"Thats the way we always do it" - Is this the right way or is there an Alternative?
outerbox43
Change through challenging Convention
About Us
Challenging Convention
Challenging Convention
Challenging Convention
outerbox43 are an experienced cooperative of business ICT professionals who have been successful for decades within the corporate constraints, or working within the box. Having this perspective and now working out side the box creates a new perspective that thrives on challenging the norm and long established conventions.
Why 43?
Challenging Convention
Challenging Convention
Why Not 42? The number 43 is unique and doesn't immediately come to mind. This is a small representation of mindset that is outerbox43 thinking. 43 represents outerbox43 unique way of challenging the norm, suggesting alternative paths that will lead to better outcomes.
Once the Path is set
Challenging Convention
Once the Path is set
While we like to challenge ourselves constantly, we believe in using a proven Methodology to deliver the desired outcomes. This has been created and refined over many years. While it is proven, change is constant and is welcome at outerbox43, where we always ask why not?
Services
Envision
Consulting services - Helping businesses finding new pathways to meet the right outcomes.
The purpose of the envisioning stage is to establish the business context for the change initiative and to assess the current business situation. The Business Investigation phase focuses on defining a clear understanding of the business conditions which provides the basis for determining the business requirements and the strategies needed to fulfill the business goals.Once the business needs have been defined an investigation of potential solution alternatives can be completed to identify at a conceptual level how these business requirements can be meet. Based on the preferred solution approach a business proposal is prepared detailing the value and financial justification for the business initiative. The Envisioning stage includes the following phases:
· Business Investigation - this phase involves the gathering and analysis of information to gain an understanding of the current business situation and to make explicit the vision and needs of the business. The alignment of the concept to the business strategy is validated and the value of the initiative is assessed
· Initiative Investigation - To investigate approved business concepts to clarify the business scope and determine the technical feasibility of the initiatives alternatives identified. Prepare a business proposal outlining the recommended initiative strategy, estimated investment and resource requirements. The proposal provides a mechanism for communicating initiatives to other business units, enabling them to plan their involvement and for the initiation of projects and subsequent hand-over to nominated teams
· Business Justification - This phase involves the definition and analysis of the financial metrics and business benefits for the business concept. The findings are used to validate the business value and are used to measure against other investments under consideration
Transform
A reusable set of methodologies to deliver the identified Transformation strategy and the expected business benefits identified These Stages Include:
- Strategy and planning - This stage focuses on defining the detailed strategy and plans to implement the proposed business concept and to prepare the business case for approval. This involves project planning to establish the boundaries and scope of the project and to analyze the expected risks. From a solution perspective the emphasis is on understanding the client environment and defining the technical elements of the solution and the operational strategy for supporting the solution post implementation
- Design - Design is a critical part of the solution lifecycle. It is vital that the design encompasses all the key aspects of the solution and that the design meets the needs of the client. The design is based on the outputs from the Envisioning and Strategy and Planning stages and provides a complete view of all the components of the solution.
- Solution Development - This stage involves developing all the components of the solution. The components developed include a development and test environment for the Proof of Concept, which is used to validate that the solution meets the user requirements. The development environment is an extension on the prototype development and is where the detailed design is taken from a conceptual stage to a physical stage. Integration, application verification, and automated builds are key elements of this stage along with rigorous testing and quality assurance
- Business Readiness and Change - Business Readiness and Change management are critical components in ensuring that the business is prepared for the impact of implementing the new solution. Preparing the business for change requires a detailed communications strategy and planning exercise. Providing the right levels of communication and user training are critical elements in ensuring a successful solution implementation. This stage also implements the detailed processes and procedures required for the operational support teams to effectively manage the new solution.
- Solution Delivery - The Solution Delivery stage is when the solution is implemented into the production environment. Once the full production implementation is complete the project is reviewed, closed off, the solution handed over to the operational management teams, and any lessons learned from the project documented
Maintain & Protect
A set of support and protection services to enable the business investment to perform, minimise the risk profile and deliver on the identified outcomes
Operational readiness assessment - Perform a high level assessment of the current state of the organisation operational strategy is performed, resulting in creation of a baseline. The gap between the envisioning initiatives and the current state of the organisation can be determined. This can also include
* Define Service level Agreement *Define bespoke support arrangements *Support model *Continuity Model
Operational review assessment - Perform a high level assessment of the current state of the organisation operational This can also include
* Review Service level Agreements *Asset/Fleet review
*Operation support model review * Support Incident review *Health Check
High Level Security assessment – A High Level IT Security Review allows the customer to better understand their current security posture in relation to international standards and best practices. It will identify at a high level, the areas of ICT Security that need attention and provide a baseline from which decisions can be made. Reviewing ICT Security posture is a pro-active, risk avoidance process that is aimed at reducing exposure and costs arising from a potential security breach. This can also include:
- Assessing compliance to privacy legislation – Catalogue private data sources and compare compliance and risk against the Australian Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) Scheme
- Incident breach planning - Define breach process if an unforeseen breach incident event arises with compliance to the mandatory assessment and reporting requirements of the NBD. Complaint with NBD assessment and notification within 30 calendar days.
- Security Controls audit - Quickly establish the security baseline with a controls audit that will guide an organisation through a series of Rudimentary, Fundamental and Managerial controls. Baseline current security posture and understand risk currently unmitigated.
- Operational security Support model - Understand and assess the readiness of the current operational security support model, both internally and external components. Compare effectiveness to industry benchmarks.