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Technical advisory & ICT

ICT Design Review

Technical advice on the owner’s side: business needs turned into a clear ICT brief, and the consultant’s design explained back in business terms.

Client
Mixed-use real estate developer
Area
ICT requirements & design
Status
Design review delivered
Practice
Digital Transformation Consultancy

The challenge

Our client, the owner of a mixed-use, multi-tower complex, wanted to review the work of its ICT designer and consultant. ICT design is highly technical, which made it hard for the owner to set clear requirements, manage a specialist consultant and judge whether each submission met the needs of its business.

What we did

We worked on the client’s side from start to finish. We helped the client develop and refine its ICT requirements, select an ICT consultant and translate those requirements into technical requirements for the consultant. We then managed the consultant’s work and submissions on the client’s behalf.

How we worked

  • Requirements: the client’s ICT needs, developed and refined together.
  • Selection: helping the client choose its ICT consultant.
  • Technical brief: business requirements translated into technical ones.
  • Oversight: the consultant’s work and submissions managed for the client.

The design, in business terms

We reviewed the consultant’s work and translated it back into the client’s business and functional requirements, so the owner could understand it. Throughout, we were on hand to guide and advise the client on a highly technical subject.

Fig. 08 — Between owner and consultantSchematic
We work between the owner and its ICT consultant. The owner's business and functional needs come to us; we refine the requirements, help select the consultant, write its technical brief, oversee its work and submissions, and review its design back in business terms for the owner. Throughout, we guide and advise the owner. THE OWNER OUR ROLE · ON THE OWNER’S SIDE ICT CONSULTANT The owner Mixed-use, multi-tower complex IN BUSINESS TERMS Business needs Functional requirements TRANSLATING BOTH WAYS 123 45 Requirements Developed and refined Consultant selection Chosen with the client Technical brief Needs, in technical terms Oversight Work and submissions managed Design review Back in business terms ICT consultant Designs the ICT systems IN TECHNICAL TERMS Technical design Design submissions THROUGHOUT On hand to guide and advise the owner on a highly technical subject

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What we delivered

Clear ICT requirements

Developed and refined with the client, in its own terms.

Consultant selection

Help choosing the consultant, then a technical brief to design to.

Consultant managed

Work and submissions overseen on the client’s behalf.

Design made clear

Technical work explained in business and functional terms.

  • Client-side technical advice
  • ICT requirements
  • Consultant selection
  • Technical requirements
  • Consultant management
  • Submission reviews
  • Design review
  • Business & functional requirements

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