Organisation Design

Helping the IT team achieve excellence.

In the main, with the exceptions of mergers, organisations grow organically and additional services and teams are “bolted on” as needs arise. IT departments grow and expand without any conscious attention to an organisation structure.

The result can be an unwieldy organisation design structured around individuals rather than designed for efficient operation and clarity on roles and responsibilities.

Often, the only documentation is an organisation chart and job descriptions that may have been written when an individual was recruited and are generally out of date.

There can be little attention paid to the flow of information in a department and clarity of how the department functions leaving new recruits to be mentored in how the department functions using word-of-mouth techniques.

All of the above lead to ineffective and inefficient IT departments and Lights-On’s organisation review and development process will apply a combination of organisation design theory with many 10’s of years’ experience of designing and re-designing IT departments to get the most out of them.

If you think your IT organisation is not quite what is could be or needs re-invigorating then contact us.

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We take pride in our ethos of independence, depth of knowledge and ethics

Confidentiality

Consulting is a confidential business and the sectors in which we operate demand even greater levels of confidentiality. We take it very seriously and practice what we preach.

Experience

Experience is as much about learning from mistakes as it is from doing things right first time from planning and consideration.

Independence

That ethos of “if it feels wrong, even if others don’t think it is, then avoid it” remains a strong principle for Lights-On today.

Integrity

Integrity is at the heart of what we do. We are not a regulated industry like the legal sector in which we often operate however we treat work as if we were regulated.

Knowledge

Most of Lights-On’s consultants come from a wide background of IT and management covering sectors as wide as banking, the energy sector, manufacturing and consultancy.

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"Lights-On’s deep sector knowledge and excellent support was invaluable in selecting our new Practice Management System. We really could not have done it without them"

Mark Finch Finance Director Mills & Reeve

"Lights-On now acts as a trusted advisor and sounding board to our business."

Keith Feeny Director of IT & Operations Hill Dickinson

"Good people who are great to work with and really know their stuff"

Duncan Astill Partner Mills & Reeve

"I am sure that, without their help, we would have paid more for something that would have achieved less."

Tim Halstead Managing Partner, Shulmans Solicitors

"Lights-On are utterly consistent and reliable."

Jo Stone Partner, Stephens Scown Solicitors

"Lights-On provided a wealth of knowledge enabling us to start shaping our IT strategy. The team were able to give honest feedback and recommendations. Lights-On never let us down and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them."

Louise Igoe Partner, Lodders

"As a novice to a project of this nature [PMS Selection] they brought me up to speed quickly and helped the team drill down into what really mattered."

Duncan Astill Partner, Mills & Reeve

"We were highly impressed with their services"

Chris Lowe Managing Partner, Watson Farley Williams

"We have benefited greatly from Lights-On’s considerable understanding of the legal sector and available technological solutions, as well as from their consistently practical, outcome-focused advice"

Roland Millar Finance Director, Thomson Snell & Passmore LLP

"When taking on business critical projects, you need the specialist skills, professionalism and commitment provided by Lights On. We have used Lights-On for several key projects and their approach instils confidence and achieves project objectives."

Dean Mostert ICT Director, Stephens Scown LLP

“Lights-On were superb on our DMS project. I highly recommend them. Professional, focussed, knowledgeable, pragmatic, organised and always adding value. If you are planning a new PMS, DMS or similar, think very carefully before going anywhere else.”

Jonathan Thornton Managing Partner, Russell-Cooke

"As a Partner and FD, when it comes to spending money, I'm not keen unless there is clear ROI. Lights-On proved that they were well worth the investment."

Mike Borg Partner and Finance Director, Lodders