Our core practices
We bridge the gap between legacy enterprise architecture and emerging technology. Our foundation of TOGAF and Zachman disciplines ensures that AI adoption is governed, cost-effective, and resilient for regulated organizations.
ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE
Enterprise Architecture Advisory
Our practice provides the architectural discipline required to justify complex technology decisions in regulated sectors. We offer eight focused service lines: • Capability Mapping: Aligning business functions with tech strategy • Target-State Planning: Architecting future-ready roadmaps • Application Rationalization: Streamlining software portfolios • AI Cost & Value Optimization: Maximizing fiscal efficiency • M&A Technology Integration: Leveraging experience from 41 integrations • ARB / TRB Governance Support: Formalizing architectural review • AI Governance & Compliance: HIPAA-aware and FedRAMP-adjacent frameworks • Executive Advisory: High-impact one-pagers, briefs, and decision trees
CONSUMER AI PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Consumer AI Product Development
Taligent creates AI-powered iOS applications built on the core values of being honest, useful, and sustainable. Our development philosophy ensures every consumer product is ethical and high-impact. Look for upcoming releases and announcements in the App Store.
Proven Impact: Strategic performance metrics for the Fortune 500
$100M+
Strategic Capital Guidance
We provide career-scale investment guidance and roadmap validation for enterprise leaders navigating complex capital decisions: • $100M+ in tech investments guided • $12M+ in transformation funding secured • $84M in government contracts influenced
60–70%
Cost Avoidance & Alignment
We enforce fiscal rigor by identifying inefficiencies and securing high-impact financial recoveries for the enterprise: • 60–70% AI cost optimization • $15M software rationalization • $6M contract renegotiation • $4M bankable plan
$12M+
Governance & Transformation
We scale organizational agility by aligning complex global transformations with rigorous systemic governance. • 50%/90% governance improvements at a state agency • 41 M&A integrations at a Fortune 500 manufacturer • 183-integration Workday redesign
Founder Profile
Everett Taylor is the visionary founder of Taligent LLC, a firm dedicated to the intersection of enterprise architecture and emerging technology. With over twenty years of leadership in Fortune 500 digital transformation, he has guided more than $100 million in technology investment decisions and secured $12M+ in transformation funding. His work has been instrumental in leading technology integration for 41 M&A transactions and delivering documented cost avoidance across healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing.
- Marquis Who's Who-recognized Enterprise Architect
- MIT Certificate in Organizational Design for Digital Transformation
- MIT Certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy
- Contributor to Gartner Healthcare Provider Research Panel
- Member of GDS Group and GLG
Insights
Practitioner writing on enterprise AI, cost optimization, and Tokenomics — first pieces coming.