CAMBRIDGE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LIMITED

Digital Assest Cost Reduction and Optimisation

Our experienced team will help you to use technology effectively to optimise costs and where possible, automate procurement processes and workflows. Digital Asset optimisation deploys real-world procurement experience supporting apps and systems to capture, consolidate and manage all the data and information related to costs, risk exposure and licence implications.

Features

• Management of resources and costs to optimise the technology portfolio
• Legacy environment cost review, identifying savings to fund cloud migration
• Cloud migration business case, planning and delivery AWS, Azure, Google
• Hybrid Cloud Optimisation of on-premises and cloud resources and cost
• Cost Transparency for IT cost reporting ATUM standard taxonomy model
• IT charge out and cross-charging chargeback automation
• Insights: Infrastructure, Apps/Applications, SaaS and cost anomaly detection
• IT Financial Management for budgeting and tracking
• Vendor Insights supplier spend and contracts reporting and governance
• Agile and Projects resource prioritisation and value delivery tracking

Benefits

• Transparency and metrics to manage technology costs and performance
• Fact-based decision making in line with business priorities
• Regaining control of technology costs, with significant cost take-out
• Accurate and faster budget and forecasting cycles (days, not months)
• Metrics-driven performance-aware culture across IT and the business
• Partnership between IT and Business to drive innovation and agility
• Alignment of TBM and FinOps methodologies
• Enhanced by using our Program Management as a Service
• Comprehensive vendor management with Contract Management as a Service
• Ability to use our Project Management as a Service option

£600.00 to £2,750.00 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 cmccaw@cambridgemc.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

828750954382754

Contact

Cath McCaw
07956872567
cmccaw@cambridgemc.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Develop the strategy and roadmap for TBM implementation, including initial Business Value Discovery, Proof of Value and Current State Assessment. Tooling and solutions can be provided on a trial free-of-charge basis to assess their viability, appropriateness and best course of action, prior to planning and undertaking TBM implementation.arrangements.
• Planning service works with specific services: Yes
• Hosting or software services the planning service works with:
  • Apptio & Cloudability
  • TBM / ITFM software

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Our accredited TBMA practitioners support your organisation's journey to TBM adoption. Our training is based on transferring knowledge to your organisation via observation and close involvement in all activities, coaching and mentoring and skill development. Specific training delivery can be customised to suit your needs.
• Training is tied to specific services: Yes
• Services the training service works with: TBM / ITFM software

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Cambridge Management Consulting offer a fully managed range of TBM 'jump start' on-boarding programmes, including setting-up, embedding and change management services to ensure successful TBM delivery, including:; ; - Executive Value Workshops; - Business Value Discovery; - Proof of Concept / Proof of Value trials; - Data quality and sources assessment; - Implementation and configuration; - KPIs, Reporting and communications; - Analysis, insight and recommended actions; - TBM best practice coaching and advisory; - User guidance and training, skills and knowledge transfer; - TBM Office as a Service (TBMO) establishment; - Cost take-out and service optimisation support; - Programme management to deliver benefits realisation; ; Cambridge MC also offer a Contract Management as a Service option which provides comprehensive management of vendor contracts to ensure that the required changes and benefits are delivered and tracked. Cambridge MC also offer a Program Management and Project Management as a Service to help organisations deliver the required changes
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: Yes
• List of supported services:
  • Apptio & Cloudability
  • TBM / ITFM software

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: Architecture reviews and solution design can be used for assurance and performance testing. The process will manage functional and non-functional requirements and ensure that the solution design is able to meet the required performance criteria. We can undertake certain performance testing activities, like response time measurement, load/capacity testing and security penetration testing.

Security testing

• Security services: Yes
• Security services type:
  • Security strategy
  • Security risk management
  • Security design
  • Cyber security consultancy
  • Security testing
  • Security incident management
  • Security audit services
  • Other
• Other security services: As required by the client.
• Certified security testers: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported: Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: TBM Office as a Service (TBMaaS), TBM tooling/software administration, process optimisation and organisational support, to adopt and embed TBM and FinOps best practice. We are able to provide resources as required, including:; ; - TBM Value Consultant; - TBM Operational Consultant (TBMA accredited); - Technical Configuration Consultant; - Advanced Customer Advisor; - Programme Director / Senior Project Manager; - PMO; - Business Analyst; - Enterprise / Solution Architect

Service scope

• Service constraints: We work alongside clients to support their TBM and Cost Transparency journey and hence require appropriate engagement and sponsorship to maximise programme benefits.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: No
• Phone support: No
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: We provide dedicated support during the project. It is typically available during working hours (Monday to Friday). Extended support can be provided with agreement.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: Approachable
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 5/9/2023
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Test
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: Yes
• Cyber essentials plus: Yes
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications: ICO Certified

