In today's dynamic digital landscape, navigating complex technology decisions and efficient project execution are paramount. We offer expert tech advisory and consulting services, specializing in AI, Legacy Modernization, End-to-End Solution Architecture, Integration, Data Design, and Application Rationalization. Our unique value bridges strategic guidance with flawless execution, especially through the setup and management of high-performing development teams.
Whether you're an early-stage startup, late-stage startup, charity, a growing SME, or a large corporation, we provide a structured, outcome-driven approach to ensure your technology investments deliver maximum impact and sustainable growth.
Behind our comprehensive service offerings is a team with unparalleled expertise and a relentless commitment to your success. As a collective, we bring over 50 years of deep technology experience, comprising seasoned Technology Architects, Fractional CTOs, Board Advisors, and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs).
Our core strength lies in our proven ability to lead and guide transformational change. We have successfully spearheaded complex initiatives for Fortune 500 companies across diverse and demanding sectors including Finance, Insurance, and the Public Sector. Beyond this, our mentors excel at guiding change across dynamic industries like Social Media, Data & Analytics, Generative AI, Retail, and Telecom, demonstrating our adaptability and broad impact.
Our commitment to excellence is underpinned by industry-leading certifications, with our mentors holding TOGAF, PRINCE2, and SAFe 4 Agilist designations. This ensures that our strategic advice is grounded in robust frameworks and agile methodologies. We possess profound knowledge in critical technology domains, including cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), APIs, microservices, data architecture, identity management, and advanced AI.
Our focus is always on delivering tactical digital innovation for competitive advantage. We don't just advise; we partner with you to shape your strategy, fuel market growth, and drive holistic business transformation that directly enhances your revenue and agility.
With a strong track record in solution architecture, end-to-end design, and cloud technologies across diverse industries, our team excels at leading complex projects, managing high-performing teams, and fostering effective stakeholder collaboration. We combine deep technical acumen with a pragmatic, strategic approach.
Choose the precise support you need: whether it's strategic advisory, architectural guidance, hands-on technical implementation support, expert mentorship, or navigating intricate digital transformations. We are here to help you assess API maturity, modernize with cutting-edge AI, develop robust digital strategies, and ignite innovation for a lasting competitive edge.
Partner with us to accelerate your technology initiatives and achieve sustainable growth.
OUR PORTFOLIO
AI-Powered Platform Launch: Successfully led the end-to-end product development and launch of a new AI-powered marketing insights platform for a cutting-edge tech startup. Architected the Gen AI technology backbone to consolidate fragmented data into actionable strategies. Managed an offshore development team to deliver the Gen AI product to market in just three months, empowering SMEs and non-profits with real-time, data-driven decision-making.
Ed-Tech Platform Development for Traditional Arts: Contributed to the development of a platform for a cultural education startup focused on traditional musical traditions. This platform provides a flexible learning environment with options for face-to-face, online teacher-led, and subscription-based video lessons, making ancient art forms accessible globally at the click of a finger.
AI Roadmap & Architecture for Online Grocery Platform: Collaborated with McGrocer, an online grocery delivery platform, to develop their AI roadmap. This involved identifying key pain points, defining "AS-IS" and "TO-BE" architectures, and strategically integrating Generative AI to enhance their e-commerce operations, contributing to their growth in delivering high-quality products globally.
Data-Driven Insights & BI Modernization: Our team successfully delivered data-driven insights and automation solutions, including advanced recognition and demographic analysis tools, for a major commercial property development and investment company, optimizing property management and leasing strategies with a £1 million budget. Concurrently, our team helped in a transformative £1.5 million project to modernize the Business Intelligence and data capabilities for a global B2B information and analytics provider, replacing outdated reporting tools with a cloud-based BI platform. This collective effort resulted in improved decision-making, increased efficiency, and enhanced data security, while ensuring GDPR compliance and leveraging agile methodologies for efficient delivery. This combined experience highlights our expertise in transforming raw data into strategic assets and modernizing complex data infrastructures.
Financial Services Technology & Project Delivery: Our team possesses extensive financial sector experience, managing complex global projects for a leading global financial institution impacting thousands of employees. We specialize in architecture and end-to-end designs for customer data quality and e-privacy solutions for top retail banks, and have improved development practices and application architecture for a financial market infrastructure company. Our expertise extends to digital transformation, payments automation, and re-architecting legacy systems with zero downtime for a major credit card company, delivering customized e-banking solutions globally.
Insurance Technology & Transformation: Our team possesses deep Insurance domain expertise, driving significant technology transformations. We proposed legacy modernization frameworks, including cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and AI integration, for a major global insurer. We defined target architectures for Workplace Pension Platforms at a leading UK insurer. Our technical capabilities encompass designing and implementing solutions with Java, microservices, RedHat infrastructure, integrating with core insurance systems, and introducing SPA frameworks, API Gateways, and REST APIs. We also designed SOA-based integration services for a large US insurer and managed complex platform deployments for a global financial services group, ensuring stability.
Telecommunications & Broadcasting Technology & Service Management: Our team possesses robust telecommunications and broadcasting domain expertise, delivering critical technology solutions. This includes spearheading the smooth transition and ongoing service management for a 5-year contract for a major telecommunications provider, transitioning 20 critical applications with minimal disruption and maximized customer satisfaction. We also led the identification of Integration Reference Architectures (utilizing TOGAF), developed and deployed APIs on Apigee, designed end-to-end integration architectures for broadcast platforms, and managed legacy transformation. Our experience extends to developing backend processes for bill data and ensuring platform stability for major telecom and broadcasting entities.
Retail & Utilities Digital Transformation: Our team drives digital transformation and retail technology innovation. For a major global fashion retailer, we delivered £10M IT projects, boosting efficiency by 20% and saving £2M, leveraging Gen AI for forecasting. We spearheaded a £5M digital modernization for a prominent health and beauty retailer, enhancing customer experience and online sales via Experience Manager. For a leading multi-utility provider, we achieved £1.5M savings and secured 1.4M transactions for 600K customers. Our expertise spans complex integration architectures (SAS DW, Oracle RPAS, E-commerce, Apigee), architecture governance (TOGAF), global ERP integration, and leading offshore J2EE development for vital retail systems.
Cybersecurity, Risk Management & Operational Stability for Large-Scale Digital Platforms: Our team has experience in providing Technology Risk & Compliance Programs with strategic initiatives for a global social media and entertainment platform, strengthening cybersecurity and data privacy to ensure the protection of over 250 million users' data. Concurrently, provided strategic advice to the Risk and Problem Management Team at a leading international betting and gaming group, optimizing operational efficiency, which led to increased reliability and stability by minimizing downtime for over 120,000 customers, providing expertise in safeguarding vast user data and ensuring continuous, high-performance operations across critical digital infrastructures.
Healthcare, Public Sector, Manufacturing & Entertainment Technology: Our team offers robust expertise in Healthcare, Public Sector, Manufacturing, and Entertainment, driving significant digital transformations. We architected AI-powered solutions for a global healthcare company and led critical API management and security initiatives for a major public health organization. In the public sector, we delivered secure cloud platforms (Azure, IaC) and advanced identity management for government agencies. For manufacturing clients, we designed complex product pricing systems, integrated ERPs, and developed web services for logistics. Additionally, we provided consulting and team leadership for transformation projects at a leading global entertainment company, utilizing Agile methodologies for business analysis, design, and stakeholder management, including portal design and technical documentation, ensuring seamless project execution.
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