Business Reform Limited

Virtual Project Management Office (VPMO)

VPMO provides cloud based project, programme and portfolio management to provide organisations with visibility, control and a collaborative platform. Business Reform Limited will work with you to configure, implement and provide ongoing support for an effective virtual solution encompassing a range of tools based on your individual requirements.

Features

• Visibility and assurance across individual projects and the organisation's portfolio
• Range of tools, configured to your organisational requirements
• Effectively manage deliverables, milestones, activities, risks, issues, budgets and decisions
• Centralised infrastructure for collaboration and visibility with real time reporting
• Cloud based with straightforward user interactions regardless of location
• Real time automated reporting for proactive management and decision making
• Configured and automated best practice project and programme management tools
• Project and programme reporting templates for consistency and data-driven decisions
• Automation of processes including submissions, approvals, escalations and updates
• PPM capabilities to aid resource allocation and strategic alignment

Benefits

• Improved accountability, delivery assurance and stakeholder confidence
• Effective planning and management of interdependencies and resources
• Accurate and timely visibility of key milestones, activities and workloads
• Improved governance ensuring projects adhere to organisational standards
• Improved forecasting and management of delays, changes, risks and issues
• Real-time updates improve communication, collaboration, coordination and efficiency
• Automation reduces the administrative burden allowing focus on delivery
• Facilitates collaboration with clients and external stakeholders
• Supports streamlined strategic data-driven decision making
• Customisable to provide flexibility and adaptability within the organisation's framework

£595 to £1,165 a unit a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 info@businessreform.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

910902358675997

Contact

Business Reform Limited
01244 953 600
info@businessreform.co.uk

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: With our experience and expertise in project management, consultancy and technology solutions we are able to configure a range of cloud based tools, systems and resources using project software and project tools to provide you with an efficient and effective solution and framework suitable for your organisation. ; ; We work with clients to understand their organisational aims, objectives and issues to enable us to recommend a suitable structure, configuration and functionality within a cloud based environment. Our solutions encompass a range of tools, systems and resources and are configured to client requirements whether it be to deliver a specific project or implement a framework across the organisation. ; ; We work with you to ensure solutions align to governance structures and reporting regimes whilst being user friendly, intuitive and reducing the resource burden using innovative automation and reporting.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: We offer a range of training which may include super user training, 1:1 or group sessions for general users, quick-start guides and executive coaching. Every business is different and we are always happy to formulate a customer specific training package.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Business Reform Limited works with organisations to understand their specific requirements of the system. Existing workflows and recurrent tasks are mapped, together with the location, source and format of existing data to assess the options for migrating data, the best method for future data capture, management, presentation and analysis within a cloud based environment and the opportunities to automate workflows to save time and free up resources.
• 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: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: During our initial discussions and configuration of the system we will agree with you what ongoing support is required once the system is deployed. This is agreed on an individual client basis and will depend upon such considerations as the number of users, the complexity of the system, future development and training needs etc.; ; We will provide you with various support options in order to maintain the performance and support of your systems and applications during their lifecycle.

Service scope

• Service constraints: No, but we would discuss with the client as part of their specification and need for assurance.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: Support cases are logged in our Support helpdesk via email and phone. Each case is assessed and assigned a level of priority. Our SLAs are tied to our support contract, with various support levels available to meet your key business objectives.
• 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: Support levels are attributed to the support contract undertaken with us. We provide a fully customised support plan to fit your key business objectives.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Staff screening not performed
• Government security clearance: None

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: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

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

  Fighting climate change

  Business Reform Limited are committed to supporting and delivering activities that derive wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Through our engagements with staff, suppliers and clients we further share best practice and encourage the wider understanding and adoption of Social Value. ; • As a business we operate extremely lean and regularly review our operations to remove waste and reduce our carbon footprint. Our day to day operations are online and staff are encouraged to minimise print, waste, travel and use of natural resources. ; • We advocate and proactively promote software/applications that support remote working and online meetings with clients and suppliers. Our policy is to minimise offsite meetings and where this is not feasible, encourage staff to utilise alternative methods of transport that minimise our carbon footprint. ; • Our offices are located centrally and conveniently, our staff are encouraged to utilise alternative methods of transport such as walking, cycling and use of public transport. Where feasible staff located over 30+ miles away are encouraged to work from home for the majority of the working week. ; • As a technology company our staff are fully trained and well versed in the use of software and aids that support remote working, online meetings and virtual collaborative environments. We actively encourage, educate and support our clients to adopt the use of these tools in their wider business to support their social value targets. ; • We have arranged the reconditioning and redeployment of computers no longer utilised by our clients to a local school for reuse, thereby reducing emissions, water and raw materials associated with buying new computers for the school.; • We seek to utilise suppliers that support reduction of waste to landfill. ; • Social Value is included as part of our regular all staff meeting agenda to contribute to its ongoing development.