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Covid-19 recovery
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  This service will baseline an organisation’s carbon footprint across all three Scopes of Operation, creating the cornerstone to an overall carbon reduction strategy while providing clear guidance on areas to prioritise to this end. This will all be conducted in accordance with our Environment & Sustainability policy, which ensures that this service will be provided under a commitment to minimise waste (through reduction and recycling strategies); reduce the usage of energy, water, and other resources; limit travel to necessity; replace paper usage with electronics where possible; and generally promote environmental awareness, including the use of formal training programmes, to both internal employees and external partners. These values are further emphasised and reinforced through our Corporate Social Responsibility & Activities policy, which includes a section devoted to environmental awareness.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Cambridge Management Consulting has implemented accommodations to our working culture and internal policies to promote consistency and mitigate confusion within a rapidly changing and recovering business landscape. Though in-person operations may be necessary within this service, we understand the risk to proximity caused by the Pandemic and its means of spread, and sympathise with any anxiety surrounding this, especially to medically vulnerable parties. As such, we can operate as much of this service online as possible and ensure protective equipment (i.e. facemasks) are worn when circumstances require it. ; ; To this end, this service can support you to increase your own organisation’s adaptability, particularly within an environment which is placing more emphasis on digital and virtual resources and accelerate your return to a normal state of operations.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Cambridge Management Consulting recognises the importance of tackling economic inequality through both the work that we provide and the operations behind it, and this service will uphold and promote the values of inclusivity and representation written into our internal policies. Both our Inclusion and Supplier Code of Conduct policies ensure that the acquisition and retention of any employees, partners, and suppliers relevant to this service and its activities will be completed in compliance of the Equality Act 2010, and therefore will be conducted regardless of culture, perspectives, and experience, including those which are related to class, education, and background. Furthermore, to promote the equitability of our staff and talent, the work completed by this service may be supported by an intern onboarded from Pembroke College, Cambridge, through their Leadership, Enterprise & Adventure at Pembroke (LEAP) initiative. Cambridge MC has a longstanding corporate partnership with Pembroke College, and their LEAP scheme aims to provide internships and career direction to students who may not otherwise have the network to support and accelerate their ambitions. ; ; To this end, any activities performed by this service will not be biased towards those with the ability to accelerate their goals and expectations through unfair economic means. Our Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy dictates that we are firmly resistant to bribery of any kind, and that the awarding of gifts or hospitality may only be offered within a £50 budget, else it requires the approval of the CEO and appropriate recording. ; ; Finally, to uplift and support those causes that are otherwise underfunded, or we view as in need of pro bono contributions, we donate 1-10% of our annual profits to charitable causes, and offer 1% of our time and expertise, including this service, to non-profit organisations and movements.

  Equal opportunity

  This service promotes Equal Opportunities (both within the workplace and acknowledging the wider socioeconomic impact of the activities completed therein) for minority groups and underrepresented demographics by upholding and internalising Cambridge Management Consulting’s Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility & Activity policies. The former outlines our commitment to talent and ability regardless of culture, perspectives, and experiences when hiring and retaining employees, partners, and suppliers, and ensures that individuals are treated with the basic humanity and respect represented by the Equality Act 2010. This is reinforced by the latter, which recognises that business operations have consequences, effects, and reach that are not limited to working environments, and ensures that employees are hired, and business partnerships are formed, in a way that reflects a commitment to a positive bearing on the world around them. ; ; Furthermore, activities conducted and completed by this service may be supported by an intern onboarded from Pembroke College, Cambridge, through their Leadership, Enterprise & Adventure at Pembroke (LEAP) initiative. Cambridge MC has a longstanding corporate partnership with Pembroke College, and their LEAP scheme aims to provide internships and career direction to students who may not otherwise have the network to support and accelerate their ambitions.

  Wellbeing

  At Cambridge Management Consulting, we are proud to prioritise the people that carry out and coordinate our business operations, and thus make space for mental health and wellbeing in order to ensure our partners and employees feel comfortable, appreciated, and heard. As such, any activities and interactions conducted by, or within this service, will comply with the values outlined in our Wellbeing – Inclusion and Mental Health policy, which maintains an active and attentive awareness of warning signs that peers may be feeling low or conflicted in order to offer support where necessary, and encourages an open, respectful, and communicative company culture. Furthermore, we are committed to being compliant with Government guidance and legislature regarding mental health and ensure that the members of our wider organisation are similarly aware. ; ; This compliance will be monitored and upheld by our FAQ L3 Adult Mental Health Workplace First Aiders. First Aiders are instilled with the knowledge of factors that can affect wellbeing in the workplace, practical skills for observing signs of mental illness, reassuring an individual in distress, and more. If you require wellbeing support throughout the activities of this service, these First Aiders are contactable for advice, support, and comfort.

Pricing

• Price: £600.00 to £2,750.00 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 cmccaw@cambridgemc.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.