Scoping
Fixed-fee baseline first
Every engagement starts with a fixed-scope, fixed-fee assessment. You get a clear picture of where you stand before committing to anything ongoing. No open-ended discovery phases.
About
Behzad Motaghi: Senior IT, Security & AI Leader for growing companies
Founder, Accel Comply
Behzad Motaghi
Founder, Accel Comply
The short version
Why Accel Comply exists
I started Accel Comply because I kept seeing the same pattern: growing companies hitting IT, security, and AI governance walls they weren't staffed to handle. The available options (big consultancies, premature full-time hires, or just ignoring it) didn't fit. So I built something that does.
15+ years in IT and security leadership across the Nordics and EEA. IT, security, and AI mandates spanning growing companies through enterprise scale. Includes interim CIDO/CIO work at a 1,800-staff PE-backed group, AI diligence across 9 portfolio companies, and PCI/NIS2/ISO programmes at multi-site enterprises. Led a Nordic cloud engineering team of 15 at Innofactor. Grew a cloud and security consulting portfolio from 1M to 3M EUR at Crayon. Built a Microsoft cloud practice from the ground up at Sentia.
Today I work directly with founders and CTOs who need senior ownership of IT, security, and AI governance, and someone who will do the actual work, not just advise on it. When something isn't worth doing, I'll tell you.
Azure Solutions Architect Expert | PRINCE2 Practitioner
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How engagements actually work.
Every engagement has an agreed scope and a fixed fee before it starts. The structure is the same: understand the real problem, agree on what done looks like, then do the work.
Execution
Built around how you actually work
I don't drop in templates and call it done. Policies, processes, and evidence packages are built around how your company actually works, not how a generic framework says it should.
Strategy
Risk-first prioritization
Not everything needs fixing at once. I sequence the work so the highest-impact gaps get addressed first, matched to your timeline and budget.
Transfer
Built to last after I leave
Capability, not dependency. Everything I build is designed for your team to maintain after the engagement ends.
Principles
What you can expect.
01
One person, start to finish
I scope it, plan it, execute it. No junior handoffs, no revolving door of consultants. You build a relationship with one person who knows your business.
02
No vague discoveries
Every engagement starts with a baseline at a known fee and a defined scope. You see exactly what you're getting before committing. If it doesn't make sense to continue, I'll say so.
03
Work that sticks after I leave
I build processes and documentation your team can maintain. The goal is capability, not dependency. You should need me less over time, not more.
Operating notes
How this practice runs.
Continuity if I'm unavailable
All client artefacts (policies, risk registers, runbooks, decision logs) live in your tenancy from day one, so your team can run without me if they need to. Default cover is best-effort: planned 1-2 week absences handled async, escalation paths in the SOW, no contractually named backup. For engagements requiring formal continuity, an optional Continuity-Assured cover (+20% on retainer fee) names a peer fractional CIO/CISO from the Nordic network at signature with a written cover arrangement, 1 business day response SLA, 5 business days takeover SLA, and automatic pro-rata service credit if I'm out more than 10 business days in any 90-day window. Most clients want direct founder access without backup overhead; the add-on is reserved for engagements where it's needed.
Professional Indemnity insurance
Professional liability insurance: DKK 5M as standard. Higher limits can be requested for relevant engagements, subject to insurer approval and agreed scope. Certificate available upon request.
Nordic reach
Remote-first, with on-site capacity across Denmark and the broader Nordic region. DKK is the standard invoicing currency; EUR can be accommodated when that works better for your organisation. Working languages are Danish (native) and English (professional fluent). This makes it straightforward to work across the Nordics and EEA without language or invoicing friction.
Next step
Let's work out what you actually need.
30-minute scoping call. Free and non-binding. If it's not a fit I'll tell you, and point you somewhere that is.
Typically responds within 24 hours