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:
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Extensive stakeholder involvement.
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Extensive development and use of internal capability.
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Independent leadership and advice, not influenced by consortia self-interest.
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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.
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On-going sharing of information internally, with a handover at completion, such that all knowledge remains with the impacted stakeholders and users.
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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.