How we do it

 
 

We work with customers to find the right solutions for their business ambitions.

How we work with our customers depends on the extent of their need, the expertise of the in- house team and how well we already know them.  

We have enviable technical know-how and project management skills, all of which are the foundation of our business as a Managed Service Provider. But as it isn’t all about us, the first part of our interaction with a new customer is getting to know them, understanding what they want to achieve, what their business objectives are and what their historic experiences and investments have been. We listen and more importantly we hear.

 

LISTEN

Exploratory; scoping sessions to understand what you want to achieve.

DISCUSS

During a Strategy Review we will look at current technology and services, review requirements, identify any gaps. Identify commercial arrangements that better suit the customer and begin workshopping different technical approaches

DESIGN

We design the solution, high level design for or Low level design depending on requirements.

 

HEAR

We will engage with all the relevant stakeholders and have exploratory sessions to put those ambitions into context.

CONSULT

Continuing our discussions we will consider: risks, timescales; costs; refresh; software refresh; roadmaps; existing infrastructure, historic investments and provide an overview of initial recommendations.

PLAN

A site audit may be needed, we will look at project business justification, proposed services, detailed implementation plan, scope, acceptance criteria, and control parameters.

 
 
 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project plan, statement of work, project initiation documents, project kick off, change control, communications plan, Risks Assumptions Issues Dependencies (RAID) log, resource scheduling and assignment of tasks, monitoring of work / performance, weekly progress meetings, product testing.

IMPLEMENT

Install and implement solutions, via our specialist technical teams.

DELIVER

UAT, acceptance criteria, testing, project sign off.

SUPPORT

Our support teams comprise 1st line, 2nd line and 3rd line based across the UK and from our four service desks in Leeds and Hemel Hempstead.

- Spares handling

- Helpdesk

- Dedicated help desk

REVIEW

Monthly, quarterly or annually, during our reviews we look at service levels and deliverables, effectiveness of technology and its alignment to customer requirements.