Pigment Consulting

Project Controls

Pigment Consulting delivers agile project controls, ensuring cloud project success. Our approach combines comprehensive performance measurement, resource optimisation, and fluid change management. With integrated financial and resource systems, we drive optimal project performance and timely delivery.

Features

• Identifies performance gaps and implements corrective actions.
• Monitors risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans.
• Forecasts program outcomes based on performance.
• Provides structured, evidence-based monitoring.
• Offers comprehensive process documentation and plans.
• Conducts project controls maturity assessment.
• Utilises recognised standards such as APM, P3M3, MSP, Prince2.
• Ensures clarity over scope, time, and budget.
• Supports agile and/or waterfall methodologies.

Benefits

• Facilitates early intervention in failing projects.
• Provides valid information for stakeholders.
• Enhances understanding of current project performance.
• Improves forecast reliability.
• Boosts stakeholder confidence in outcomes.
• Increases organisational awareness of project control.
• Ensures consistency in data collection.
• Enhances understanding of baseline schedule and budget.
• Enables effective change control and communication.

£395 to £1,435 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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 Barnaby.Richmond@Pigmentconsulting.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

249705742707367

Contact

Barnaby Richmond
0117 9331821
Barnaby.Richmond@Pigmentconsulting.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Pigment Consulting specialises in seamless cloud hosting and software system implementations, maximising benefits realisation for organisations. ; ; Our integrated planning services define strategic goals, analyse user needs, and secure funding with compelling business cases and transition strategies. ; ; Our teams deliver end-to-end IT, ERP, and Cloud Services across sectors, ensuring business benefits. With comprehensive project and programme management support, we guide through internal assurance and design Target Operating Models for success. ; ; Our highly skilled planning and project controls professionals, certified by APM and PRINCE 2, leverage leading tools for robust planning, ensuring adherence to timelines and GDS standards. ; ; At Pigment Consulting, we empower organisations to navigate cloud transformation with confidence, clarity, and tangible results, guaranteeing successful outcomes in every project.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: At Pigment Consulting, we prioritise people-centric transformation, recognising the crucial role of skill development in cloud system maintenance. Our approach integrates both informal and formal training methods to ensure knowledge retention and capability building. We offer informal training through knowledge transfer, coaching, mentoring, and upskilling during project delivery. This ensures that our best practices are adopted by client teams, fostering skill development and knowledge transfer for long-term success. Additionally, we provide formal training services delivered by accredited trainers with extensive industry experience. Our training courses are designed to empowering individuals with valuable skills and expertise. ; ; Furthermore, Pigment Consulting offers ongoing support throughout the project lifecycle, proactively identifying and managing learning needs. We believe in continuous improvement and offer tailored learning solutions to address short-term training needs while fostering a culture of continuous learning for long-term strategic growth. By designing, delivering, and managing training experiences, we ensure that our clients' teams are equipped with the necessary skills to drive success in cloud implementation projects and beyond.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Pigment Consulting specialises in seamless setup and migration services for cloud hosting and software systems, ensuring optimised outcomes at every stage. ; ; Our approach integrates meticulous technical planning and execution, emphasising through-life cost, operational, and technical needs. ; ; We work closely with clients to tailor solutions that align with organisational strategies and maximise benefits realisation.; ; Our expert teams provide detailed, resourced, and costed plans, addressing governance, risks, assumptions, and dependencies specific to setup and migration activities. We assess organisational readiness and develop integrated test, evaluation, and acceptance strategies for smooth transitions. Stakeholder engagement is prioritised to ensure buy-in and support throughout the process.; ; Certified by APM and PRINCE 2, our highly skilled professionals leverage leading tools for robust planning, adherence to timelines, and compliance with industry standards. At Pigment Consulting, we empower organisations to navigate cloud transformation confidently, ensuring service continuity and successful outcomes in every migration project.
• 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: Pigment Consulting harnesses industry best practices to enhance technical quality assurance and performance testing, ensuring robust and cost-effective solutions. ; ; Our onsite teams excel in requirements capture, design, testing, and compliance, supported by comprehensive governance and continuous assurance.; ; We adhere to the ISO 9001:2015 and rigorous Quality Management System, fostering transparency and shared goals with our clients. Our flexible approach encompasses full lifecycle development and verification, tailored to meet program requirements.; ; Utilising performance testing, we identify bottlenecks and ensure specifications are met, guaranteeing optimal system performance. In case of challenges, our resolution team, led by experienced Project Delivery managers, leverages the resources of Pigment Consulting to deliver timely and effective solutions

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
• Certified security testers: Yes
• Security testing certifications:
  • CHECK
  • CREST
  • Tigerscheme

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: None specific to this service.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Pigment Consulting delivers tailored user support solutions to maximise organisational success. Our approach integrates dedicated support personnel, ensuring a seamless experience throughout engagements.; ; Each project is overseen by a dedicated Account Manager, offering expertise in the relevant field and coordinating service delivery. This ensures continuity, addresses escalations, and provides additional intelligence across projects. ; We prioritise effective communication, offering a secondary point of contact for enhanced support.; ; Our flexible approach enables on-site or remote support, accommodating client preferences and project needs. We emphasise alignment with organisational objectives, ensuring the delivery of sustainable and lasting change. Our commitment to client success extends beyond project completion, with ongoing support available as needed.; ; Additionally, our ability to scale resources ensures responsiveness to changing project demands, guaranteeing timely and effective support. At Pigment Consulting, we prioritise client satisfaction and strive to exceed expectations in every engagement.

