Decisions you can revisit
Context, options and consequences recorded for every significant choice.
Decisions recorded, not assumed
Design and Architecture
Solution, data, integration and security architecture with the decisions written down so the solution can be owned later.
Architecture is valuable when it makes the consequential decisions explicit and records why they were made. We produce designs your engineers can build from and your successors can understand, favouring the simplest structure that satisfies the requirement.
Outcomes
What this family is for
Designs that get built
Detailed enough to implement, not so abstract they need reinterpretation.
Risk surfaced early
Integration, security and performance concerns raised while they are cheap.
How it runs
The shape of an engagement
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Understand
Requirements, constraints, existing estate and non-functional needs.
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Options
Credible alternatives with trade-offs made explicit.
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Decide
Recommendation with rationale, recorded as a decision record.
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Detail
Component, data, integration and security design ready to build from.
Services
All 7 design and architecture services
Solution Architecture
Component, integration and deployment design owned by a named architect and recorded as decisions.
Functional Design
Detailed functional specification covering process, screens, rules and edge cases.
User Experience Design
Task-centred interface design validated with the people who will use it, with accessibility built in.
Data Architecture
Data model, ownership, quality controls and lineage designed for the volume expected in year five.
Integration Architecture
Interface contracts, patterns, error handling and monitoring designed before the first integration is built.
Security Architecture
Identity, access, data protection and monitoring designed alongside the solution rather than reviewed at the end.
Governance Design
Environment strategy, policy, ownership and lifecycle designed alongside enablement.