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 CIO work at a PE-backed group, AI diligence for PE portfolios, and PCI/NIS2/ISO programmes at multi-site enterprises. Led a Nordic cloud engineering team of 15 at Innofactor and built and scaled cloud, security, and advisory practices at Crayon and 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
Everything I build lives in your own tenancy from day one, so your team is never locked out if I am away. Short planned absences are handled async, with escalation paths in the SOW. When an engagement needs a guaranteed backstop, an optional Continuity-Assured cover (+20%) names a vetted Nordic CIO/CISO peer with a one-business-day response and a five-business-day takeover. Most clients run on the default cover; the full SLA terms are in the engagement terms.
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. One live trigger is enough to start. If it's not a fit I'll tell you, and point you somewhere that is.
Typically responds within 24 hours