PaaS Dependency Review

Know whether your platform is still serving you.

An independent review of license exposure, renewal risk, lock-in, portability, delivery speed, and total cost of ownership.

Review checklist

Six questions before the next renewal conversation.

01 CostCan you forecast the next three years?

Review users, apps, environments, transactions, API calls, portals, connectors, support tiers, and expected usage growth.

02 RenewalDo you have negotiation leverage?

Map what would happen if pricing, packaging, or contract terms changed at the next renewal.

03 Lock-inWhere is dependency actually sitting?

Assess workflow logic, integrations, data models, reporting, skills, admin knowledge, and commercial terms.

04 DeliveryIs low-code still faster in practice?

Compare promised delivery speed with actual change cycles, specialist dependency, backlog age, and business-user ownership.

05 ValueIs cost growing with measurable value?

Connect platform spend to workflows launched, cycle time, risk reduction, service quality, and operational visibility.

06 OptionsWhat can stay, change, or move?

Identify workloads that should remain, be renegotiated, rebuilt, simplified, or moved into a more controlled architecture.

Outputs

What the review should produce.

  • Platform cost and renewal exposure map
  • Application and workflow dependency inventory
  • Commercial and technical risk summary
  • Shortlist of workloads to keep, change, or review
  • Negotiation questions for procurement and leadership
  • Recommended first action before renewal pressure rises

When it matters

Run this before the platform becomes a one-way door.

The review is useful before a major renewal, before expanding platform usage to more departments, before committing critical workflows, or after a vendor changes packaging, support tiers, or commercial terms.

The goal is not to attack the vendor. The goal is to restore choice, quantify business value, and decide what level of dependency is acceptable.

Review your platform

Bring one platform, one renewal, or one critical workflow.

We will help you decide what to inspect first and what evidence leadership needs before the next commercial decision.