The Business Improvement Service provides access to a range of subject matter experts & business improvement partners – deliverables include targeted assessments to identify opportunities for business improvement.
Business Improvement Assessment
A short & sharp high-level assessment against recognised or constructed maturity models – A baseline current state report describes opportunities for improvement
Business Strategy & Planning
From top down, we assist you to see traceability of purpose from Vision, Goals, Strategies, Initiatives, Programs, Projects & Operational Changes – A roadmap provides clarity of purpose & direction & high-level business plan describes who will lead & drive outcomes.
Service Consistency, Service Quality & Business Processes
Analyse service delivery, supporting processes, procedures & instructions to identify areas requiring improvement – Current State & Future State processes supported by documents, data & systems.
Compliance - Support for Statutory & Regulatory Compliance
Ensure the business is compliant with its legislative & regulatory obligations – Review of obligations & gap analysis on where processes, procedures & systems need to change for obligations to be demonstrated.
You know your Business & we know IT. IT Consultancy refers to the provision of solutions which can range from 'A Point IT Solution' through to 'End to End Business Transformation of IT Systems.' Business areas & systems commonly consulted on include ERP, CRM, Finance, Web, Apps, EDW, Data, Workflow & Customer Service Improvement.
An Enterprise Architecture View
Larger organisations need to constantly plan to retain core systems, upgrade some systems & retire or replace others – This service component considers business goals & objectives, creates strategies & plans to meet these objectives, documents & controls IT systems to be maintainable & best value for money & uses best practices methods to choose the suite of IT products & services required.
A Portfolio of Needs
Larger organisations need to budget & plan to retain, upgrade & retire systems – The portfolio service component uses a Lite P3O framework to build a list of projects with high-level detail for prioritisation so that system change is planned & sequenced in an orderly & considered manner.
We provide project management support to implement system change, business improvements & improved workflow.
A Program of Work to Manage Needs
From the portfolio a number of projects are sized & assessed to be implemented using best practice frameworks – A program adds additional governance to ensure dependencies, sequencing & scheduling of interdependent projects is in place to minimise all project risks & issues.
Project Management to Implement System Change & Business Improvements
Individual Solutions – Stand-alone solutions or point solutions are available where it is either recommended to do so as to address a unique need or implement a tactical approach to address a requirement in the short to medium term.
End to End Solutions – Applying best practice considers the end to end IT requirements of the business, what enterprise architecture is in place & what will make up a value for money, future proofed, business enabling solution to meet & exceed needs.
Project work such as proofs of concept, pilots and major projects are delivered using project management methodologies including waterfall, Agile & Scrum which are selected to best suit each project. We bring all the tools and expertise to stay on top of projects so that clients can participate as required & remain informed with weekly updates & progress reporting.
IT Management – With solutions being implemented in projects, this service encompasses the handover & management of ongoing Operational Support functions. It covers activities to ensure computer software, hardware & infrastructure are best servicing business needs using such models as ITIL. To effectively manage computing & related systems is pivotal to underpinning business success.
Need to understand something better? These services help to define & understand needs, options & answers. We either follow on from outcomes of the Business Improvement Service or for quick wins we provide targeted analysis and/or design services for clients who have suitable strategies & plans in place, or just need to know answers.
Analysis & Design services are also part of the IT Project Delivery Service within each project. Using industry standard methods such as BABOK, this service focuses on ensuring the business is operating efficiently & effectively.
With scalable processes & procedures supported by appropriately designed computing systems, businesses can grow & adapt as the environment changes.
Elicitation & Collaboration
All stakeholders are identified & engaged to ensure the direction & needs of the business & their individual needs & concerns are captured.
Requirements Lifecycle Management
For Waterfall Projects a V-Model is used to ensure results from the Elicitation & Collaboration step are referred to throughout the project & in Agile Projects, Story Cards are used to ensure products produced meet User Stories & are traceable & tested to ensure priority needs are met.
Strategy Analysis
Looking at the Current State holistically for our clients ensures we account for the bigger picture when recommending change. This results in risks & costs being assessed & benefits realised effectively & efficiently.
Requirements Analysis
Functional & Non-functional requirements are specified to a sufficient level to be agreed to & to inform design options.
Design Definition
With a design option agreed, the design definition is communicated & reviewed to inform the solution build.
Solution Evaluation
Solution performance is measured & value is confirmed.
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