Service Transition for Cloud Operations
Service Transition for Cloud Operations supports you in developing cloud operations capabilities. We will work with you to produce defined delivery methods, based on recognised best practice, assisting the transition to readily consumable cloud services that support your business operations.
Features
- Review of existing Service Transition processes and governance structures.
- ITIL Maturity Assessments with process improvement identification.
- Development of new Service Transition Management processes.
- Testing and evaluation of processes and new governance structures.
- Review of existing Service Transition tooling solutions.
- Development and implementation of Service Transition approaches and plans.
- Review of service transition provision and commercial contracts.
- Review of historic Service Transition approaches for lessons learned.
- Design and implementation of Service Transition continual service Improvement.
- Review of existing Service Transition processes and governance structures.
Benefits
- Maturity assessments against industry good practice (ITIL).
- Commercial landscape review that identifies third party transition improvements.
- Identification of solutions that could enhance transition governance.
- Communicable Service Transition strategies for executives.
- Effective Stakeholder Engagement.
- Provision of robust service transition implementation assurance / support.
Pricing
£600 a unit a day
- Education pricing available
Service documents
Request an accessible format
Framework
G-Cloud 14
Service ID
6 5 5 9 5 1 9 6 8 7 1 2 7 1 4
Contact
ATKINSRÉALIS UK LIMITED
Martin Yeoman
Telephone: +44 1372 75 2023
Email: ccs@atkinsrealis.com
Planning
- Planning service
- Yes
- How the planning service works
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Our Transition for Cloud Service is built on the following capabilities:
• Service Model - A service model determines what services are provided and how they are delivered, meaning that it needs to properly accommodate cloud services.
• Capability Assessment - Where there are existing Service Transition capabilities these can be assessed to understand the current level of maturity and identify gaps or constraints in service for both cloud and on-premise environments.
• Operating Model Development - A properly designed and implemented operating model is fundamental to the success of any operation. We ensure that Service Transition is positioned within the wider IT services operating model to ensure that its interaction with other internal capabilities and external parties (e.g. cloud service providers) is fully understood.
• Capability Implementation - The scale of implementation of an operating model may range from a minor uplift to enable Service Transition through to establishing new teams and entire processes that have organisation wide impact.
• Continual Service Improvement and Innovation - Continual service improvement and innovation ensure Service Transition continues to evolve to meet target maturity levels, make step changes to gain business advantage and able to accommodate developments in cloud service offerings. - Planning service works with specific services
- No
Training
- Training service provided
- Yes
- How the training service works
- We can provide instructor led training for users and technical staff to ensure rapid adoption of and smooth transition to new software and cloud hosting. In addition to training, we work closely with our customers to deliver tailored knowledge transfer. We see knowledge transfer as an integral element of our assignment delivery so that our customers can continue to realise benefits after the assignment is complete. It is for that reason that we prefer to work as an integral part of the client team, building knowledge and familiarity within the client team as we go. We believe that one of our key strengths is imparting our knowledge and experience throughout the lifecycle of a project. By engaging with clients in this way, we are able to transfer a firm understanding of the work being undertaken, the techniques being employed and the deliverables being created.
- Training is tied to specific services
- No
Setup and migration
- Setup or migration service available
- Yes
- How the setup or migration service works
- We can support clients every step of the way in their cloud migrations. This starts with a review of the fundamental “cloud foundations” that need to be in place to allow cloud services to operate seamlessly for users. It may be necessary to implement cloud directory services and/or identity management services, as well as the introduction of a cloud integration platform to allow views of data within the corporate firewalls to be safely and securely exposed to cloud services via APIs. We can support the design and implementation of any cloud foundations necessary. The migration itself is undertaken in a series of sprints in which the functions and integrations of the new cloud service are built upon, tested and reviewed. Bugs and issues are passed into the backlog of a subsequent sprint for resolution. Our specialist agile delivery/integration teams work alongside the client team to ensure ownership and knowledge/skills transfer. Where necessary we can support clients with service integration, change management, awareness and training for new cloud capabilities, in order to drive early value realisation and minimise any productivity impacts.