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: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: SOCOTEC
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 07/06/2022
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: N/A
• 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:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  In line with the PPN 0621 on carbon reduction plans, we use a consultancy (https://www.greenelement.co.uk/) to advise us. As detailed on our website, we take our corporate responsibility as a global business to fight climate change of paramount importance. We are committed to achieving Net Zero by 2050. To ensure we meet this target we have begun investing in a global programme to monitor and reduce our carbon footprint. The first stage in this programme began in 2021, with the first key milestone being for us to have our targets set with Science Based Targets by July 2022 https://sciencebasedtargets.org/.; ; As an office-based organisation, we heavily rely on communication to carry out our work. Our major policy is centred around the use of digital instead of paper. We actively promote digital communications and have a “think, don’t print” ethos. We will send all documentation and contracts to the client and our candidates via email and DocuSign, so as to promote sustainability and safeguard the environment. As a result of our digital focus, we have continued to target the reduction in the use of paper in all of our offices and continue to deliver 20% year on year reductions. When meeting with the client, we will use a combination of Microsoft Teams and in person meetings, taking public transport to travel to your sites.; We recycle our food waste, packaging and printer cartridges. Our electrical appliances are placed on power save mode with all office lighting motion sensored.

  Tackling economic inequality

  With respect to tackling economic inequality we can exhibit, but are not limited to, the following measures that are currently in place:; ; Creation of employment opportunities - We are currently working with an Academy Trust who specialize in delivering education in deprived areas and the MPTC (The Military Preparation Training College) who deliver education to those children who have fallen out of the education system and wish to pursue a career in the military.; ; We complete an enterprise workshop to increase aspirations and introduce employability skills for their pupils across the UK. We conduct CV writing workshops for those in their final years. We conduct peer mentoring for the children that face barriers to employment and educate/coach on skills as they don’t have access to these at home. Our focus is on making them aware of UK skills shortages so they can plan their future based on data led knowledge. More recently we have conducted some Dragons Den style team exercises focused on developing ideas around STEM subjects.; ; Understanding of employment skills and issues – we utilise several AI based analytics tools (e.g Horsefly Analytics) to enable us to map out where skills gaps exist in the UK across professions. This enables active targeting of skills rich areas, and skills development in areas where skills are absent, reskilling and providing training where needed.; ; Implementation of good recruitment practices and employment conditions –we adopt all the principles of the Good Work Plan for our own employees, with particular focus on lower earners, ensuring that all staff are paid above the minimum wage, and support is given to ensure that their ability to progress is clearly outlined and they are well supported in training, personal and employment wellbeing development.

  Equal opportunity

  We have made a significant commitment internally to ensure that all our staff, our practices, colleague behaviour and our culture are operating to a higher standard of fairness, awareness, equity and equality across all groups. This is through the hiring of an ED&I consultant who is working with us to implement organisation wide improvements, and through the roll out of monthly training on a wide range of ED&I topics which is mandatory for all staff, and is focused on ensuring all staff can work together without discrimination, and also represent our customers recruitment processes with no discrimination and a level of awareness and safety to be able to identify and call out bad practice.; ; When we are attracting people with protected characteristics, we ensure that the materials and processes are in accordance with all accessibility criteria that the Government dictates. Including Auto analysis of Job adverts to ensure gender neutrality and build and host microsites/careers sites that are WCAG1.2AA compliant.; ; We are wholly committed to a fully inclusive and diverse workplace. We are a diverse organisation including neurodiverse, gender, disabled. We are a disability confident employer and have a specific EDI advisor to the business who not only trains our staff but advises on diversity strategies. Additionally, our senior leadership team has representation on the techUK Skills and Diversity council, allowing us to demonstrate our ability and credentials accessing diversity. We have Partnerships with The Return Hub, Remploy, Code First Girls, Seidea and Colorintech.

  Wellbeing

  Pigment Consulting believes in investing in our people and being proactive in the monitoring and management of their physical and mental wellbeing. Across our programmes we are proud to have wellbeing champions representing all clients, across all Programmes. ; At Pigment Consulting our approach to workforce development is all about ensuring individuals thrive in the new post-Covid landscape.; With more people working remotely post-Covid the feeling of inclusion is ever more important. We've honed a strategy that's agile and robust, ready to adapt to evolving needs now and in the future, so not just reacting to change; we're proactively shaping it to each individual’s advantage.; Our team ensures a smooth onboarding process by serving as primary points of contact, from confirming initial details for the first day to ensuring each associate has the necessary equipment ready and operational for a successful embedding into their project.; Our relationship managers are there every step of the way, providing personalised support and guidance to every associate. After landing each resource we have a dedicated Relationship Manager providing support and guidance throughout their delivery of projects.

Pricing

• Price: £395 to £1,435 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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 Barnaby.Richmond@Pigmentconsulting.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.