in IS/IT Strategy development

IS/IT Strategy development Getting your IS/IT strategy aligned to your business has never been more crucial and in these straitened times many organisations are looking for new strategies which promise to deliver better business alignment, greater efficiencies, improved competitive edge, agility, and ideally reduced cost.

We have a breadth of expertise at senior management level and can help you develop your IT strategy whichever way suits your organisation the best. Our advice is always expert, independent and impartial (we are not tied to any vendor), and draws on the collective experiences and views of the NCC membership community of IT and business decision makers:

We can help you with:

Facilitation

We can act as an independent change agent within your organisation facilitating focussed communication amongst your stakeholders. Using a flexible framework, we solicit discussions, views and opinions to deliver a holistic view of potential or proposed IT strategies.

IT Strategy Development and review

With our independent perspective, broad understanding of the technology marketplace and our own end-user benchmarking services we can help you devise an IT strategy that is appropriate to your circumstances and business requirements. We can also give you extra re-assurance by independently reviewing your IT strategy proposals. We have particular expertise of developing and reviewing IS/IT strategies for the public sector.

Enterprise Architecture

We can advise on how to put together an EA that is appropriate for your organisational needs. We can also run in-house training courses to equip your team with both basic and advanced EA skills.

Agile methodologies

We can help you get to grips with Agile project management methodologies and help you implement them in your organisation- we can also train your team in Agile approaches.

Application Optimisation

We can help you get the best from your IT infrastructure by advising on application optimisation, enabling you to deliver improved business services, often with reduced expenditure.

Programme Management

We can help you improve the performance of your programme management practices by evaluating them against best practice. We can also run in-house training courses to equip your staff with the skills they need to manage programmes effectively.

Business Process Management

BPM is a management methodology that takes a holistic view of an organisation’s processes and helps managers align IT more effectively to business requirements and goals. We can help you assess your readiness to adopt BPM, give you a route-map to successful adoption and provide guidance at every stage of the process.

Change management

Recognise the need for change, but need some external support to ensure the programme delivers the business benefits? NCC’s change management consultants are experts who have built up a wealth of experience helping organisations transition from one state to another. They are available to assist your change programme and can help you foresee and overcome obstacles before they impact your project plan.