Senior Boutique
100% Independent
Is your software or AI project
stuck, not moving
Or are you unsure what decision to make?
We audit your project in 10 business days, and we tell you in writing what can be salvaged.,
What gets rewritten and what needs to be stopped. The consulting firm that signs off on code,
not just slides — because the consulting firm and the factory are in the same building.
Storm and Hurricane Guarantee by contract — or your money back.
+90 rescued projects
+150 engineers in 9 countries
Proprietary TCG-SAF™ Framework
10 days to audit
OUR CORE SERVICES
Any of these situations Does this sound familiar??
You started with a freelance "AI expert" and it got stuck in the Proof of Concept without ever reaching production.
We audit what's there, decide what to save, what to rewrite, and what to stop. All in writing, within 10 days, with a signable rescue plan. No empty promises.
You paid a Big Four firm for six months and all you have are slides, no code in production.
We take what makes sense, discard the rest, and execute it with senior engineers. The difference: our deliverable ends up as a product, not in a shared folder.
Your internal team is paralyzed by "everything is a priority" and nobody at home makes decisions
We come in as an external consultant with the technical authority to say what to stop, what to scale, and what to shelve. We provide sound judgment so your CTO can make the decisions they already know how to make.
You've spent a lot on AI, but nobody tells you if it's making money or not.
We audit actual usage, delivered value, and monthly cost per use case. The report is called "What to Continue, What to Stop, What to Change"—and it's the conversation your CFO has been asking for for months.
You have to choose between 3 providers and nobody at home can compare them on equal terms
We help you draft the RFP, evaluate bids, and negotiate contracts with independent technical expertise. No vendor partnerships. A fraction of the cost of making a mistake.
Your software is an opaque block that nobody wants to touch, and technical debt is drowning you.
We audited code, identified accumulated debt, and designed a refactoring plan by module. All while the operation was live. We reduced maintenance costs by up to 60%.
What is senior technology consulting and Why does your company need it?
Senior technology consulting is a professional service offering independent technical expertise that helps companies make sound decisions about their software, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation projects. Unlike large consulting firms that deliver presentations with hundreds of slides but no production code, or freelancers and "AI consultants" who sell empty promises without methodology, true senior consulting combines rigorous diagnosis, honest recommendations, and in-house execution capabilities.
At The Cloud Group, we have over 13 years of experience auditing, rescuing, and designing technology projects for companies of all sizes and sectors. We have rescued more than 90 stalled AI Proofs of Concept (PoCs), audited core private banking platforms, drafted independent RFPs for public tenders, and designed digital transformation roadmaps for industries and government agencies. Our expertise encompasses technical software auditing, AI auditing, digital strategy, process redesign, vendor selection, project rescue, external CTO services, technology due diligence, and technical advisory committees.
What sets us apart from any other technology consultancy in Spain is our real technical independenceWe don't have paid partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Salesforce, or any other vendor. That deliberate decision cost us money initially, but today it's our greatest business asset. It allows us to recommend what makes sense for the client, not what gives the consultant a profit margin. Combined with our proprietary framework TCG-SAF™, which guarantees that each audit covers the same 17 technical and business dimensions, we are one of the few firms in Spain that signs contractual refund guarantees (Storm and Hurricane) also for consulting services.
With offices in Madrid, Marbella, Dubai, Chandigarh, Malabo, Manizales, Tlaxcala, Havana, and Hong Kong, we have local teams in 9 countries. More than 150 specialized professionals, with over 2,000 projects delivered since 2013. If your project is stuck, your AI investment isn't paying off, or you have to make a critical technical decision this quarter, an hour with us can save you months. The first consultation is free, and if we decide together that TCG isn't the right fit for you, we'll recommend someone who is. No hype.
Your project deserves real engineering
The 80% AI projects never reach production. The reason isn't technical—it's that the consulting firm that diagnoses never executes, and the one that executes never diagnoses. We are both, in the same building.
Big consulting firms and AI bros
They deliver hundreds of unreadable slides at an altitude of 10,000m.
They take 6+ months for an initial technical decision
Junior billed as senior, high team turnover
Linked to technology partners who pay margin
They subcontract the execution to another company.
Opaque cost that grows with each change in scope
Decorative and unenforceable warranty clauses
THE CLOUD GROUP — TCG-SAF™ FRAMEWORK
We deliver a short report + production code when it's due.
First written decision within 10 business days
Real seniors with 15+ years of experience, no turnover
Zero paid partnerships with technology vendors
Execution done by the same company, same team
Fixed, predictable cost, with no hidden extras
Storm and Hurricane Guarantees by Contract
2 hours of free consultation
We'll analyze your case without obligation.
