Strategic Capability Review

Challenge

Our client had created a new business strategy, and the CIO function was preparing its response to ensure it fully supported this new direction.

The CIO needed to understand the capability of the team and the broad future technical environment required to deliver the strategy.

A leading Irish financial services company

Solution

Assessed the current technology landscape and interviewed stakeholders using our proven, structured approach

Observed team behaviours in day-to-day activities

Reviewed project life cycle outputs, processes and management information

Performed a comparative assessment versus peer group companies and combined this with an analysis of industry trends to help form improvement recommendations

Produced a maturity assessment of people, processes and technology with respect to the departments’ ability to deliver the new business strategy

Outcome

Supporting business strategy

An objective analysis of the IT team’s ability to support the business strategy in a sustainable way
Pragmatic project plan to address areas for improvement
Communications and stakeholder plan to gain buy-in to the required investment
An executive briefing pack to communicate the key findings and recommendations