Repeatability
One-off assessment: No
ARVANIS: Yes, yearly or ongoing
IT location assessment: Where does your IT really stand?
An IT location assessment shows where an organisation stands today, where action is needed, and which measures have priority. ARVANIS replaces the one-off assessment with a structured, repeatable platform – with a result that executive leadership, CIOs, and IT leadership can use together.
What an IT location assessment must deliver
A dependable IT location assessment delivers three things: a structured evaluation of the current state, a traceable prioritisation of action areas, and a decision basis that lands in management.
What it must not deliver: a snapshot that disappears in a drawer.
How ARVANIS evaluates IT maturity in a structured way
ARVANIS evaluates IT maturity across 7 dimensions:
- ITS – IT strategy
- SEC – Cybersecurity
- CLO – Cloud & infrastructure
- DAT – Data management
- AI – Artificial intelligence
- INN – Innovation capability
- ORG – IT organisation
Each dimension is assessed on a 4-level maturity model. The result is not a traffic-light report, but a prioritised list of findings with pressure to act, risk context, and recommended measures.
What is created after the location assessment
The result of an ARVANIS location assessment is not a PDF that gets archived.
- A CIO dashboard with a shared management view
- Prioritised findings with risk context
- Decision packages for executive leadership and IT leadership
- A prioritised IT roadmap
Timeframe: first management-ready view in 2–3 weeks after onboarding.
Who the IT location assessment is built for
ARVANIS is built for Mittelstand companies with 50 to 3,000 employees.
- Executive leadership that wants to prioritise IT investments on a solid basis
- CIOs and IT leadership that need a dependable decision basis
- Enterprise groups that want to compare maturity levels across companies
Not a use case: corporations with their own enterprise architecture team, pure compliance checks without steering ambition.
IT location assessment vs. one-off consultant assessment
| Criterion | One-off assessment | ARVANIS |
|---|---|---|
| Repeatability | No | Yes, yearly or ongoing |
| Management format | Presentation | Dashboard + decision package |
| Update cycle | New project required | In the platform |
| Dependency | Consultant | Steerable internally |
| Cost of follow-up assessment | Full cost again | Included in the package |
Management format
One-off assessment: Presentation
ARVANIS: Dashboard + decision package
Update cycle
One-off assessment: New project required
ARVANIS: In the platform
Dependency
One-off assessment: Consultant
ARVANIS: Steerable internally
Cost of follow-up assessment
One-off assessment: Full cost again
ARVANIS: Included in the package
Frequently asked questions
What is an IT location assessment?
An IT location assessment evaluates the current maturity level of an IT organisation in a structured way across multiple dimensions. It shows where action is needed, how urgent it is, and which measures have priority.
How long does an IT location assessment with ARVANIS take?
After onboarding, the first management-ready view is created in 2–3 weeks. The platform then remains permanently usable – a location assessment becomes a recurring steering routine, not a one-off project.
What is the difference between IT location assessment and IT assessment?
IT assessment often describes a one-off project or tool evaluation. IT location assessment is the umbrella term for the structured classification of IT maturity with recommended actions. ARVANIS delivers both – as a repeatable process.
Which IT dimensions does ARVANIS assess?
ARVANIS assesses 7 dimensions: IT strategy (ITS), cybersecurity (SEC), cloud & infrastructure (CLO), data management (DAT), artificial intelligence (AI), innovation capability (INN), and IT organisation (ORG).
What is created as the outcome of the location assessment?
A CIO dashboard, prioritised findings with risk context, decision packages for management, and a prioritised IT roadmap. Everything in the platform, not as a static PDF.
Does ARVANIS replace IT consulting?
ARVANIS replaces the one-off assessment and reporting logic. External consulting still makes sense for implementation projects, where it builds on the structured basis from ARVANIS.