  Covid-19 recovery

  Business Reform Limited are committed to supporting and delivering activities that derive wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Through our engagements with staff, suppliers and clients we will further share best practice and encourage the wider understanding and adoption of Social Value. ; • We have participated in and played a role in the Department for Work and Pensions Kickstart Scheme to provide high quality 6-month work placements for young people, creating jobs that would otherwise not exist giving disadvantaged young people a chance to be in a job and build confidence and skills at this difficult time. ; • We encourage volunteering within our employees and have volunteers who have assisted the Covid-19 effort as First Responders and a School Governor. We also support our local School through pupil visits to our offices to educate on careers and business to raise awareness and inspire their appetite to work in technology and innovation. ; • We provide ongoing education to our employees to keep abreast of the latest developments on the software and applications that we provide. ; • We have robust policies, procedures and risk assessments in place to minimise the spread of Covid 19 including staff and visitors, and to mitigate the impact of any instances. ; • We successfully managed and mitigated the impact of Covid19 on our business with no redundancies and no use of the Furlough scheme. ; • We are committed to growing our business through the delivery of innovative, quality and competitive services to create new opportunities for sustainable recruitment and growth of the business that supports our local economy.

  Tackling economic inequality

  Business Reform Limited are committed to supporting and delivering activities that derive wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Through our engagements with staff, suppliers and clients we will further share best practice and encourage the wider understanding and adoption of Social Value. ; • As a Microsoft Partner and Cyber Essentials accredited organisation we support clients with the design, build and implementation of cost effective innovative and disruptive technologies and services that will assist them to improve quality, competitiveness and promote staff Mental Health and Wellbeing. ; • We have participated and played a role in the Department for Work and Pensions Kickstart Scheme to encourage young people into work. ; • We encourage volunteering within our employees and have volunteers who assisted with Covid-19 effort as First Responders and a School Governor. ; • We provide comprehensive education and managed services to identify, mitigate and manage cyber security threats with clients by improving the security posture of their environment.• We ensure that we pay a fair wage for our roles and create training opportunities, evidenced through several staff who have gone on to secure promotional and specialised roles to further their career, having benefitted from their experience and training with us.; • When procuring we actively seek to support local businesses and engage with local schools and collaborative educational groups. ; • We embrace diversity and inclusion, creating a welcoming environment for all employees and customers regardless of their background. Which creates opportunities for all people, regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic status. We support diversity within our organisation and have circa 50% of our staff from representing diversity.

  Equal opportunity

  Business Reform Limited are committed to supporting and delivering activities that derive wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Through our engagements with staff, suppliers and clients we will further share best practice and encourage the wider understanding and adoption of Social Value. ; • We advertise and promote recruitment opportunities openly in the market to enable more people the opportunity to respond. We do not discriminate and are encouraged by the receipt of applications from minority groups and already employ from minority groups. ; • We have participated in Department for Work and Pensions Kickstart Scheme to encourage disadvantaged and minority groups into the sector, as well as working with local education to provide insight and office visits to inspire young people, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds to aspire to gain the skills and education to work in the sector. ; • We support staff development and progression with a culture of personal development and continuous education. ; • We provide support and education services that seek to mentor and support the development of clients' staff in their day to day interactions with us, providing knowledge and skills transfer into the client organisation.

  Wellbeing

  Business Reform Limited are committed to supporting and delivering activities that derive wider social, economic and environmental benefits. Through our engagements with staff, suppliers and clients we will further share best practice and encourage the wider understanding and adoption of Social Value. ; • We take the mental health and wellbeing of our staff and clients very seriously. We support this through the use, training and adoption of technologies that improve the health and wellbeing of the users through supportive and automated applications that manage and reduce workload, as well as assistive software and applications that reduce unnecessary travel. ; • We encourage the building of relationships and the creation of a safe environment where people feel that they can openly discuss concerns and input into the development of our business and its services. ; • We provide a safe space through regular 1 to 1s where staff can openly discuss their mental health and wellbeing. ; • We encourage staff to hold outside of work interests such as hobbies and volunteering. ; • We are aware of and are working towards the 6 Mental Health at work commitment standards. ; • We are registered with St John Ambulance for E-Learning and Resources for Mental Health Awareness and information which is used to educate staff and to help shape and maintain a supportive workplace where employees can thrive.

Pricing

• Price: £595 to £1,165 a unit a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  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 info@businessreform.co.uk. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.