Companies with existing products/projects that have gone off track or are floundering.
Our professional services are aimed at two groups:
Companies with existing products/projects that have gone off track or are floundering.
Individuals who have had the ‘light bulb’ moment and just don’t know where to start in making their idea a reality
Our model is to offer varying levels of support tailored to your needs and budget. We start with a consultation period where we delve into your project to get a full understanding and identify the areas of strength and weakness. From there we will provide an action plan which we will support you through to ensure that you stay on track. The support can be a day a week, a day a month or Ad Hoc; whichever you feel is necessary. We believe this model provides you with access to the knowledge and experience required to enable to your objectives to be achieved without committing to hiring full time employees until your business is ready to do so.
The million-dollar question! Honestly it depends on a couple of factors, complexity and longevity. Every project is unique and how much consultancy you may need will vary. But to give you an idea how we would normally work here is our standard rate card:
| Service | Fee (+ VAT) | Product Outputs | Project Outputs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial consultation | £400 - £600 | Set up documentation structure Workshop on product definition process Sanity check |
High level project plan and structure RAID Log Project Summary and Recommendations Report |
| Progress review | £650 - £850 | Review of project documentation Provide coaching as required Individual meetings with key team members |
Independent Summary of Findings Report and Recommendations Individual meetings with key project members Review of project documentation Provide coaching as required |
| Implementation Preparation | £650 - £850 | Help with sourcing specialist suppliers Development project initiation |
Readiness for Implementation Report Implementation plan including Communications and PR |
| Project Assurance Tool | £495 | Comprehensive report providing a confidence of success score with a set of recommendations | Comprehensive report providing a confidence of success score with a set of recommendations |
Typically, we spend a day with you on the initial consultation and then another day compiling the outputs.
Progress reviews can be scheduled to suit, from weekly to one a month depending where you are in the project lifecycle.
These are all methodologies that are used in many different sectors. Our approach is to offer a practical project lifecycle tailored to your requirements. At the end of the day what’s most important is that your product is delivered on time, in budget and to the right quality.
Our lead project manager, Andrew Ormston, has over 20 years’ experience as a PM. Working within the Financial Service, Health Innovation, NHS and charity sectors Andrew has delivered change in a variety of guises. Many clients use Andrew as a ‘translator’, someone who can communicate between the IT world, external suppliers and the business units to ensure expectations are met. Most recently Andrew has been working at an NHS Trust implementing new IT systems in Maternity and Infection Control as well as working with Health Innovators get their products to market through an Innovation Exchange.
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Having achieved his Bachelors in Civil Engineering and his Masters in Computing, Graham Kelly embarked on a career in engineering. He then made the switch to coding and led the team who created the first ticketing machines now common in every railway station. Most recently Graham’s entrepreneur spirit has seen him create the eTag, a contactless way of checking luggage in at airports that is now at the market testing phase. Graham says “helping people with good ideas to navigate the pitfalls of getting a product to market is hugely satisfying. Seeing people get excited.
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