Understand the landscape
Map critical applications, service dependencies and business constraints.
OutputCurrent-state technology assessment
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Technology StrategyMake technology
Make technology
a business decision.
Connect enterprise priorities to technology investments, modernisation choices and a sequenced roadmap. Make the whole-life effort, operating responsibilities and trade-offs visible before committing.
The business priority
Which technology choices support the business plan?
Platform choices often arrive before the business outcome is clear. Fragmented systems, hidden integration work and delivery constraints can make a new application harder to justify and operate.
A shared business ambition, visibility of current systems and input from the teams responsible for operating them.
Key capability highlightsSpecific work.
Specific work.
Useful outputs.
Agree the scope, dependencies and responsibilities before work begins. Each workstream produces a defined output.
Compare strategic options
Assess retain, modernise, replace, build, buy and partner options against outcomes, effort and risk.
OutputTechnology options and decision framework
Define the target direction
Set architecture principles, integration priorities and the capabilities the business needs.
OutputTarget technology direction and principles
Sequence the investment
Plan initiatives, dependencies, funding decisions and governance checkpoints.
OutputInvestment roadmap and governance pack
Implementation strategySequence the work.
Sequence the work.
Make the gates clear.
An indicative delivery route. Sequencing and timing follow the scope, dependencies and business readiness. The stages below define the evidence needed to proceed.
| Stage | Practical work | Decision gate | Accountable roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01Align | Define business outcomes and constraints. | Priorities agreed | Business sponsor |
| 02Assess | Review systems, effort and dependencies. | Baseline validated | Technology owners |
| 03Choose | Compare options and record trade-offs. | Option selected | Investment forum |
| 04Plan | Sequence scope, funding and capacity. | Roadmap approved | Portfolio lead |
| 05Review | Reassess assumptions as delivery progresses. | Decision refreshed | Governance forum |
Governance built into the workClear decisions.
Clear decisions.
Traceable evidence.
Confirm the roles and authority at the start. Record important decisions, control evidence and the route for unresolved risks.
Explore the core governance pillarStrategic priorities
- Accountable role
- Business sponsor
- Evidence
- Outcomes and assumptions
Architecture direction
- Accountable role
- Architecture owner
- Evidence
- Principles and trade-offs
Investment decision
- Accountable role
- Investment forum
- Evidence
- Whole-life effort and risk assessment
Roadmap changes
- Accountable role
- Portfolio owner
- Evidence
- Dependency and change impact log
Illustrative deliverable examplesSee what the work
See what the work
can put in your hands.
Original mockups, built to show the structure and level of detail. All records, roles and statuses are illustrative; these are not client results or live product screens.
01 / Assessment & design
Technology investment decision brief
Illustrative platform choices / assumptions made explicit
02 / Delivery & governance
Implementation & governance blueprint
The stages, decisions, owners and evidence connecting the recommendation to delivery.
What you take forwardDefined deliverables.
Defined deliverables.
A usable handover.
The final pack reflects the agreed scope, with decisions, limitations, owners and next actions documented.
- Current-state technology assessment
- Technology options and decision framework
- Target technology direction and principles
- Investment roadmap and governance pack
Make progress observableMeasure the change
Measure the change
that matters.
Establish the baseline and agree the measures before assessing improvement. These examples are discussion points, not promised results.
Investment fit
Each initiative linked to a business priority.
Whole-life effort
Implementation, integration, migration, support and internal capacity.
Delivery readiness
Dependencies, sequencing and operating ownership made explicit.
A useful starting point
A shared business ambition, visibility of current systems and input from the teams responsible for operating them.
Discuss this priorityYour next decisionMake your next
Make your next
decision clearer.
Start with the business priority, the constraints you face and the decisions worth addressing together.
Discuss your priorities