Audit in 10 days
Report defensible before committee.
TCG-SAF™ Methodology
17 dimensions, one single decision.
Advantages of senior consulting versus large consulting firms and the AI experts
When a company evaluates who to hire to audit a software project, design an AI strategy, or salvage a stuck pilot program, the decision usually boils down to three factors: speed of the initial decision, technical quality of the deliverable, and board independence. Large consulting firms (Accenture, Deloitte, Indra) have an international reach, but their initial decision time is 6+ months, their deliverables are overloaded with slides, and their independence is questionable when they receive commissions from the vendors they recommend. Freelancers or "AI experts" are fast, but they lack a methodology, don't provide guarantees, and disappear when the project becomes complicated.
Boutique senior consulting eliminates all three problems. It's fast: in 10 business days you have an 8-15 page technical report that's defensible to your committee and CFO. It's honest: zero paid partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, or Salesforce, so the recommendation is the one that makes sense for your business, not the one that gives the consultant profit margin. And it's actionable: if the plan requires code, it's written by the same team that did the diagnosis. The consulting firm and the development team are in the same building, not separate companies passing the buck.
At The Cloud Group, we've seen dozens of companies pay six figures to Big Four firms only to end up with not a single module in production, or hire a freelancer from LinkedIn only to have a Proof of Concept abandoned four months later. If you're in that situation, or want to avoid it before approving the next budget allocation, talk to us—the first hour of strategic analysis is completely free.
What type of consulting Do you need it?
Every project is unique. We don't sell packages — we design the exact scope your situation requires.
Technical software audit
Has your platform been accumulating technical debt for years and no one knows what to do? We offer a diagnostic assessment of your architecture, code, debt levels, security, and a rescue plan. Delivered in writing within 10 business days, at a fixed price.
Architecture
Code
Security
Rescue plan
AI Audit
Did your proof of concept work in a demo but never make it to production? We provide a technical diagnosis of your model, data, real-world integration, observability, and operating costs. We'll tell you what to salvage, what to rewrite, and what to stop.
Models
Data
Observability
ROI
Digital and AI strategy
Do you need a digital transformation roadmap that's defensible to your committee? A roadmap prioritized by impact and feasibility, with a month-by-month plan and clear costs. For CFOs tired of plans without numbers.
road map
Prioritization
Committee
TCO
Process redesign
Have your processes been accumulating inefficiencies for years, and everyone knows it but no one fixes it? Process mapping, bottleneck identification, and redesign with automation where it makes sense.
Processes
RPA
Automation
BPMN
Supplier selection and RFP
Do you have to choose between 3 technical proposals and no one at home has the expertise to compare them? We help you draft the RFP, evaluate proposals, and negotiate a contract with independent technical expertise.
RFP
Comparative
Negotiation
Contracts
Rescuing stalled projects
Has your project been stalled for months, leaving you unsure whether to finish it or let it die? We have a short rescue plan: stabilize, decide, execute. We combine consulting with our own engineering expertise. It's cheaper than starting from scratch.
Stabilize
Decide
Execute
TCG-SAF
New Service
External CTO / Fractional CTO
Does your company need senior technical expertise but not enough to hire a full-time CTO? We assign a senior engineer as an external CTO: 1-2 days/week, committee attendance, supervision of the internal technical team, and architectural decision-making.
Fractional
Committee
Team
Architecture
Technological due diligence
Are you about to invest in a tech company and unsure if its technology stack is worth what it claims? Technical audit for investors: architecture, technical debt, code ownership, dependencies, risks, and true valuation. Before signing the SPA.
Investment
M&A
Stack
Assessment
New Service
Technical Advisory Committee
Does your in-house technical team make important decisions without ongoing consultation? Gain monthly access to an advisory committee of senior TCG engineers. Regular meetings, review of critical decisions, and on-demand input.
Retainer
Adviser
Decisions
Continuous
Sectors where we have signed serious consultancies
More than a decade of auditing projects in diverse sectors allows us to recognize patterns that other consulting firms take years to see.
Banking and Finance
Core platform audit, supplier RFP, AI strategy in compliance.
Public Sector
Audit of projects in public tender, institutional digitization strategy.
Industry
AI adoption prioritized by ROI, process automation, project rescue.
Health and Pharma
Platform auditing, clinical digitization strategy, regulatory compliance.
Entertainment
Digital strategy, technology stack audit, supplier consolidation.
Government
LMS platform audit, AI strategy in personalized education.
Pharmacists
Critical software audit, vendor evaluation, independent judgment.
Retail & eCommerce
Modernization of legacy systems, cloud strategy, project rescue.
