Encordia Consulting Ltd
Cloud Assurance / Health Check
Encordia offers a number of services to review current states of cloud projects and provide guidance on their state, opportunities to improve. Our collaborative approach reaches all the domains of change, people, process, information, applications, security, and technology. Encordia provides a fully independent, informed and data-driven health-check and assurance service.
Features
- Structured, data-driven health-check against the CAF
- Covers Programme Management, Technical Solution and Transition Planning
- Cloud architecture, design and technical assurance of the to-be solution
- Delivery planning and costing review
- Migration review, including configuration and data
- Gap analysis and cloud maturity model
- Vendor and package validation against requirements
- Business delivery and rollout planning review
- Validation of benefits management and realisation approach
- Operating model review
Benefits
- Ensure alignment with strategic business objectives
- Ensure optimal architecture design for the cloud options selected
- Ensure organisation is well placed to take advantage of Cloud
- Improved efficiency and structure
- Increased visibility of costs, with potential cost reduction
- Covers GCP, AWS, Azure providers and hybrid
Pricing
£650 to £1,500 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
2 1 6 0 2 3 0 4 5 9 0 7 0 7 3
Contact
Encordia Consulting Ltd
Martin Yapp
Telephone: 07775687828
Email: martin.yapp@encordiaconsulting.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
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Encordia takes a pragmatic approach to planning which is specific to the needs of each client and based on our experience from previous projects. Our approach is always tailored to the client's technology landscape and business environment, focused on helping them define the appropriate milestones and reach their desired outcome. Our approach assists in three ways:
• Reviewing your Cloud Strategy and Operating Model to help ensure that implementation appropriately covers all necessary aspects of people, process, technology, and data
• Conducting Cloud Readiness Assessments - leveraging our experience of multiple cloud platforms and services to determine likely success of a future implementation
• Consultants from our Delivery Leadership practice to help formulate suitably detailed plans and coordinate activities for a successful implementation. Our planning service can be tailored to work with specific services supporting different technologies. - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
- Encordia provides a range of training depending on the solution implemented, from instructor led to online paced learning. For more generic out of the box solutions we leverage training directed by our partners (e.g. AWS, MS Azure, UI Path, Blue Prism etc) and for more customised solutions we design training from the ground up, tailored to the needs of your employees.
- Training is tied to specific services
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
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Our assurance services cover the entire lifecycle of the delivery, and the services can be undertaken at any stage of the lifecycle. We have a framework and approach to assess delivery services and suppliers in a structured, pragmatic, and independent manner providing sponsors and stakeholders with independent, honest, actionable feedback. We assess programme structure and setup, execution performance, supplier performance, architecture and design, alignment of delivery to outcome (likelihood of achieving the desired outcome) and assessment of key issues, risks and mitigation / action required to resolve.
As part of our software development and migration quality assurance we can provide performance testing services including:
• Ensure organisation is well placed to take advantage of Cloud
• Improved efficiency and structure
• Producing and executing a tailored test strategy and approach
• Development of a performance test harness
• High volume test management with execution performance
• Bottleneck management and performance tuning
• End-to-end test execution - Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services
- No
Quality assurance and performance testing
- Quality assurance and performance testing service
- Yes
- How the quality assurance and performance testing works
-
Our assurance services cover the entire lifecycle of the delivery and the services can be undertaken at any stage of the lifecycle. We have a framework and approach to assess delivery services and suppliers in a structured, pragmatic and independent manner providing sponsors and stakeholders with independent, honest, actionable feedback. We assess programme structure and setup, execution performance, supplier performance, architecture and design, alignment of delivery to outcome (likelihood of achieving the desired outcome) and assessment of key issues, risks and mitigation / action required to resolve.
As part of our software development and migration quality assurance we can provide performance testing services including:
• Ensuring the organisation is well placed to take advantage of Cloud
• Improved efficiency and structure
• Producing and executing a tailored test strategy and approach
• Development of a performance test harness
• High volume test management with execution performance
• Bottleneck management and performance tuning
• End-to-end test execution
Security testing
- Security services
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- No
Service scope
- Service constraints
- None
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes, at extra cost
- Support response times
- Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm: Priority 1: Within 1 working hour Priority 2: Within 4 working hours Priority 3: Within 2 working days Priority 4: Within 5 working days Support on Saturday and Sunday available through special arrangement.
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- WCAG 2.1 A
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- Mon-Fri 9am to 5pm: Priority 1: Within 1 working hour Priority 2: Within 4 working hours Priority 3: Within 2 working days Priority 4: Within 5 working days Support on Saturday and Sunday available through special arrangement. Support costs are dependent on scope and level of support required.
