The Aperium Approach

Strategic Alignment Framework Governance Quality Assurance Quality Standards

Aperium ApproachThe 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.