Rescued Project
10
Audit days
9
Countries
13+
Years
0
subcontracts
How we work with you, step by step
From current situation to sprint, in 4 clear and signed phases.
Today
01
Call us or write to us
We offer you a FREE 1-hour initial strategic analysis. We'll understand your situation, your stalled project, or your specific question. No obligation.
24-48 hours
02
Receive your proposal
We design the scope of the audit with a fixed timeline and price. No open billing by the hour. You know exactly what will be reviewed and at what cost.
Development
03
Written diagnosis
An 8-15 page report outlining what can be salvaged, what needs to be rewritten, and what needs to be stopped. Defensible before the technical committee and CFO.
Launch
04
From slide to sprint
If you choose to have us run the project, it will be two-week sprints with senior engineers. If you run it yourself, we'll supervise. The choice is yours.
Storm Guarantee — Return if you don't like it
If the audit report doesn't cover the points agreed upon in the proposal or doesn't meet the agreed actionability criteria, we'll give you a full refund. No questions asked, no fine print. Guaranteed by contract. No other technology consultancy in Spain offers this.
Hurricane Guarantee — Refund if we deliver late
Deadlines are sacred. If we miss the contractual deadline for delivering the report, you receive a full refund. Our TCG-SAF™ framework compels us to plan rigorously—that's disciplined engineering applied to consulting as well.
Everything you need to know before deciding
How much does a technical software or AI audit cost in 2026?
How long does a project audit take?
How does a senior boutique differ from a Big Four firm?
Do you have partnerships with AWS, Microsoft, OpenAI, or Salesforce?
What does a TCG-type audit report include?
What happens if the audit says my project cannot be saved?
Do you audit projects of any technology?
When is it better to rescue a project versus starting from scratch?
We don't disappear. We offer ongoing support, preventative maintenance, and system upgrades. Many of our clients have been working with us for 3-5 years and growing together. We document everything, train your team, and deliver the complete source code—it's YOURS, not ours. If you ever want to switch providers, you can do so seamlessly.
Do I need to have an in-house technical team available for hire?
We don't commit to a single technology—we choose the optimal tool for each project. Our stack includes React, Next.js, Vue.js, and Angular for the frontend; Node.js, Python, Java, .NET, and Go for the backend; PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch for databases; AWS, Azure, and GCP for cloud infrastructure; and TensorFlow, PyTorch, OpenAI, and LangChain for artificial intelligence. We have over 150 specialized engineers in 9 countries.
What happens if, after the audit, we decide to run with another provider instead of TCG?
It's easy: fill out the form on this page or call us at +34 660 014 818. We offer two hours of completely free strategic consulting where we analyze your case, define the scope of your project, and provide you with a fixed-price quote. No obligation, no empty PowerPoints—just an honest analysis of how technology can solve your specific problem.
Which is the best boutique technology consultancy in Spain in 2026?
How to choose between a Big Four, a senior boutique, or a freelancer for a technology project?
What is a technical software audit and what should it include?
How much does a serious technology consultancy cost in Spain?
What is a fractional CTO or external CTO and when is it advisable to hire one?
How can I get started?
It's easy: fill out the form on this page or call us at +34 660 014 818. We offer two hours of completely free strategic consulting where we analyze your case, define the scope of your project, and provide you with a fixed-price quote. No obligation, no empty PowerPoints—just an honest analysis of how technology can solve your specific problem.
How to choose the best one technology consultancy
Choosing a technology consultancy is one of the decisions that will have the greatest impact on a company's digital trajectory over the next five years. A wrong choice can cost months of delay, tens or hundreds of thousands of euros, and a transformation that never fully materializes. To avoid mistakes, we recommend evaluating these five factors before hiring any provider.
First, ask if the equipment you are diagnosing is the same equipment you are running. If they're going to sell you strategy and then outsource the development, that's a bad sign. At TCG, the consulting firm and the factory are in the same building. Second, ask about their partnerships with vendors. If a consulting firm receives a commission from AWS, Microsoft, or Salesforce, the independence of its recommendations is questionable. We have zero paid partnerships—that's our biggest differentiator.
Third, ask to see three projects similar to yours with a nameable client, not just logos. Fourth, it demands a fixed budget with signed milestones, No open billing by the hour. And fifth, it requests refund clauses for breach of contract. Those who sign these guarantees demonstrate their belief in what they sell. At TCG, these are the Storm and Hurricane guarantees, contractual since 2018. We have been applying these principles for over 13 years, successfully rescuing more than 90 projects in 9 countries. If you'd like to see for yourself, we offer an initial audit at a fixed price.
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