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About

Enterprise architecture, cybersecurity and AI governance advisory for high-stakes programmes.

Founder-led practice. 139+ expert network. Strategic partnerships with EY, IBM, Cisco, Accenture, HP and Kapsch — delivering across banking, public sector, defence and regulated environments.

Practice

What PiR2-IT is built to do.

PiR2-IT works where delivery must stay secure, review-ready and executable across many stakeholders, difficult legacy conditions and strong control requirements. The work spans architecture, security, AI governance and delivery control — and is deliberately kept independent from system integration and software sales, so advice is not shaped by implementation interests.

01

Architecture before acceleration

Clarify the target state, integration logic, risks and control points before programmes scale complexity or spend.

02

Security and governance by design

Identity, access, segmentation, assurance logic and decision rights built into the architecture, not added later.

03

Delivery that remains explainable

Recommendations that sponsors, engineers, risk teams and auditors can understand.

Scale

Network and partner ecosystem.

139+
senior independent experts
Top 10
strategic technology and consulting partners
5
core practice areas
4
industry verticals

Partner relationships are commercial, not advisory: recommendations stay independent of vendor relationships and implementation interests.

EYIBMAccentureHPCiscoKapsch
Collaboration

Research, standards, policy and governance.

Research institutes & universities

Joint work on fairness metrics, bias detection, explainability methods and testing on real-world data, so methods are evidence-based and peer-reviewable.

Standardisation bodies

Participation in ISO, CEN and ETSI standardisation work and in IEEE and ITU working groups on AI and cybersecurity — including the ISO/IEC 42001 and IEEE 7000 families of AI standards.

Policy

Collaborating member of the OECD Working Party on AI Governance (AIGO) and contributor to the OECD.AI Policy Observatory, involved in the OECD AI Principles since their drafting began in 2017.

Governance

Practical governance models — ethics boards, review gates, human oversight and audit evidence — that turn principles and standards into controls institutions can operate.

Engagement model

How engagements run.

01

Architecture review & problem framing

Rapid assessment of current state, delivery friction, architecture debt and the decisions that must be made first.

02

Target-state & governance design

Reference architecture, governance model, control points, sequencing and evidence structures.

03

Delivery assurance & technical validation

Design authority, prototype validation and assurance reviews as the programme proceeds.

Questions

Asked often.

What kinds of organisations do you work with?

Banks and financial institutions, public bodies and digital government programmes, defence and mission-critical environments, and regulated enterprise AI programmes.

Consulting firm or independent advisory?

An independent advisory practice, kept separate from system integration and software delivery.

How does an engagement begin?

With a scoping conversation, usually leading to an architecture review or problem-framing session.

What is the best way to get in touch?

Use the engagement intake or e-mail office@pir2-it.com with the programme scope, main challenge and the outcome you want.

Ready to discuss
your programme?

Start an engagement → office@pir2-it.com