Independent IT consultancy services all relate to value from IT investments, current and new
We help you assess your IT needs, select the appropriate delivery method and find the best suppliers. You benefit from systematic frameworks and formal approaches – many adopted, some our own. We help you install management processes for procurement and operations.
Supplier evaluation, system selection, ICT procurement, contract negotiation
• You are engaging the 'poacher turned gamekeeper' - our experience includes working for software suppliers.
• Be assured that we are independent of vendors and act in your interests - see our Independence statement.
• Rigorous matchmaking processes mean that in 37 projects over 13 years the client has never once bought an unusable system.
• We have negotiated discounts several times our fee, and six-figure 'free enhancements' by suppliers.
ICT value reviews
• Spending on ICT (information and communications technology) is subject to boom and slump.
• There is also a general trend to challenge spending - the glory days of throwing money at technology are gone, and it often missed anyway.
• If you need a short review based on a checklist of best practice, we can spot the savings and the free opportunities for improvement.
• The short, structured interviews take 1-3 days and occupy only 3-8 people. You are guaranteed 10 improvements without capital spending.
IT service management processes
• There are now established best practices for managing IT services - you do not need 'home-made' IT management processes.
• They promote a quality approach to achieving business efficiency in the use of IT.
• They reduce the risk of system failure, over-reliance on individual staff members, waste and management overheads.
• We are qualified to apply and adapt the body of knowledge IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) to your specific needs.