Bring experienced outside scrutiny to the moments that matter most.
SafeCode’s Independent Technical Review provides a focused, defined-scope assessment of code, design, architecture, interfaces, or review readiness at a critical milestone. It helps organizations surface material risks, challenge weak assumptions, and strengthen decision-making before formal reviews, customer exposure, or downstream rework.
Best-fit situations
- You are approaching a critical design review, technical review board, or major program gate.
- Your team wants independent scrutiny before presenting to a customer, regulator, DER, or senior leadership.
- The program involves safety-critical software, unfamiliar requirements, or a novel technical approach.
- Internal teams need a credible outside view to validate direction or expose concerns early.
- You need a short, high-value engagement rather than open-ended consulting support.
What is included
- Scoping call to define the review objective, focal areas, materials, and constraints.
- Review of selected technical materials, such as architecture, design descriptions, source code, interfaces, plans, or review packages.
- Focused assessment of technical soundness, assumptions, risk concentration, and review readiness.
- Identification of issues that may affect execution, verification, certifiability, maintainability, or technical credibility.
- Outbrief with observations, concerns, and recommended next actions.
Deliverables
- Independent review findings memorandum.
- Prioritized list of technical concerns, weaknesses, and watch items.
- Decision-oriented recommendations for correction, follow-up analysis, or deeper review.
- Optional support for review preparation or participation in the review event itself.
Typical engagement range
Exact pricing will be established before work begins, but the client can generally expect to pay $9,000–$24,000, depending on preparation time, artifact volume, and whether review participation or written follow-up is included.
Scope note
This engagement is designed to provide independent technical judgment on a defined review scope. It is not a substitute for full program execution, formal certification representation, or comprehensive remediation unless expanded into follow-on work.