Case Studies

Delivering SOA is about more than just implementing technology. Service Oriented Architecture is an approach and a set of principles that must be embraced if the benefits are to be realised.  EAS were engaged to define a vision and strategy for integration based on SOA; identify candidate services and solutions; to deliver a pilot and rollout the infrastructure and support organisation.

Delivering an effective cost reduction programme requires a clear understanding of what the business does, how it does it and where the inefficiencies are. Such programmes are often focused on areas of the business that are perceived to have excessive costs rather than those where there is actually unnecessary cost.  EAS were engaged to produce a coherent view of the IT to business mapping and highlight where real inefficiencies existed.

Effective cost reduction programmes should be driven by cost cutting decisions that are based on fact rather than guesswork. EAS were asked to define a global architecture methodology that could be used to deliver consistency across global markets, highlight inefficiencies and identify opportunities to support the cost efficiency drive.

Enterprise Architecture is a key enabler in making informed decisions. For one financial services organisation, the business model was changing as one of the core business processes was being outsourced. EAS were engaged to help the organisation understand how its existing IT capabilities mapped to the new business model, and where gaps should be filled through outsourcing.

Defining and managing the sourcing requirements for a business is a complex task. Unless the boundaries between the separate organisations involved are clear, the effectiveness of the
sourcing, be it ‘in-sourcing’ or outsourcing, can be compromised. EAS were engaged to identify what the ‘rightsourcing’ model options were, make a recommendation and describe
how it would work.