Enterprise Shopify Discovery and Technical Audit
Before committing to a replatform, rescue, redesign, or major roadmap, get the current state, target state, risks, dependencies, economics, and next decisions into one evidence-backed plan.
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A bounded engagement with decision-ready outputs
The audit is a focused senior-team engagement for organizations that need clarity before a larger commitment. We review documents and data, interview the people who operate the business, inspect the storefront and systems, test key assumptions, and work through decisions with the responsible stakeholders.
Scope is agreed up front around the decision: platform evaluation, migration readiness, inherited Shopify implementation, architecture, performance, SEO, accessibility, analytics, integration risk, or a combination.
What we examine
The depth changes by engagement, but the review follows the commerce system end to end.
- Business models, markets, channels, catalog, customers, content, merchandising, checkout, accounts, B2B, POS, and operating workflows.
- Storefront code, theme or headless architecture, applications, performance, accessibility, security, privacy, analytics, SEO, and release process.
- ERP, OMS, PIM, WMS, CRM, tax, payments, fraud, fulfillment, service, loyalty, subscriptions, data, and integration ownership.
- Contracts, platform economics, internal teams, delivery capacity, dependencies, incidents, risks, deadlines, and success measures.
What you receive
Deliverables are written to support action, procurement, funding, or implementation rather than to maximize slide count.
- Executive findings and recommendation with evidence, confidence, tradeoffs, and unresolved decisions.
- Current-state and target-state architecture, system ownership, data flows, application rationalization, and platform fit.
- Prioritized findings and roadmap with impact, effort, dependency, owner, sequencing, and decision gates.
- Migration workstreams, risk register, rough-order budget and timeline, TCO inputs, and next-step scope where relevant.
Useful even when SDG does not build the next phase
The audit stands on its own. You can use the outputs internally, take them into an RFP, or ask SDG to continue into design and implementation. We state what we know, what we infer, and what still needs proof.
That independence is important: discovery should reduce decision risk before it creates delivery momentum. See our Shopify consulting and RFP checklist for adjacent paths.
Frequently asked questions
How long does an enterprise Shopify discovery audit take?
Duration depends on decision scope and stakeholder availability. SDG defines a bounded plan, required inputs, workshops, and deliverables before the engagement starts.
Can you audit a Shopify store another agency built?
Yes. We regularly inspect inherited Liquid and headless storefronts, applications, integrations, analytics, SEO, accessibility, performance, and release practices.
Do we have to hire SDG for implementation afterward?
No. The findings and roadmap stand on their own and can support internal delivery, procurement, or a future implementation partner.
Can the audit support a platform business case?
Yes. We can include platform fit, target architecture, migration scope, risk, roadmap, TCO inputs, and decision criteria.