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Comparison

DecisionOS vs strategy consulting

Strategy consultants are excellent for complex cross-functional transformations that need external authority. DecisionOS is for the steady stream of internal technology decisions where teams want the same rigour in days, not months, without a six- or seven-figure engagement. Many organisations use both: consultants for transformation, DecisionOS for the individual decisions inside.

TL;DR

Consultants structure your decision once. DecisionOS structures every decision.

Side-by-side comparison

CriterionDecisionOSConsultants
Time to structured memoDaysWeeks to months
Cost per decisionLow, repeatableHigh, bespoke
ScopeRepeatable decision patternsComplex transformations
Knowledge transferStructure becomes organisational memoryDeliverables stay, method often does not
IndependenceOwned internallyExternal authority

Choose DecisionOS when

  • ✓Your team makes repeated technology decisions (EDR, IAM, cloud, ERP) and wants consistent structure.
  • ✓Budget for each decision is modest but the decisions are material.
  • ✓You want the method to stay with the team, not leave with the consultants.

Stick with Consultants when

  • ·A complex cross-functional transformation with board-level exposure.
  • ·You specifically need external authority or benchmarks at scale.
  • ·Change management and org-design beyond one decision.

How DecisionOS is different

Consultants sell a decision. DecisionOS sells a capability. Over a year, a team running decisions through DecisionOS produces more structured memos at lower cost than a consulting engagement, with the method internalised rather than billed.

Questions we get about this

Do consultants use DecisionOS?

Advisory firms who run client decision workshops increasingly use purpose-built decision platforms as the workshop substrate rather than PowerPoint-plus-Excel.

Does DecisionOS replace consultants for NIS2 / DORA programmes?

DecisionOS is the decision layer. Programme-level transformation, change management and interpretive work stay in the consulting layer where appropriate.

Where is DecisionOS hosted?

Entirely in the EU (Hetzner, Nuremberg, Germany). No application data leaves the European Union. Analytics is self-hosted and cookie-free. A data processing agreement per Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the hosting provider.

How do I evaluate DecisionOS for my next decision?

Book a 30-minute demo at nexalign.io/book. During the demo the team walks a real decision end-to-end using a scenario close to yours (EDR, IAM, sovereign cloud, ERP, whichever fits).

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