We are CloudRock
Guiding you through successful transformation
CloudRock Partners is a specialist digital transformation consultancy helping
organisations navigate their journey.
We operate exclusively customer-side - this means we always work in your best
interest.
We can help at every stage of your technology-enabled transformation – from
strategy to selection, preparation, delivery, support and optimisation.
We provide comprehensive change management advice and assets to best prepare
your business for transformation, drive adoption of new systems and ways of
working, and embed change.
CloudRock has successfully delivered HR and Finance technology programmes for
leading organisations across a diverse set of sectors.
We work with leading technologies like Workday, Oracle, SAP and Ceridian and
services include technology selection, business case development, cost and product
benchmarking these world-class technology platforms.
Our trusted team of experts include Programme Managers, Project Managers,
Solution Architects, Functional expertise, PMO, Change and Transformation Leads,
Data, Integration, Reporting and Testing Consultants, and Analysts.
We take pride in living our values. They aren’t just words – they define how we work
with each other and our customers.
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Phase zero services
CloudRock have the experience and know-how to support you in your
technology selection journey if you are considering an HR or Finance driven
transformation.
We have worked with some of the World’s most recognisable brands on their
digital transformation journeys. But what makes us unique?
Methodology and process
We have a proven methodology and track record of selecting the right technology for our
customers. We focus on what makes you special.
Our 10-step process will ensure you have a robust audit trail of activity, but run a
a process that looks further than just form, feature, function and cost. We link the story to Total
Cost of Ownership and value to cost.
Business case accelerator
Our BCA Tool provides a pre-defined set of inputs that leads to over 150+ proven business case
drivers across 15 categories. This allows you to quickly assess the value drivers for your
initiative to approve your case for change.
Alternatively, you can also use our proprietary toolkit to evaluate your shortlist of technologies
Deployment readiness
It is quite easy to get drawn into the selection process and business case, to find you are not
ready to actually kick off your implementation.
We have a 100+ point readiness checklist, that allows you to start preparing and thinking for
your deployment, allowing you to setup from success from the start. This includes governance,
data architecture, team mobilization, BaU support model considerations and much more.
Commercial benchmarking
We have contemporary market knowledge of the technologies you will be considering.
We can help with indicative costs and final commercial benchmarking. We have saved some of
our customers millions of pounds over the lifetime of their investment.
Injecting expertise at the point of need
We have experts including Project and Program Management, Functional and business process
expertise, to technical architects.
We can inject this expertise into your organization when you need it the most – without the
need to hire dedicated resource on an ongoing basis.
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Phase zero: services
breakdown Key Features
Case for Change ü High level approach
You know you need to take action to transform ü Technology options
ü Cost benchmarking
your business, but you’re not sure what. We build
ü 360° cost source definition
or refine your case for change and help you ü Business case drivers
accelerate your business case. ü Final presentation
ü Executive approval
Technology & Operating Model Strategy
ü Current state technology
We advise the best technology strategy and fit for review
your organisation. We work with you to understand ü Review of strategic
your technology landscape and business initiatives objectives
to build strategic options that suit your business ü Define technology strategy
ü Align with to-be operating
best.
model
ü Long-list and shortlist review
This can be combined with a new target operating ü Prepare for selection
model to confirm how your organisation should be
designed to share information and resources
efficiently.
Technology Selection Process ü Define RFP “Strategy”
Your business needs digital transformation but ü Review Internal team
ü Establish initial governance
you’re unsure which technology best fits your structure
needs. This might be Tier 1, Tier 2 or your full ü Define key requirements and
people technology landscape. scenarios – what makes you
special?
ü Business critical process
We share product cost benchmarks so you can
review
determine which solution is best for your business ü Define selection collateral
now and in the future. We can guide you during ü Run selection process
negotiations to ensure you don’t overpay. ü Select deployment partner
ü Plan for deployment
Deployment Preparation ü Finalise governance structure
CloudRock experts help you prepare for the ü Mobilise customer side team
– considering BaU support
Delivery phase to ensure you have the right
model
resources, tools and plans in place for success. ü Review data architecture
model – key decisions
Setting the right foundations to kicking off your ü Prepare 3rd parties
transformation is essential to success – we can help ü Data and integration review
ü Finalise plan for kick off
from surfacing the difficult decisions early, to ü Project charter
mobilising the right skillsets within your team to
reviewing your to be job architecture or Financial
Data Model. It is easier to setup for success from
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the start.
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Our teams are based around the Globe - we can support
customers with both local and global reach
Get in touch to find out more
Tel: +44 (0) 203 951 7903
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