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02 · Architect · Technology Landscape & Process Engineering

An architecture your board can fund and processes your teams can run.

We map your applications, data and integrations, engineer target processes from L1 to L4, assess vendors objectively, and sequence it all into a phased roadmap with a business case.

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The problem

Systems bought one at a time create a landscape nobody designed.

The result is manual integration, heavy customisation and implementations that stall on decisions nobody made.

Symptom 01

Point solutions everywhere

Each function bought its own tools. Integration is manual and every change touches several systems.

Symptom 02

Selection by demo

Platforms chosen on the best demo rather than fit to your processes end up heavily customised and hard to upgrade.

Symptom 03

Processes undefined below L2

Without L3 and L4 detail, implementations stall on design decisions that should have been made before the build.

What we do

Four ways we help, delivered as one engagement or on their own.

01

Technology landscape

A clear picture of the applications, data and integrations you run today, and what to do with each.

  • Application and integration inventory with owners, costs and pain points
  • Data flows for product, supplier and order data across systems
  • Rationalisation options: retain, consolidate, replace or retire
02

Process engineering L1–L4

Target processes engineered top-down, from value chain to work instruction.

  • L1 value chain and L2 process groups aligned with leadership
  • L3 processes with roles, decisions and system touchpoints
  • L4 activities and work instructions, ready for configuration and agent design
03

Vendor assessment & selection

A defensible platform choice based on fit, usability and total cost of ownership.

  • Requirements and weighted criteria built from your L3 processes
  • Scripted demonstrations using your own data and scenarios
  • Scoring on fit, usability, total cost of ownership and vendor viability
04

Business case & roadmap

A phased plan with investment, benefits and governance that leadership can approve.

  • Release sequence with dependencies and quick wins up front
  • Investment estimate and benefits logic tied to the diagnostic findings
  • Governance, design authority and change management approach

How we engage

A clear path from first workshop to measured result.

  1. 1

    Map

    Inventory applications, data and integrations, and confirm the business priorities they must serve.

  2. 2

    Design

    Engineer target processes from L1 to L4 and the target-state architecture that supports them.

  3. 3

    Select

    Run a structured vendor assessment with scripted demos and transparent scoring.

  4. 4

    Plan

    Sequence releases, build the business case and set up governance for delivery.

You get
  • Current- and target-state architecture
  • L1–L4 process model
  • Vendor assessment and shortlist
  • Funded multi-year roadmap and business case

Platforms

The platforms behind this practice.

We implement some of these platforms ourselves. We say so up front and score every vendor against the same criteria.

Siemens Teamcenter

Enterprise PLM for engineered products

Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE

Collaborative design, engineering and manufacturing

Centric PLM

PLM for fashion, apparel, retail and consumer goods

Prabandh

PLM + ERP for growing manufacturers and brands

ERP, MES and AI platforms

Assessed on the same criteria as PLM

Industries

Where this practice goes deepest.

All industries
Aerospace

Aerospace & Defence

Configuration management, as-designed to as-maintained traceability and AS9100 discipline.

Mobility

Automotive

APQP and PPAP workflows, variant BOMs and supplier change collaboration.

Manufacturing

Discrete Manufacturing

CAD-to-BOM, configuration, engineering change and MBOM to shop floor.

Marine

Shipbuilding

Engineer-to-order BOMs, design-to-yard handover and multi-year programs.

Consumer

Retail

Private label development, assortment planning and supplier collaboration.

Consumer

Apparel

Tech packs, size and colourway management, costing and vendor compliance.

FAQ

Questions leaders ask us.

You implement some platforms. Are you really vendor-neutral?

We are open about the platforms we implement and the products we resell. Every vendor is scored against the same weighted criteria, built from your processes, and you see the full scoring.

What does L1 to L4 mean?

Four levels of process detail. L1 is the value chain, L2 the process groups, L3 the individual processes with roles and decisions, and L4 the activities and work instructions a system or agent is configured against.

Can you assess AI platforms as well as PLM and ERP?

Yes. AI agents and automation platforms are part of the target architecture and are assessed against the same criteria for fit, security, cost and support.

Will the roadmap include costs?

Yes. It includes an investment estimate by release, the benefits logic behind it and the governance needed to deliver it.

Do we have to use you for implementation?

No. The roadmap and requirements are yours and can go to any implementation partner or to an RFP.

Start a conversation

Talk to a partner about Technology Landscape & Process Engineering.

Share where you are today and a partner will come back with a working view of what to do first. No sales script.

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