- 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
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Our Aerospace, Defence, Security and Technology (ADS&T) division within AtkinsRéalis holds ISO 27001 and all our UK businesses are independently certified as achieving the ISO 9001:2015 quality management standard.
New software or hosting will be subject to a rigorous testing plan agreed with the client. Each functional and non-functional requirement will be tested and will be retested at the end of each sprint to confirm its continued operation. Repetitious testing shall be scripted and automated where appropriate.
Customer journeys will be tested by both testing engineers and sampled end users, where practicable. Performance will be tested in conditions as close as possible to real-world conditions, including network/internet traffic and transactional load, as well as under exceptional loads such as the running of large MI reports.
In the event that a customer requirement cannot be met as expected, we will support clients in either rejecting the new product/capability or, where appropriate, in agreeing a pragmatic relaxation of an aspect of the original requirements. The quality assurance of the new software, capability or hosting shall cover not just the validation of requirements, but also the suitability of the “look and feel” for the end users.
Security testing
- Security services
- Yes
- Security services type
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- Security strategy
- Security risk management
- Security design
- Cyber security consultancy
- Security testing
- Security incident management
- Security audit services
- Certified security testers
- No
Ongoing support
- Ongoing support service
- Yes
- Types of service supported
-
- Buyer hosting or software
- Hosting or software provided by your organisation
- Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
- How the support service works
- Continual service improvement and innovation ensure Service Transition continues to evolve to meet target maturity levels, make step changes to gain business advantage and are able to accommodate developments in cloud service offerings. We will work to continually measure and assure the status of Transition and react swiftly to support the improvement of services where needed.
Service scope
- Service constraints
- No
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Yes, at extra cost
- Support response times
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Our dedicated Technical Support team supports external customers, during contracted hours of support. Response times are aligned to the following incident priority levels:
• A - Critical, respond in 2 working hours providing circumvention instructions where possible or fix.
• B - Major, respond in 4 working hours details as per priority A.
• C&D - Functional or intermittent Incident, respond in 8 working hours details as per priority A.
Classification details are available for each Priority. - User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- None or don’t know
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 9 to 5 (UK time), Monday to Friday
- Web chat support
- No
- Support levels
- Standard Support is available during 08:00 – 18:00 hours, Monday to Friday (not English Public Holidays). Incidents may be logged via the web, telephone or email during these times. Additionally, Incidents may be logged via the web outside of these hours, but they will not be progressed until the next working day. Software fixes will be progressed during these hours, and a release made available in line with the Customers agreement. 7 days per week – see Standard Hours, the addition being able to log and receive responses to Incidents during the additional hours. Please note that we operate a Restoration of Service (RoS) approach to support on the additional days e.g. Saturday, Sunday and English public holidays – See below for RoS definition. 24/7 - see 7 days per week, the addition being able to log and receive responses on a 24/7 basis. Restoration of Service (RoS) – during extended hours of support the aim is to get the Customer operational as soon as possible. Software fixes will not be provided during the additional hours of support. Incidents remain the responsibility of the Technical Support team throughout the life cycle.
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
- Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance Limited
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 06/04/2024
- 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
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Social Value
- Fighting climate change
- Tackling economic inequality
- Equal opportunity
- Wellbeing
Fighting climate change
AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients, but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. As a global organisation working on the world’s biggest Infrastructure, Transport and Energy programmes we always work to ensure that climate change is considered. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.
Sustainability is at the heart of AtkinsRéalis purpose - engineering a better future for our planet and its people. As an organisation we have signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UNFCCC) Race to Zero global campaign and signed the Business Ambition for 1.5oC commitments. We have signed The Climate Pledge, working towards net zero by 2030 and are in the process of setting science-based targets.
We support clients in safeguarding what we do today to enhance the environment and protect future generations from harm, this is fundamental to AtkinsRéalis’ sustainability policy and Sustainable Business Strategy.
