IT consulting · Advisory · Osaka
Deciding what to tackle first, together.
Advisory from ¥100,000 a month; one-off sessions from ¥50,000. Choosing tools, making sense of existing systems, and working out how to grow the capability internally.
We do not give advice in order to sell a particular product. Where the answer is not to build, we say so and explain why.
Service overview
IT consulting and advisory supports companies without a dedicated internal specialist in making decisions about adopting and running technology. Because Sugureru Co., Ltd. (Osaka) also builds, the advice stays inside what can actually be operated.
- For
- Small and mid-sized businesses with no dedicated IT staff, or nobody to test a decision against
- Price
- Advisory ¥100,000–300,000 a month (annual contract); one-off session ¥50,000
- Format
- Regular sessions online or in person, plus questions as they come up
- Scope
- Mapping the current state, tool selection, writing requirements, sanity-checking quotes, building internal capability
- Coverage
- Based in Osaka, working with clients across Japan
Problems this solves
There is no obvious starting point. The inefficiency is felt, but there is nothing to judge by when deciding where a change would pay off most.
A quote has arrived and nobody can tell whether it is reasonable. The price and the schedule cannot be evaluated internally against what is being offered, so the decision stalls.
A tool was adopted and is not being used. The subscription continues while the team has quietly gone back to the old way of working.
There is nobody neutral to ask. Put the question to a vendor and the answer comes back shaped like their product.
What is covered
We start by mapping the current state: where the hours actually go, and which tasks depend on one person. That determines the order of work.
On tool selection, the question is whether an existing SaaS covers it or something has to be built. Not building is cheaper to buy and cheaper to run.
Where an outside vendor is needed, we help write the requirements and sanity-check the quotes that come back, separating what is included from what is not so the options can be compared.
The scope ends when the work runs internally. Once your own people can make the call, there is no reason to keep the advisory going — keeping the contract alive is not the objective.
Sometimes the advice is not to build
Occasionally the conclusion is that a system should not be built: the development cost does not match the volume of work, an existing tool used differently would cover it, or the underlying process is what needs revisiting.
We build as well as advise, but we do not shape advice around winning the build. Taking the work would be revenue, but adding another unused system is a loss on both sides.
Where building is the right answer, we set out the scope and a rough figure. If you take the build elsewhere, we can still help get the requirements straight.
What this advisory offers is judgement from someone who also has to live with the result — advice informed by what happens after the thing is built.
Price and lead time
Advisory is ¥100,000–300,000 a month on an annual contract, varying with how often we meet and how wide the scope is. One-off sessions start at ¥50,000, and starting with a single session before deciding on anything ongoing is perfectly reasonable. All listed prices exclude tax. Figures are indicative and vary with requirements.
In a first conversation we ask how the work runs today and where it hurts. The first consultation and quote are free.
Frequently asked questions
Can we book a single session?
Yes, from ¥50,000. Decide afterwards whether anything ongoing is warranted. A session is not conditional on taking an advisory contract.
Can we come with a specific tool already in mind?
Of course. If we judge that it does not fit, we will tell you and explain why. We do not shape advice around a decision that has already been made.
What does it cost?
Advisory is ¥100,000–300,000 a month on an annual contract; one-off sessions start at ¥50,000. The figure varies with meeting frequency and scope. All listed prices exclude tax.
Talk to us about where to start.
Even "we do not know what to ask" is a fine place to begin. Tell us how the work runs today and we will suggest what to tackle first. The first consultation and quote are free.