Transferability through Expert Evaluation

A large public sector organization had recently received a newly developed system from an external supplier.

Before making decisions about future development and vendor ownership, the organization needed to understand the system’s technical quality, maintainability, and readiness for long-term support.

The client wanted to verify that the system followed technology best practices and that its documentation would support a transition to a new vendor if required.

Darize conducted an independent assessment of the system’s technical quality, architecture, and supporting documentation.

The assessment included:

Code quality analysis
Darize performed a static code analysis based on ISO 25010 to assess maintainability, complexity, and overall code quality.

Benchmarking and validation
Darize compared the results against industry benchmarks and complemented them with expert-led technical reviews.

Documentation review
Darize evaluated the maturity and completeness of the documentation through structured interviews and reviews based on established IT best practices.

The assessment gave the client a clear understanding of the system’s technical condition and its readiness for future development and maintenance.

With this insight, the organization could make informed decisions about vendor management, long-term investments, and system lifecycle planning.

Through the evaluation, the client gained:

• A clear understanding of system risks, including maintainability challenges, architectural weaknesses, and documentation gaps.

• Better visibility into long-term maintenance costs to support budgeting and resource planning.

• Confidence that the system could be transferred to a new vendor if needed.

• Actionable recommendations that supported a roadmap for improving system performance and alignment with best practices.