment of 20% of an equity investment, and make it conditional upon meeting agreed quality goals
Deliverables
- Initial snapshot report detailing the maintainability of a system at a particular point in time
- Second snapshot report at a later point in time
- Comparison report detailing how the maintainability of the software was impacted by work carried out in that period
- Extra calls with software development team, as required
Single System Inspect/Reinspect Pricing
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£ 22,200
for two inspections
(or € 25,200
or $ 27,700)
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Includes two source code inspection packages, plus:
- calls to discuss strategy and tactics
Multiple System Inspect/Reinspect Pricing