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AI & Digitalization

Proprietary. Original.
Academically Validated.

The DMSA framework converts technology diligence into a measurable driver of enterprise value — engineered specifically for PE-backed environments. Not a cost center. Not a checkbox. A multiple mover.

The Framework

DMSA — Digitalization Maturity & Security Assessment

QPP's proprietary DMSA evaluates 10 digitalization dimensions within the context of an investment thesis. It elevates IT diligence from a checklist to a value creation instrument — a first in the lower middle market.

The DMSA was developed and validated through original doctoral research by QPP's founding principal, establishing it as the most rigorous and academically grounded digitalization assessment framework available to PE sponsors operating in the lower and middle market.

The framework quantifies technology maturity gaps as enterprise value discount factors and maps them directly to an improvement roadmap tied to EBITDA impact and multiple expansion.

Our Approach

AI as a Value Creation Discipline

While other firms sell clients the AI they already have — or treat technology diligence as a checklist item — QPP architects a phased value creation roadmap that treats AI adoption as a measurable enterprise value lever.

We work directly with PE sponsors, operating partners, and portfolio company leadership to design and deploy AI strategies that compound value across the hold period and position the business for a premium exit multiple.

QPP operates across the full AI-to-value stack: assessment, architecture, deployment, integration, and measurement — with the same accountability standards we apply to every engagement we accept.

Service Offerings

AI & Technology Capabilities

DMSA — Buy-Side Diligence

Full 10-dimension digitalization maturity and security assessment conducted during buy-side diligence. Converts technology findings into quantified enterprise value impact tied directly to your investment thesis.

AI Readiness Assessment

Baseline evaluation of a portfolio company's current AI posture, data infrastructure, and organizational readiness to absorb and benefit from AI-driven transformation.

AI Value Creation Roadmap

A phased, investment-thesis-aligned roadmap deploying AI capabilities in sequence to maximize EBITDA impact, operational efficiency, and exit multiple expansion across the hold period.

Digital Transformation Advisory

Hands-on execution support for technology modernization, systems integration, and data architecture — aligned to the operating partner's value creation thesis and the 100-day execution plan.

Full-Stack Acquisition Integration

Technology integration planning and execution for acquired platforms, ensuring systems continuity, data integrity, and AI capability transfer across the combined entity post-close.

PE Firm AI Adoption

Firm-level AI strategy, workflow deployment, and capability building for GP teams seeking to embed AI into deal sourcing, diligence, portfolio monitoring, and reporting functions.

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Turn Technology Into Enterprise Value

Most advisors treat technology as a risk to mitigate. We treat it as a multiple to move.