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In a timely follow-up to the concepts and strategies revealed in his seminal work, Tech Debt 2.0, and Tech Equity, Michael C. Fillios delivers his next essential guide for the Private Equity sector: Quality of Tech (QoTTM): The Investor’s Guide to Unlocking Enterprise Value in Private Equity.
This definitive handbook is built on the foundation of IT Ally’s expanded QoT™ service model, which transforms technical due diligence from a one-time risk assessment into a continuous, quantified partnership spanning the entire investment lifecycle. Fillios emphasizes that it is now critical to shift from the defensive maintenance of technical debt to proactively building Tech Equity—a verifiable, quantifiable asset—throughout the investment cycle. This definitive handbook establishes Quality of Technology as the third critical leg of due diligence—alongside Financial and Commercial—specifically tailored for the Lower Middle Market.
The core of the service is the QoT-to-QoE Bridge, which translates complex technical findings—such as legacy systems, security gaps, and technical debt—directly into auditable financial metrics. This provides LMM PE firms with a precise, data-driven basis for Quality of Earnings (QoE) adjustments, enabling accurate deal pricing and ensuring the highest possible exit multiples.
The book’s three-part structure mirrors the Full-Cycle QoT™ Mandate and the proprietary 12-Point QoT Diagnostic which rapidly assesses a target company’s technical maturity across four critical domains (Risk, Financial Quantification, Scalability, and Talent) to deliver an actionable QoT™ Score.
Part I, “The Financial Foundation,” shows you how to quantify technical risk using the Tech Debt 2.0 Model in the Pre-Deal Rigor phase, translating liabilities into auditable CapEx and OpEx adjustments.
Part II, “The QoT Assessment Framework,” provides the actionable buy-side playbook for Architecture, Development Velocity, Security Posture, and AI, Data and Analytics Maturity to unlock revenue synergy, serving as the basis for Post-Close Stabilization.
Finally, Part III, “The QoT™Roadmap,” guides you through QoT-to-QoE Bridge adjustments, the critical 100-Day Plan, and building Organizational capabilities (Talent, Process, and Culture) to ensure a premium Exit Readiness. This guide is your mandate to stop inheriting hidden debt, accelerate synergy capture, and ensure demonstrably superior Quality of Earnings (QoE) that commands the highest possible Exit Multiple.
In a timely follow up to the concepts and strategies revealed in his first book, Tech Debt 2.0, Michael C. Fillios delivers his next installment of expert, tech-savvy business guidance, with Tech Equity. Writing from the perspective of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and with the devastating effects of the global pandemic in mind, Fillios explains why now, more than ever, it is critical to shift from the defensive maintenance of technical debt, go on offense, and lead the charge toward building Tech Equity.
Conceptually viewed as an asset, Tech Equity comprises key components of a company’s technology portfolio. SMBs that invest in building Tech Equity are better positioned to navigate crises, take advantage of opportunities, and outperform the competition. This not only translates to higher returns and a more appealing balance sheet, but yields greater talent retention, a heightened focus on the customer experience, and a better understanding of the company itself.
Tech Equity, How to Future Ready Your Small Business and Outperform Your Competition, guides SMBs through the complexities of Tech Equity by delving into the topics of data and analytics, customer focus, digital culture, security, and more. Fillios draws on more than 25 years of experience in business, finance, and IT leadership and includes multiple real-world case studies demonstrating Tech Equity in action, amidst the challenges of the pandemic, as companies compete for survival and search for new opportunities. Complete with strategies and tools for building, diagnosing, and measuring Tech Equity, business leaders will find Michael Fillios’ latest publication an invaluable resource for understanding the importance of Tech Equity and its crucial role as the future ready their business.
In June of 2020, the IT Ally Institute published its first book by founder, Michael Fillios titled, Tech Debt 2.0®, How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve your Tech Bottom Line. The book redefines the term “technical debt,” emphasizing its hidden costs and the impact it can have on serving customers effectively.
As part of our research and thought leadership agenda, we’ve developed industry-first diagnostics to assess an organization’s effectiveness at managing technology investments. These tools help determine your company’s rating as Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor in managing Tech Debt 2.0® and building Tech Equity.
