For Board Members

The metrics you need for effective oversight of technology

The StackUp platform supports company directors in meeting their governance obligations around information security and cyber risk, data privacy and technology governance.

Improve board and C-Level decision making by identifying:

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Areas putting your business at risk
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Opportunities for improvement
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How your business compares to best practice
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The problem

It’s hard to keep up with the pace of technology change

New technologies and security risks are emerging rapidly, technical debt is increasing, and as a company director, it’s hard to keep up with the pace of change.

Directors are responsible for ensuring appropriate cyber security measures are in place, and for ensuring the company meets its data privacy obligations. Penalties for failing to fulfil directors responsibilities are significant including disqualification as a director.

Often directors rely on anecdotal reports or incomplete data – with particular risk ocurring when the technology leader has gaps in their knowledge or is filtering the information that comes to the board.

Without a clear understanding of the technology function’s performance, boards risk exposing their organisation to operational failures, security vulnerabilities, and poor alignment with strategic objectives. Mismanagement can lead to financial losses, reputational damage and regulatory non-compliance.

The solution

Data driven insights that enable effective technology oversight

The StackUp platform empowers Company Directors with comprehensive, data-driven insights that enable effective oversight of their technology function.

Through our platform, directors can benchmark their company’s technology performance, identifying areas that put their business at risk or offer opportunities for improvement.

By leveraging StackUp’s assessments, directors gain transparent metrics that align with their governance responsibilities in critical areas like information security and cyber risk, data privacy, and technology infrastructure.

Our platform’s comprehensive benchmarking, combined with the option for independent CIO/CTO verification, ensures that directors not only understand how their technology stacks up against industry standards but can also validate the accuracy of their teams' self-assessments.

This process helps directors make informed decisions that protect against costly risks such as data breaches, outages, and inefficiencies.

StackUp’s solution supports directors in meeting their governance obligations, offering a clear, personalised report that highlights their organisation’s risk profile and overall performance. This proactive approach enables directors to confront potential threats before they escalate, ensuring that their companies remain compliant, secure, and competitive.

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You cannot manage what you cannot measure.
Peter Drucker
Management Consultant, Educator and Author
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When to use the StackUp platform

Meet directors obligations
Data to support you in fulfilling your compliance obligations across governance, security, and data privacy.
Understand your technology function
Verify performance, address concerns and ensure technology is ready to support growth.
Reduce risks
Identify risks proactively, enabling you to safeguard the organisation and eliminate vulnerabilities.
Accelerate innovation
Ensure technology is aligned with your strategy, and that funding and effort is being allocated appropriately.
Enable better hiring, budgeting and strategy decisions
When assessing the performance of senior technology leadership, reviewing budgets or making strategic decisions
Prepare for M&A or funding
Get a clear understanding of potential risks within the technology function, and maximise the value of the enterprise.

How StackUp helps

Features

Comprehensive report including your organisations risk profile, and insights and recommendations across:

  • Innovation and Strategy
  • Staff and Training
  • Cloud and Network
  • Data Security and Privacy
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Risk Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Technology Performance
Independent CIO/CTO verification and insights
Re-assess at any time to track improvement
Benefits
Understand technology’s performance, enabling better decisions
Uncover unidentified weaknesses, and guide leadership to address them
Identify and manage risks proactively (eg security, data privacy, governance) to avoid expensive and potentially irreparable damage
Significant cost savings vs traditional consulting
Fast for your CIO/CTO to complete (< 30 minutes)
Maximise the enterprise value of your organisation and ensure smooth technical due diligence during M&A

You're in good company

The StackUp platform is trusted by startups, scaleups and enterprises.

How StackUp compares

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Faster and more cost effective than a big consulting firm.
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More independent and comprehensive than other assessment methods.
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Goes beyond security-specific certifications and standards.
How StackUp compares
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Entire technology function
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A vision for empowering leaders

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Many directors find governing technology daunting, because they lack the data to assess their technology function’s effectiveness.

StackUp provides clear metrics to support compliance, reduce risk and enable effective decision making.
Dane Eldrige
StackUp Founder and CEO