What we offer as part of
digital and enterprise architecture

Our experienced Digital Transformation Practitioners can partner with you to develop a Digital Strategy, transformation delivery road map and target operating model to fit your needs. We understand that each client is unique, but also have shared complex business problems often crossing multiple domains such as political, social, economic and technology. In order to address we look at work close with you to understand your business and co-design the right outcome, while also bringing a wealth of sector insight and knowledge to help inform the co-design process to develop strategies that support your corporate vision. Through our strategy and transformation development process we ensure we take a co-design approach engaging key stakeholders and customer in the process, to facilitate buy in an engagement throughout.

In order to support your digital journey we will:

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Digital maturity

Understand the as-is digital maturity of your organisation and the technology landscape, then define the target state needed to deliver the strategy through the use of our Digital Maturity Assessment.

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Architecture

Understand the current business and technical architectures underpinning your organisation and how they need to evolve to support your corporate vision and plan, whilst meeting the needs of your end users. Laying the foundations for enterprise architecture. Find out more about Enterprise Architecture ‘as a Service’.

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Target operating model

Define a Target Operating Model that delivers your strategy and builds in resilience and the ability to respond to a changing environment and customer expectations.

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Delivery plan

Define a transformational delivery plan that supports your organisational and digital ambitions. We ensure the best use of technology and modern digital delivery methodologies through the development of key enterprise principles which will continue to guide and support transformation for the future.

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Change management

Help you to develop your Change Management and Organisational Development to support the delivery of your roadmap and agreed Target Operating Model.

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TOGAF

Support in the development of in-house enterprise architecture practice underpinned by best practice methodology TOGAF.

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Contract management

Ensure that your contract management and procurement processes enable the selection and implementation of IT solutions that support the strategic roadmap and the capabilities needed to transform your organisation.

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Business cases

Support defining your organisational requirements and business cases for core solutions such as ERP that underpin your core processes and then select the best solution based on extensive implementation experience.

How we will benefit you

With our extensive experience and knowledge in this area we have supported a number of organisations to develop their data, technology and architecture to an ambitious and modernised state. We align to current best practice for digital transformation and methodologies, as well as developing our own, and our independence from suppliers allows us to choose the best solution for you. We also have access to additional resources via our Socitm membership community.

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What do our customers think?

"We were thoroughly satisfied with the work Socitm Advisory provided and their attention to detail. Their working style was very passionate, and they fitted well within project team."

Marco Reece-Heal
Midlothian Council

"Having worked with Socitm Advisory previously, we chose to use them again because of the wider insight they bring and the pragmatic, actionable output they deliver."

Andrew Stokes
High Peak District Council

"During their assurance role the Socitm Advisory consultants provided a professional and a very supporting critical friend role to the programme team."

Lee Alexander
Durham County Council

“Working with Socitm Advisory has felt seamless and easy. They have a well-developed approach to contact, allowing multiple channels of communication.”

Robert Parkin
Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority

“The close working relationship that we were able to develop with the team helped us considerably shorten the procurement elements of this major project and reach a successful conclusion.”

Project Team Member
Folkestone & Hythe District Council

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