Planning Cloud Strategies for 2022

With all the upheaval that has happened over the last two years, most organisations will have jumped into or accelerated their move to cloud application. However, not all this activity will have been fully planned, or backed with a clear cloud strategy and business case. With survival at stake for many companies, a ‘Just Do

Digital & Cloud Transformation – Does data remain a key ingredient for success?

At Searchlight, we have always understood the importance of data in any digital and cloud transformation. We actively manage the migration of data and its cleanliness in all our transformation programmes, to maximise the value of our clients overall investment.

How to Build a Robust Business Case for Cloud Transformation

Before combating the transformation journey, we advise that teams first focus on building a strong Business Case, which is owned and championed by business stakeholders.

Controls and the move to the UK Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)

This may seem like a dull and perhaps confusing term, but the Controls and UK SOX are actually very interesting and important.

Your Journey to the Cloud – Part 1: Assessment & Planning

Cloud computing is now twenty years old, so there are many lessons to be gained from the pioneers on how to succeed in this critical transformation for your business.

The path to avoiding digital transformation failure

Delivering technology programmes can be difficult, but if pitfalls are avoided through planning, and action executed effectively, organisations will deliver transformative outcomes. Take a look at our infographic below which shares our advice on getting transformation right first time. Download as a PDF

The pillars of successful transformation

Communication, consistent wins and accountability are the pillars of any successful transformation programme. While this sounds simple, it is rarely achieved. Often, as larger transformation programmes are undertaken, support for these programmes does not permeate the entire organisation resulting in diminishing returns. Below, I detail how this tends to happen and how, through using the

Understanding today’s digital technology challenges

Organisations are modernising and adapting to new tech-focused environments at pace, with large investments in digital transformation. However, digital transformations can often lead to misalignments between strategy and business technologies. According to research by McKinsey (2018), only 16% of digital transformations succeed. The research goes on to highlight core factors to executing a successful transformation,

It’s a hat-trick of CCS Frameworks!

Searchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Software Design & Implementation Services (SDIS) framework This week Searchlight received the great news that Crown Commercial Service (CCS) have named Searchlight on a new framework focused on helping central, local government and other public sector buyers with their back-office transformation programmes.

Searchlight Consulting on DOS 5

Searchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Digital Outcomes & Digital Specialists 5 (DOS 5) framework Following our success with joining the G-Cloud 12 framework last year, we are very pleased to announce that Searchlight Consulting will be bringing its expertise in designing and delivering digital business solutions to

Searchlight Consulting on G-Cloud 12 Cloud Support

Searchlight Consulting have been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS)  G-Cloud 12 framework   We are very pleased to announce that Searchlight Consulting will be bringing its expertise in programme, project and portfolio management for digital, cloud and technology-enabled change to the Public Sector having been named as a supplier on the

Process Mapping Needs a Purpose

Process mapping is boring?! Open any book on business change, process improvement, enterprise architecture or systems implementation methods and one activity is certain to feature early on in the recommended approach - process mapping.  Documenting a graphical representation of the processes, activities and tasks that the organisation performs to execute its business.  Whether that be