Improvit Consulting

What Improvit Consulting does

ImprovIT Consulting Ltd is a privately held, UK-based independent IT consultancy founded in 2003 by alumni of Gartner, IBM, and HP. The firm advises IT, Finance, and Procurement leaders on whether their technology investments are delivering value for money, drawing on 20+ years of accumulated benchmarking data and proprietary methodologies.

Its offering is organised around four service lines: IT Performance (peer benchmarking), IT Sourcing (supplier strategy and contract negotiation support), IT Assurance (programme and transition oversight), and IT Transparency (ongoing cost visibility with dashboards). Underpinning these is the proprietary Metrics Driven Analysis (MDA) methodology and a Complexity Index used to construct relevant peer groups, both of which are codified in published whitepapers. A free, AI-assisted IT Cost Snapshot tool serves as a top-of-funnel entry point.

ImprovIT monetises primarily through project-based consulting engagements typically lasting 4-8 weeks, with a growing managed-services layer from IT Transparency work (continuous dashboards, monthly data feeds, benefits tracking). GTM is senior-advisor-led, targeting enterprise and regulated public-sector buyers across the UK, continental Europe (Belgium), and South Africa, supported by thought-leadership content, case studies, and a free consultation offering. The firm has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or M&A activity, and operates with 11-50 employees across three regional offices.

Name

Improvit Consulting

Legal name

ImprovIT Consulting Ltd

Website

https://improvit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ImprovIT Consulting is an independent UK IT consultancy founded in 2003 that provides IT benchmarking, sourcing, assurance, and cost-transparency advisory services to enterprise and public-sector clients across the UK, Belgium, and South Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO)

Keywords

• IT benchmarking services
• IT consulting
• IT cost optimization
• Technology sourcing advisory
• Programme assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. IT Performance Consulting: IT benchmarking and performance review engagements, typically project-based consulting engagements lasting 4-8 weeks for full benchmarking reviews, with lighter annual pulse checks on core KPIs. Deliverables include presentations, detailed benchmarking reports, executive summaries, and interactive BI dashboards.
2. IT Sourcing Advisory: Strategic sourcing advice including supplier evaluation, contract negotiation support, and sourcing strategy development. Engagements include market tender facilitation and ongoing vendor management support.
3. IT Assurance Services: Independent programme and project assurance services, including programme oversight, health checks, and transition assurance. Can run in parallel with client programmes or be scoped as discrete engagements.
4. IT Transparency Services: Ongoing IT cost transparency and spend analysis services with continuous dashboards, monthly data feeds, and regular benchmarking updates. Provides ongoing access to validated IT spend data and benchmarking tools.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ImprovIT Consulting is an independent IT consultancy that delivers four interconnected service lines—IT Performance benchmarking, IT Sourcing advisory, IT Assurance (programme/project oversight), and IT Transparency (IT cost and spend analysis)—to enterprise and public-sector clients. Engagements combine proprietary benchmarking methodologies (Metrics Driven Analysis and Complexity-Driven Benchmarking) with a free AI-assisted IT Cost Snapshot self-service tool, producing fact-based reports, executive summaries, and interactive BI dashboards. All revenue is generated through professional services engagements; no standalone software product is sold.

Product overview

Improvit Consulting operates as an independent IT consultancy offering a portfolio of four interconnected service lines: IT Performance (benchmarking), IT Sourcing (supplier strategy), IT Assurance (programme oversight), and IT Transparency (cost visibility). These services are supported by proprietary methodologies including Metrics Driven Analysis (MDA) and Complexity-Driven Benchmarking, a free IT Cost Snapshot self-service tool enhanced with AI-assisted analysis, and an IT Transparency Toolset that produces interactive BI dashboards for clients. The offering is entirely consultancy-based with no software platform product; all deliverables are provided through professional services engagements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Performance Services Benchmarking and performance assessment of an organisation's IT function against peers, highlighting gaps, improving efficiency, and optimising value with a clear path to measurable improvement. Targeted at CIOs, CTOs and IT Directors in large enterprises and public-sector bodies.
• IT Sourcing Services Strategic IT sourcing advisory including supplier evaluation, market tender processes, contract negotiation support, hybrid sourcing model design, and ongoing vendor management to help clients select and manage the right suppliers.
• IT Assurance Services Independent programme and project assurance that validates whether IT plans, programmes, investments or services are delivering promised outcomes, reducing delivery risk and ensuring technology investments achieve expected results.
• IT Transparency Services Ongoing IT cost benchmarking and spend analysis showing how much IT should cost, whether suppliers deliver value for money, and enabling smarter planning, control and ROI through chart-of-accounts mapping and interactive dashboards.
• Free IT Cost Snapshot Tool A free online self-service tool that provides a quick, independent view of IT cost position and investment mix, enhanced with AI-assisted analysis to deliver indicative industry-benchmark results in under 2 minutes with no detailed data required.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15%-22% reductions in technology operating costs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• McManus ConsultingminorOthersListed as a contact point for the South Africa/Johannesburg office location. McManus Consulting appears to be associated with ImprovIT's South African operations, providing local contact and representation in the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Everest Group: Research and advisory firm focused on IT services sourcing, contracting and benchmarking with deep coverage of global service providers. Comparable to ImprovIT's IT Sourcing and supplier evaluation offerings, particularly for enterprise procurement leaders.
• ISG (Information Services Group): Global technology research and advisory firm whose sourcing advisory, ISG Index benchmarking and provider-of-record services compete head-to-head with ImprovIT's IT Sourcing and IT Performance offerings for enterprise and public sector clients.
• The Hackett Group: US-listed advisory firm specializing in IT benchmarking, digital transformation and procurement. Most directly comparable to ImprovIT's IT Performance and IT Sourcing lines, with a comparable methodology-led, peer-comparison offering sold to global enterprises.

Emerging players

• Apptio (an IBM Company): Software platform for IT financial management, cost transparency and benchmarking, now part of IBM. While a software platform rather than a consultancy, it competes for the same IT Transparency and cost-optimisation budgets that drive ImprovIT's engagements.
• TBM Council (Technology Business Management Council): Industry body and standards organization advancing the Technology Business Management framework for IT cost transparency and benchmarking. Highly thematic overlap with ImprovIT's IT Transparency and IT Performance offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Gartner: Largest IT research and advisory firm globally, offering IT benchmarking, sourcing advisory and CIO advisory as part of a much broader research and consulting portfolio. ImprovIT's founders are Gartner alumni, and its IT Cost Snapshot tool directly mirrors Gartner's benchmarking concepts.
• Capgemini Invent / Sogeti: Global IT services and consulting firm whose advisory practice offers IT sourcing, benchmarking and transformation services. Overlaps with ImprovIT in regulated sectors (utilities, public sector) and on sourcing strategy engagements.
• PwC (Technology & Cloud Transformation): Big 4 firm with a technology advisory practice spanning IT cost optimisation, sourcing and assurance. Overlaps with ImprovIT on value-for-money assessments and IT-enabled transformation work for large enterprises and public bodies.
• KPMG (Technology Advisory): Big 4 advisory practice with a large technology consulting and IT sourcing bench. Competes with ImprovIT on enterprise IT benchmarking and sourcing engagements, especially in regulated sectors such as financial services and the public sector.
• Deloitte (Technology & Transformation): Global consulting firm with significant IT advisory, sourcing and managed services practices. Frequently competes with ImprovIT for IT benchmarking and assurance work within large multi-year enterprise transformation mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/ImprovITUK

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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