Engagement model
Practical ways to work with A2Z Cloud
Engagements commonly begin with a focused advisory piece and expand into implementation, operations or specialist resourcing once the direction is clear.
Select a model
Four engagement models
Choose a model to see what it suits and the commercial options available.
Advisory and Architecture
Focused advisory support to establish direction, assess options and design a target state before committing to delivery.
Suitable for
- Technology strategy
- Architecture assessments
- Target-state design
- Cloud and data roadmaps
- AI opportunity assessments
- Security posture reviews
Commercial options
- Fixed-scope engagement
- Time and materials
- Retained advisory support
Advisory and Architecture
Focused advisory support to establish direction, assess options and design a target state before committing to delivery.
Project Delivery
Defined delivery of cloud, data and AI initiatives against approved architecture, scope and milestones.
Managed Cloud Services
Ongoing operational support for cloud platforms, scaled and tailored to the organisation's needs.
Skilled Resources
Specialist Cloud, AI and Data professionals embedded within your teams for as long as they are needed.
Delivery lifecycle
Five stages from understanding to continuous improvement
Every stage has a clear objective, defined outputs and a decision point before the next stage begins.
- 1
Understand
Establish the business priorities, constraints and outcomes that will guide the engagement.
Main activities
- Stakeholder discussions
- Business and operational context review
- Outcome and success-measure definition
Outputs
- Engagement context summary
- Agreed objectives and scope boundaries
Customer involvement
Business and technology stakeholders in short, focused sessions.
Decision point
Confirm the problem statement and the scope of assessment.
- 2
Assess
Understand the current state, risks and viable options.
Main activities
- Current-state architecture review
- Security, data and operational assessment
- Technical options analysis
Outputs
- Current-state findings
- Options assessment
- Indicative effort and sequencing
Customer involvement
Access to environments, documentation and subject-matter experts.
Decision point
Select the preferred option to carry into design.
- 3
Architect
Design a secure, scalable and implementable target state.
Main activities
- Target-state and solution architecture
- Non-functional and security-control alignment
- Roadmap and delivery sequencing
Outputs
- Solution-design documentation
- Architecture decisions
- Delivery roadmap
Customer involvement
Design reviews and architecture governance participation.
Decision point
Endorse the architecture and approve the delivery approach.
- 4
Deliver
Implement the approved design safely and predictably.
Main activities
- Environment and workload build
- Migration and integration
- Testing, assurance and documentation
Outputs
- Deployed environments and workloads
- Runbooks and handover material
Customer involvement
Delivery governance, testing support and acceptance.
Decision point
Accept the delivered capability and agree the operating model.
- 5
Operate and Improve
Keep the platform available, secure, governed and cost aware.
Main activities
- Monitoring and maintenance
- Security and cost oversight
- Continuous improvement planning
Outputs
- Operational reporting
- Improvement backlog
- Governance reviews
Customer involvement
Regular service reviews with nominated owners.
Decision point
Prioritise the next cycle of improvement work.
Get started
Begin with a focused conversation
Tell us about your priorities and we will suggest the engagement model that fits.