Software Improvement Group bridges the gap between IT and executive leadership
Software Improvement Group (SIG) enhances its software governance platform by turning technical findings into clear, actionable business KPIs.
Amsterdam, 14 October 2025 – As companies strive to innovate and embrace the transformative opportunities of AI, it becomes more critical for IT and business to speak the same language. However, many organizations still lack clear visibility into their technology, don’t understand their true IT investment needs, and struggle to control rising risks.
While system outages, high costs, and failed modernization attempts were already prevalent, escalating cyber threats, evolving compliance needs, and the rapid rise of AI have significantly raised the stakes. Now more than ever, organizations need to have a shared understanding of their technology so they can better mitigate risks, control costs, and secure a competitive edge.
Unfortunately, there is a glaring disconnect: Most organizations struggle to translate technical complexities into clear financial and operational impacts.
Software Improvement Group (SIG) aims to help solve this challenge and champions a new approach: ‘Shift up’.
“IT needs to change its language. Traditionally, it has relied on technical jargon that creates confusion, fear, and a disconnect. Instead, IT should focus on bridging that gap by communicating in a way that executives can understand,” said Luc Brandts, CEO of Software Improvement Group. “Instead of solely relying on the ‘shift left’ mantra, organizations need to ‘shift up’ and translate technical findings into what it means for revenue growth, time to market, and organizational resilience.”
Introducing a new feature
Today, SIG launches its Management Dashboard, a new feature that automatically translates technical findings into clear and actionable business KPIs, fully aligning with this vision.
SIG’s new Management Dashboard helps organizations answer the three most important questions regarding security, quality, and productivity:
- Are we in control?
How is your IT portfolio doing compared to the market, and how does it impact your effectiveness and risk management? - Are we moving in the right direction?
Reveal where your team’s efforts are going and whether resources are being spent on matters that have the highest impact. - Are we focusing on what really matters?
Gain insight into progress over time and understand whether you’re on track to reach strategic goals and objectives.
“The new dashboard shows translated technical findings—including assessments of security posture, productivity metrics, and IT spend—into clear business KPIs that speak the language of non-technical leadership. This will help IT leaders align business with technical, and technical with business,” says Dennis Bijlsma, Head of Product at Software Improvement Group.
The Management Dashboard is now accessible to all Sigrid® users at no extra cost and will be further enhanced and expanded over the next few months.
For more information, please visit our website.
About Software Improvement Group
Software Improvement Group (SIG) empowers organizations to govern the software their business runs on. Through complete portfolio analysis and tailored strategic advice, SIG helps companies embrace AI with control, improve software quality and security by focusing strategic efforts across people, process, and technology.
Sigrid®—SIG’s software governance platform—analyzes over 400 billion lines of code across more than 30,000 systems and 300+ technologies, offering evidence-based insights to help organizations prioritize and manage their most critical IT initiatives.
Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Amsterdam, SIG has offices in New York, Copenhagen, Brussels, and Frankfurt. The company complies with leading ISO/IEC standards, including 27001 and 17025, and co-developed ISO/IEC 5338—the new global standard for AI lifecycle management.
Together with expert consultants and over 25 years of industry-leading research, SIG is the global authority on software portfolio governance.
For more information, please visit Software Improvement Group‘s website or social media channels.
