Specialist contractors

 IT

We are able to provide information systems contract support across the full system development and support lifecycle - including the development of IS strategies, project management, requirements analysis, application development, testing, management and support.

Our contractors are experienced in managing client-supplier teams, as well as working collaboratively within ‘mixed economy’ delivery environments that may include several different suppliers. We have a wide range of specialists with in depth skills in a number of main stream corporate technologies. This includes J2EE and .NET environments, as well as database technologies including Oracle and SQL Server, as well as a number of ERP environments. We also have particular strengths in a number of e-technologies and security for web based transactional services.

We are experienced in using RAD based techniques, and have some of the leading experience in the UK on adopting and adapting DSDM and RUP approaches to meet the needs of varying project environments, depending on size, scale and complexity. Systems integration between legacy environments and new technologies is always a challenging task, but we have worked on many projects that have used innovative approaches to interfacing and exchanging information.

Project and programme management

Our experienced programme and project management specialists are able to quickly assimilate and manage business and technology assignments spanning a range of business environments, sizes and complexities.

We bring a knowledge of current best practice to all our assignments, which includes use and adoption of the OGC Gateway Review process, Managing Successful Programmes, PRINCE2, and ITIL for service delivery management. Our particular strength is in working client side to manage third parties to deliver solutions to clients. We have managed some of the largest business and technology projects and programmes in the UK public sector, and typically we are supporting assignments with a procurement value in excess of £2bn at any one time. Our programme and project managers are experienced in managing mixed client-supplier teams, as well as working collaboratively within a ‘mixed economy’ delivery environments that may include several different suppliers. In larger corporate programmes and also in business change environments we have our own specialist proven techniques and approaches for organisational capability building, risk and benefits management techniques such as using the Balanced Scorecard and CMMI.

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