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2019
- Government security clearance
- Up to Developed Vetting (DV)
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- No
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- No
- Cyber essentials
- Yes
- Cyber essentials plus
- Yes
- Other security certifications
- No
Social Value
- Social Value
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
We recognise the urgent need to address climate change and acknowledge our responsibility to minimise Encordia's environmental impact. As a consultancy organisation based in the UK, we are committed to taking proactive measures to mitigate climate change and promote sustainability in our operations and client engagements.
Sustainable Transportation: Company vehicles provided by Encordia are electric vehicles only and we encourage the use of low-emission vehicles for all travel. We support the government’s Cycle to Work scheme and provide company pool bicycles where appropriate. We see this as an excellent opportunity to create discussion, debate and ownership of environmental impact within our business, and further into our society and day-to-day lives.
Waste Management: We minimise waste generation by adopting sustainable procurement practices, reducing paper use to an absolute minimum and promoting digitalisation and electronic communication. We have implemented recycling programs for paper, plastics, glass, and other recyclable materials and encourage our employees to participate actively in waste reduction initiatives in our offices and at their home offices.
Monitoring and Review: We regularly monitor and evaluate our environmental performance, track progress towards our climate change goals, and review this policy periodically to ensure its effectiveness and relevance. Feedback from employees, clients, and other stakeholders are solicited and considered in the ongoing improvement of our climate change initiatives.Tackling economic inequality
Creating opportunities for those within a deprived area, or those who face barriers to employment: Our coding bootcamp scholarships focus on supporting individuals who are from socio-economic or diverse backgrounds into a career in software development and technology. The coding bootcamps are in Norwich, Cambridge, Hull and Liverpool and are through a partner company, Tech Educators Ltd. Tech Educators actively work with DWP and local councils to secure those from deprived areas who are interested in a career in software development and technology to achieve a future in software development.
Creating new skills in a high growth industry with mass skills shortages: Encordia is committed to the Tech Educators model of taking individuals from a position of being ready to work building the necessary tech skills ready to work in industry, to a place of ready to contribute. This means having the skills required to deliver outcomes and impact within the organisation where they work. For Encordia, this means we have a close relationship with recent graduates of the coding and software development bootcamps. Interviewing graduates that will be a good fit culturally and the work we are delivering in line with the contract, and other projects we undertake. In this ready to work, ready to contribute model, we support new entrants to the industry with a job receiving above the national living wage, and support with training, learning and adoption of new skills relevant to have an impact in the industry.Equal opportunity
Reduce the disability employment gap: We support individuals from a neurodiverse background into a career in coding. This is achieved both through our current employee pool, as well as through the scholarships we offer.
Tackling workforce inequality: At Encordia, we are incredibly proud of the level of representation of diversity throughout our organisation. We have strong representation at all levels of individuals from the BAME community as well as excellent gender representation within senior positions within the organisation. Encordia is committed to ensuring that we provide a diversity of thought and culture as the organisation continues to grow.
Anti-discrimination: We will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation of any kind against employees, clients, or service users. Employees who believe they have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, or victimisation are actively encouraged to report their concerns promptly. Reports are treated confidentially and investigated impartially.
Our responsibilities: All employees have a responsibility to treat each other, clients, and service users with dignity and respect and to uphold the principles of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace. Managers and supervisors have a particular responsibility to ensure that their decisions and actions promote equal opportunities and that any concerns or complaints are addressed promptly and effectively.Wellbeing
We are committed to promoting the health, safety, and wellbeing of our employees. We recognise that our people are our most valuable asset, and their physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing is paramount to their success and happiness. All of our staff are offered company funded private medical care as part of their employment package, including specific coverage for mental health support and advice. Our team are versed in recognising warning signs and supporting individuals who may be at risk or vulnerable, and we provide 1 to 1 sessions on a regular basis with our Director of HR to each employee. We encourage work-life balance and flexibility through policies such as flexible working hours, remote work options, and paid time off for self-care. To create a culture of wellbeing, we promote a culture where seeking support for mental health concerns is encouraged and normalised, and where employees feel safe to share their experiences without fear of stigma or discrimination. We celebrate successes and achievements, both personal and professional, and recognise the importance of taking time to recharge and rejuvenate. We regularly assess the effectiveness of our wellbeing initiatives and make adjustments as needed to ensure they meet the evolving needs of our staff.
Pricing
- Price
- £650 to £1,500 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes
Service documents
Request an accessible format
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format,
email the supplier at martin.yapp@encordiaconsulting.com.
Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.