Digital, Data and Technology Transformation
Tackle tricky transformation projects
Your organisation is built on unsustainable legacy systems that have grown organically over the years.
Your users complain their needs aren’t met and nothing works properly. And your infrastructure hasn’t seen investment for years. As a result, “shadow IT” is springing up everywhere and you’re losing control of your organisation’s data. As CIO or CTO, you know you need to modernise and transform your services. But it feels out of reach.
There are budget holders to convince, and business cases to write. Your team is already at capacity. Not to mention all the system dependencies and data migration risks of a large-scale transformation project. We’ll look at your data, digital and technology systems as a whole. We’ll help you get clear on the here and now and mitigate existing risks, but we’ll also help you deliver the future transformation you know is needed. So you can focus on the future, rather than firefighting.
How we help
Independent, unbiased advice
We work closely with lots of vendors and technologies but we’re technology agnostic so we won’t try to convince you to use a particular system. Instead, we’ll help you choose the software and systems that match the needs of your organisation, your people and your budget.
We don’t bespoke
We rarely build or customise software but we will help you implement it and support you on your journey. It’s important for us to be honest about that because clear communication is one of our values. We’re here to help you work out what you need, get the right solution and solve all the problems along the way. We’ll also provide the right people to reduce risks during implementation.
Straight-talking strategy, leadership and done-with-you implementation
Get complete clarity on your existing technology
We’ll carry out a thorough as-is architectural review to put you in control.
Fix failing programmes
We’ll exhaustively diagnose, troubleshoot and problem solve until we’ve fixed anything that doesn’t work as it should.
Discover your optimum operating model
We’ll help you design the model that will work best for your organisation.
Get clarity on your future digital services landscape
Unblock delayed or over-budget software development programmes
We’ll provide technical leadership to accelerate existing projects that are underdelivering or over budget.
Upskill your team
We’ll analyse training needs so you can upskill and future-proof your team as you move away from legacy systems.
Digital, Data and Technology Transformation in action
Pearson
We helped Pearson evaluate their ‘as-is’ architecture and create a robust future digital roadmap to accelerate their digital transformation programme.
Department for Education
We helped the Department for Education successfully implement the ‘Get help with Tech’ programme delivering 1.95 million laptops to children across the UK enabling critical access to remote education and social care during the pandemic.
The boring bit
Our full list of digital, data and technology services is rather long and full of jargon. Clear communication is one of values, but we also know how important it is to speak the same language. So, here’s a list of the things we offer:
- Technology services patterns
- Contract rationalisation and exit
- Data migration strategy and planning
- Service transformation for user support
- Capability assessment and development
- User research and user needs evaluation
- High-level architectural vision and strategy
- Programme, delivery and project management
- ITIL service management in an agile environment
- Capability, capacity and maturity reviews and planning
- Commercial sourcing strategies for common technology
- Five-case business case development (HMG Greenbook)
- Transitional and target operating model definition and implementation
- Cloud platforms, infrastructure and DevOps tools, culture and capability building
- Technology and cloud strategy services (vision, leadership, and strategy
- development)
- Rollout, deployment and training services for cloud-based common technology
- implementations
- Business analysis: line of business applications, assistive technology, as-is Discovery, ways of working review
How we work
- Blend our transformation experience with your business knowledge and understanding
- Adopt best practice implementation of the Technology Code of Practice and NCSC guidelines
- Use Agile project and programme delivery in Waterfall, PRINCE2 and MSP environments
Next steps
Need DDaT expertise and oceans of commitment?
Email us on info@swiftstrategies.co.uk or tell us about your project here