Interim IT leadership · Transition · Turnaround · Execution

Not a report. Someone who gets it done.

DV Advisory Consulting delivers senior IT leadership inside your organisation when waiting is not an option: the departure of an IT manager, stalled ERP or cloud projects, integrations after an acquisition, or IT departments that need to get back on track.

Temporary by definition. With a mandate, budget responsibility and a clear handover from day one.

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Mandates

Four types of assignments, one constant: execution.

Every mandate is temporary by definition — with a clear end point, a secured handover and an organisation that can carry on without me.

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Interim IT leadership

Interim CIO or IT manager in case of departure, growth or crisis. Approachable, decisive and accountable from day one.

  • Bridging after the departure of an IT lead
  • Stabilising team and operations
  • Managing vendors and budgets
  • Recruiting & onboarding the successor
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Programme & transition management

Heavy, business-critical projects from start to delivery — with a mandate, budget responsibility and buy-in.

  • ERP implementations & replacements
  • Cloud and datacentre migrations
  • Carve-outs & IT integrations after acquisition
  • Programme management & steering committees
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Turnaround of IT organisations

Stuck IT departments or derailed projects back on track: stabilise first, then rebuild.

  • Restarting derailed projects
  • Restructuring team & roles
  • Cleaning up vendor contracts
  • Restoring trust with the business
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Execution after advice

There is already a report, a scan or a strategy — from us or from another firm. Now it needs to happen.

  • Implementation of scan results
  • From roadmap to working result
  • Realisation of savings plans
  • Anchoring & knowledge transfer
When do you call?

Recognisable situations.

A mandate rarely starts with a plan. It starts with a situation that cannot wait.

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"Our IT manager has left."

And the search for a successor takes six months. Who manages the team and the vendors in the meantime?

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"The ERP project is stuck."

Budget exceeded, deadline missed, vendor and business pointing at each other. Someone has to make the calls.

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"We just acquired a company."

Two IT environments, duplicate contracts, one deadline from the shareholders. The integration needs to be led.

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"The report is there. Now what?"

The analysis is done, the board agrees — but nobody internally has the time or experience to execute it.

Approach

Every mandate has three phases.

However different the situations, the structure is always the same: first control, then delivery, then an ending that is planned from day one.

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Day 1–30: control

Conversations with management, team and vendors. Finances, contracts and running projects mapped. First quick wins, and a plan with an end date on the table.

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Delivery

Execution along measurable milestones, with monthly reporting to management or the steering committee. Decisions get made — with a mandate, not with memos.

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Handover

Successor recruited and onboarded, or the team ready to continue independently. Documented, secured and phased out gradually.

Transparent engagement
  • On a daily-rate basis, usually 3 to 4 days per week — full-time is possible in crisis situations
  • Direct contract, no intermediary agency and no margin
  • Cancellable monthly after the start-up phase — the results must justify the mandate
  • End point and handover are defined at the start, not at the end
Proof

What a mandate looks like.

Three anonymised examples of recent assignments. References available on request during the intake call.

Interim IT leadership

Manufacturing company, multiple sites

The IT manager left unexpectedly in the middle of a system renewal. As interim IT manager, team and vendors were stabilised, the running project replanned and the recruitment of a successor guided.

Result: continuity secured, successor onboarded and handover completed within 9 months.
Turnaround

Wholesaler, stalled ERP project

An ERP implementation was completely stuck after two years: budget well exceeded, mutual distrust between vendor and business. The project was rescoped, the contract renegotiated and the go-live phased.

Result: go-live achieved, extra costs contained and the vendor relationship restored.
Integration after acquisition

Logistics group, acquisition of a competitor

Two IT environments, duplicate contracts and a tight deadline from the shareholders. The integration was led from analysis to execution: one system landscape, cleaned-up contracts, one IT team.

Result: integration delivered within the deadline, with a structurally lower annual IT cost.
Scan or mandate?

Two formulas, one house.

DV Advisory works in two clearly separated formulas. Don't know yet what needs to happen? Start with a scan. You do know, but the execution is missing? Then you're in the right place.

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Scans & IT governance

  • Fixed price, fixed scope, short lead time
  • Review of costs, security, infrastructure and AI
  • For operational SMEs (50–200 employees)
  • Result: report with concrete figures

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Interim mandates & execution

  • Mandate on a daily-rate basis, 3 to 18 months
  • Leadership and execution inside your organisation
  • For mid-sized and large companies and investment firms
  • Result: realised change

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About DV Advisory Consulting

Senior. Independent. Temporary by definition.

David Verhelst, founder of DV Advisory
David Verhelst Senior IT leader · 25+ years of experience

DV Advisory Consulting is the mandates branch of DV Advisory, led by David Verhelst: senior IT leader with extensive experience leading IT organisations, teams and complex change trajectories.

You don't get an account manager and no juniors — you get the person who executes the mandate. Independent of vendors, without reselling or commission: every decision is taken in your interest.

And every mandate ends deliberately: with a secured handover, an onboarded successor or a team that can continue independently. Whoever makes themselves indispensable hasn't done their job.

25+
years of IT experience
3–18
months per mandate
100%
independent, no vendor interest
1
point of contact: the expert themselves
Intake

A situation that cannot wait?

Fill in the short form — within 1 business day you'll receive an honest assessment of whether an interim mandate is the right formula. No sales pitch.

Prefer direct contact? Mail david@dv-advisory.be — reply within 1 business day.