What the audit covers
- Recoverability report
- Risk inventory
- Architecture summary
- Remediation recommendations
- Scoped estimate for the next phase
- Optional governed hardening engagement
Service
Software recoverability audit
A software recoverability audit is the first Shipward engagement when you need an honest decision on whether a fragile codebase can be recovered, what the main risks are, and what the next bounded move should be.
When it fits
Use the audit when features exist but the system now feels brittle, risky to change, or expensive to reason about.
It is especially relevant for AI-built prototypes, startup MVPs, or under-engineered systems that need a recover-versus-rewrite decision grounded in evidence.
The audit is fixed fee and prepaid, so the first commercial commitment is bounded and explicit.
What happens next
You receive the report, risk inventory, and next-step recommendation.
If follow-on work makes sense, Shipward defines a separate scoped phase with explicit deliverables, constraints, and proof expectations.
Governed implementation does not begin just because the audit exists. It begins only when the next phase is approved and funded.