COHESIVE ARCHITECTURE LTD

Strategy Service

Our Technology Strategy Service enables seamless business transformation with three key components: Assess, Blueprint, and Governance. We assess current technology and processes, create a technology blueprint for future business alignment, and provide ongoing governance through fractional CTOs and chief architects. We empower businesses to drive change effectively and efficiently.

Features

• As-is Assessment of Technology and Process
• Create technology & data blueprint
• Provide governance through fractional CTO or Transformation Director
• Create technology budget according to strategic alignment
• Help with technology tools selection to match strategic objectives
• Market scan and Vendor selection through RFI & RFP
• Business process review
• Technology Risk identification & mitigation

Benefits

• Make technology cost transparent, identify inefficient process, identify consolidation opportunities
• Strategic alignment, reduced risks, and leverage untapped in-house data effectively.
• Ensure successful digital transformation, maintain cost control, hold vendors responsible
• Maximise ROI, optimise technology cost and reduce waste
• Strengthen bargaining by consolidating tools; foster cross-department data sharing.
• Optimise partner selection, enhance delivery speed, reduce costs.
• Reduce cost, optimise resource utilisation, introduce automation of redundant processes
• Safeguard technology for business continuity and resilience

£950 to £1,500 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 contact@c-arch.io. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

252191297947506

Contact

Sales
+44 7513191951
contact@c-arch.io

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: We empower buyers with comprehensive strategy services for cloud hosting and software implementation. Collaborating closely with senior leaders, we conduct thorough assessments of as-is, craft precise blueprints for the future, and provide governance during execution. ; ; Our solutions ensure strategic alignment, identify and mitigate business risks, optimise costs, and maximise ROI. ; ; We foster cross-department collaboration, aiming to design a central technology backbone for near real-time data sharing and analytics. This initiative fosters innovation and prepares the UK for next-generation technology. Additionally, we promote talent retention and job creation through continuous innovation, fortifying technology resilience and empowering in-house teams of buyer organisations.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: We assess, design and govern migration for cloud initiatives. We try to avoid big bang migrations, instead design staged migrations, risk assessed with detailed business continuity planning. We contribute in the following steps:; 1. Assessment and Planning:; a) Evaluate current infrastructure, applications, and data and business process dependencies.; b) Define migration goals and success criteria, including resistance to change and possible bottlenecks.; c) Conduct a cost-benefit analysis.; d) Risk assessment and impact assessment, on business, people, and process.; e) Contribute to developing a comprehensive migration plan along with migration delivery vendors.; f) Contribute to developing a comprehensive business continuity plan along with migration delivery vendors.; ; 2) Preparation and Setup:; a) Ensure compatibility and readiness for migration.; b) Address any dependencies or prerequisites.; c) Establish security and compliance measures.; d) Create data migration and interim state architecture.; ; 3) During the Data Migration and Testing phase: Monitoring and governance of migration and testing and generating management reports.; ; 4)Application Migration: Monitoring and governance of application migration conducted by delivery vendor and testing and generating management reports.; ; 5) Training and Change Management: Review and approve the training plan and challenges.; ; 6) Go-Live and Optimisation: Monitor and Governance during the go-live and warranty period.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: No

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: No

Service scope

• Service constraints: No constraints.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Our team will acknowledge your enquiry within 3 hours, and respond within 24 hours in worst case scenario. Ideally we will pick up the phone and resolve any issue or immediate help required within 60 minutes of your enquiry or request for help.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: No
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: There are no support levels for Strategy service.

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: No
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Equal opportunity

  We are an equal opportunity organisation, prioritising values over talent in our recruitment process, as outlined on our About Us page https://www.c-arch.io/about-cohesive-architecture. We firmly believe in the ease of developing and nurturing talent compared to changing or evolving values. Our organisation maintains strict policies against any form of bias, ensuring every team member has an equal opportunity to contribute and grow, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, social status, or disabilities.

  Wellbeing

  The safety, well-being, and mental health of our team members take precedence at Cohesive Architecture. Whenever a customer doesn't necessitate our staff's physical presence at the client's location, we actively encourage our team to work from home. This not only maximises time with family but also fosters a healthier lifestyle and work-life balance. While we're still a small company and unable to offer financial assistance for amenities like gym memberships, annual health checkups, or private medical coverage, providing these benefits is a priority on our agenda as we continue to grow.

Pricing

• Price: £950 to £1,500 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 contact@c-arch.io. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.