Assignments which involved application development or integration work.
The client’s existing service management system was reaching the end of its life. A replacement system was required to support improved business processes and provide integrated handheld technology to engineers. The board asked Enton to provide a tailored solution to meet their precise needs.
The client, one of the UK’s leading high street banks, provides a comprehensive portfolio of retail, wholesale banking and insurance services. It serves some 16m customers.
The client was in the middle of major project to replace their existing, localised stock management systems with a new centralised solution. The project was being undertaken by a major third party supplier, but was slipping against the client’s tight deadlines.
The client had impressive year on year growth, writing some £6bn of new mortgages annually. As the business grew it outstripped the ability of its performance monitoring systems to produce unambiguous operational and board reports.
The client was responsible for the set up and delivery of the first driving theory test centres across the UK. The new service had to be available for operational use within a strict timetable laid down by government legislation.
As part of the European Common Agricultural reforms being imposed from Brussels, new livestock quota legislation was being introduced to control and restrict the amount of subsidies being claimed by farmers.