case studies

Financial services

Data Centre Re-engineering

Client
Barclays Bank PLC
Sector
Financial services

Project description

Barclays Technology Services, assisted by Price Waterhouse, undertook a four month ‘opportunities review’ which identified a number of focus areas for re-engineering. One of the most significant areas was the re-engineering (premises, equipment, software, technical architecture, support, etc) of the Bank’s main Data Centres.

Concurrently, ItemPlus was completing an assignment with BTS to design, plan and cost a significantly enhanced Disaster Recovery Capability for the IBM mainframe environment.

ItemPlus was asked to support BTS in taking forward a combined project through to executive sanction.

ItemPlus worked alongside the programme manager, providing general support but with a focus on the following areas:

  • costing alternates, and building the investment business case
  • identifying work activities, preparing programme plans and programme organisation
  • stakeholder management, executive briefings, and completion of the final executive presentations, reports and submissions

Outcome

The programme was combined with two other major programmes and taken to the Board for approval. Approval was obtained, and ItemPlus was asked to continue in support of the launch of the implementation programme.