We have a series of approaches that we use through the delivery of our cloud projects, including:
• Considering whole life carbon when designing systems and assets to minimise carbon.
• Utilising a variety of tools (appropriate to the sector and client) to assess whole life carbon from embodied to in-life to end of life.
• Raising awareness about climate change to stakeholders of the projects to ensure clear understanding.Tackling economic inequality
AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.
We are committed to creating a healthy future for communities and the wider economy. We do this through creating new businesses, jobs and skills and working with supply chain partners to create capacity and resilience.
We recognise some of the digital and cyber skills shortages facing the UK and are actively participating and promoting careers from school age children through to lifelong training. This is often delivered through STEM outreach schemes such as Governors for Schools programme and CyberFirst. This can include upskilling activities delivered by some of our highly skilled professionals ranging from interview and job preparation (e.g., CV support, Mock interviews) through to technical training (e.g., cyber security, digital skillset, STEM-based careers, supply chain engagement). We promote our full-time opportunities to priority groups based on the area of operation. (e.g., people living in regionally and nationally deprived areas /disabled people/ people who are underrepresented in the industry including Women, BAME, LGBT+ etc.).
We understand the opportunities a diverse supply chain can bring to complement our overall solution we are providing to our clients, such as innovation, improved productivity, novel or new technologies or niche skillsets. As a large organisation we have a large network of approved suppliers from diverse backgrounds including small and medium enterprises that we can utilise as required. These suppliers go through our due diligence process to ensure they meet our standards (i.e. around cyber security) and we are working with suppliers who share our values.Equal opportunity
AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.
We have achieved the platinum standard on Cleared Assured Accreditation and are well positioned in its advocacy of ED&I practices. We are committed to creating an inclusive, collaborative culture for all of its employees and sub-contractors and feeding back value directly to our clients.
AtkinsRéalis is a member of Inclusive Employers, a national network of businesses committed to building inclusive workplaces. Our processes have enabled us to create inclusive and diverse teams that will benefit clients with better performance, diversity of thinking and enhanced creativity. We are committed to cultivating a thriving diverse and inclusive work environment, where differences are valued and respected, and all staff are valued, supported, and treated fairly.
Equal opportunity is fundamental to how AtkinsRéalis operates. From the moment a candidate applies to a vacancy of ours, we assess how we can best ensure equality. With this in mind, we are committed to ensuring that we select and recruit the best people for each role based on their ability to do the job, in line with the needs of the business, irrespective of the candidates’ gender identity, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, health, age, race, nationality, religion, employment status, or membership or non-membership of a trade union. We pursue this commitment by having clear and concise procedures and guidelines for HR and line managers to ensure policies are fully understood and implemented.Wellbeing
AtkinsRéalis are committed to achieving social value on everything we deliver. Everything we do supports our goal of delivering outstanding project outcomes for our clients but also ensuring that we leave a legacy for our client and their stakeholders, whether it be environmental, social, or economic. Tailored commitments will be agreed through the buying process.
We are passionately committed to changing the way we think about, and deal with mental/ physical health and wellbeing in the workplace. Without a happy, healthy, and energised team we wouldn’t be able to serve our clients in the innovative way we want to and make substantive change like cloud transformation possible. We live by our own values and ensure these are embedded in our delivery. When undertaking our work, we ensure all stakeholders have a safe and open dialogue to talk about health and wellbeing and access appropriate support.
We consider ourselves long term partners with communities, upskilling people and enabling wellbeing benefits over the long term. This can include:
• Partnering with local groups and charities to invest in community wellbeing appropriate to the services being delivered.
• Training our staff to deliver inclusive design in every piece of work to account for those with accessibility issues.
• Designing with users'’ wellbeing in mind. (Implementing user centered design principles and co-designing with the stakeholders who will use cloud technology.
• Engaging with stakeholders; to raise awareness to address specific wellbeing agendas, such as mental health.
Pricing
- Price
- £600 a unit a day
- Discount for educational organisations
- Yes