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Project turnaround of Internet Application Development

This assignment required the turnaround of a development project which was running significantly over budget and behind schedule.
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The development project had been commissioned by a startup company to support a new business venture based on the provision of an online trading exchange for physical goods. The main development work had been outsourced and was supplemented by in-house development for the additional components of the solution, including a fully automated online direct debit processing mechanism. From an initial development schedule of 4 months the project had taken 9 months and still had no firm date for delivery.
Using the experience in EIT Consulting the project was re-focussed and a plan put in place for completion of the development, testing, deployment and launch of the application within two months. The plan was executed successfully and the application launched on the agreed date.

Development of new business stream for Consultancy Business

This assignment involved the development of a new business and revenue stream for a well-established consultancy business.
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This consultancy business was well-established with a wide range of public and private sector clients, delivering business advice and consulting to the major players in its industry. The objective of the assignment was to develop a new line of business, web site and Internet applications development, to capitalise on the existing client relationships and increase share of revenue from those clients.
EIT Consulting's business development experience and technical expertise enabled the new business to grow from a fledgling operation to a credible and profitable business unit for the company within 18 months. This new business unit helped to support the company's move away from less profitable work into new and more profitable areas of business.

Due diligence project in Software Company

Under contract to Intuitus Ltd, EIT Consulting conducted a technical due diligence assessment for a VC’s investment in a UK-based supplier of technology inventory management software.
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Specifically, the assessment focused on the latest development in the company’s audit product range. The scope of work involved an assessment of the market opportunity and product positioning, comparing product functionality with leading competitor products, and noting key differentiators and barriers to entry. We assessed the product itself, both in terms of its underlying architecture and its ease of implementation and use. We also reviewed the quality and completeness of product documentation, and the experience of the management team and development staff, noting any dependencies on key personnel.
In addition to validating the technical quality of the product and the development process, we were able to provide the investor with a thorough review of the product's competitive position and recommendations for the future development of the product.

Merger integration project for Major PLC

This assignment involved the integration of the IT organisations and systems of two large plc businesses undertaking a merger to create a FTSE100 business.
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The combination of two large companies to create a FTSE100 business with a turnover of £4B required the consolidation of two IT organisations with a total of around 600 staff and contractors and an annual IT budget of £80M. The integration process had to deliver a consistent operating environment for staff in the business, improved efficiencies in IT operations and substantial cost savings as a result of reducing duplication and overlap between the IT systems.
EIT Consulting staff were instrumental in the leadership of the integration project and achievement of the integration programme objectives on time and within budget. Ongoing savings in revenue expenditure in excess of £10M were achieved within a year.

Startup of new Pensions Management Business

This assignment required business development and technical architecture definition for a new business being set up to service the emerging stakeholder pensions market.
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As part of a corporate venturing initiative a well-established business wished to expand its offering into the financial services market. Its objective was to address the emerging need for low cost administration systems to support stakeholder pensions. The assignment required working with the new management team to develop and validate the business plan, define the technical architecture for the system, specify the requirements and manage the outsourced development project.
EIT Consulting staff worked closely with the management team of the new company on assignment for 9 months to develop and deploy the system into the production environment.