Aperium


The Aperium Approach

The Aperium Approach is a series of frameworks and tools that Aperium consultants draw upon to support their activities in working with clients.  The Approach forms the foundation for achieving consistently high grade outcomes which exceed a client’s expectations.  It has evolved from a combination of globally accepted best practice standards for Strategic Planning and the specific concept of Strategic Alignment developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s 90s (MIT90s) Research Programme.

All Aperium assignments are managed as projects using the Thomsett model for project management.  The Thomsett model overlays formal or informal IT project methodologies, and focus’ on overcoming the two major deficiencies apparent with many Information and Communication Technology (ICT) projects: inadequate stakeholder engagement and insufficient focus on achieving measurable business outcomes.

The central document of the Thomsett model is a stakeholder endorsed business case which is maintained for the life of the ensuing project.

Aperium’s extensive experience continually tells us that to maximise the likelihood for a successful project the following characteristics should apply:

  •  Extensive stakeholder involvement.

  •  Extensive development and use of internal capability.

  •  Independent leadership and advice, not influenced by consortia self-interest.

  •  Promotion of collaboration techniques by example throughout the development of the business case –   building teams, use of virtual teams, working in ways which suit the participants, leveraging synergies.

  •  On-going sharing of information internally, with a handover at completion, such that all knowledge         remains with the impacted stakeholders and users.

  •  Selection of appropriate, supplementary, external expertise.

 

The Framework

Aperium considers each Business initiative as a Project based on the Strategic Alignment process framework.  This Aperium framework encompasses:

Strategy, Discover, Plan, Implement and Optimise.

Strategy initiates the vision and mission to build a Business solution. 

Discover identifies and prioritises a clearly defined set of assets required to efficiently and successfully implement the Solution. 

Plan specifies all business aspects for the implementation programme or project, using outputs from the Discover session, a Discover Report, High Level Project Plan and Statement of Work.

Rounding out the framework is the Implement Phase.

Optimise Aperium can manage a complete range of solutions for the client’s requirements. The Aperium Approach quickly provides a comprehensive, efficient solution that enables the client to realise the business vision in both the short term and long term.