Migrating from existing legacy systems to the latest generation of Cloud solutions provides significant operational and financial benefits. It also come with a diverse range of challenges that if not managed effectively can fundamentally impact the success of the investment made in a Cloud solution.

Our success is based upon our deep understanding of the Critical Path of migrations and a full understanding of the dependencies that impact that path. Beyond this understanding we combine our deep consulting project delivery expertise along with our own software toolsets to ensure project success.

All too often we see Data Migration deliver poor quality data and extend project timescales. Over the past decade we have proven time and time again that our approach encompassing a full suite of software tools deliver successful data migrations. Our track record is one delivering high quality data, on time and at a highly competitive price point.

We are understandably proud of our track record in delivering Data Migration services. Based on and enhanced by the knowledge and experience gained from working with a large number of clients of varying scale and a multitude of systems and system vendors, we understand that Data migration is invariably high on the list of risks that can have a major impact on the achievement of successful project outcomes.

Using best practice, industry standard techniques and our core products we have developed repeatable solutions for any (and every) data migration project. We complement this by developing bespoke tools and processes where projects have unique characteristics.

Our services have proved to be effective time and time again, driving up the quality of data, reducing manual intervention, reducing costs, timescales and project risk.

Egress offers integration services, including Strategy Preparation, Architecture Review, complete Integration Solution development and Managed Service. When a customer is introducing a new departmental system to their organisation which requires integrating with their current suite of systems, Egress can assist with either all or part of the implementation process including specification analysis, design, development, and testing.

Where there are difficulties with existing integration between systems, or an organisation is conducting a business transformation programme, Egress can carry out a detailed strategic and technical review. As part of the review the Egress integration consultants will examine the customer’s current infrastructure, understand complex user processes and the effects on data workflow. From this analysis the limitations of their in-scope systems and processes can be established as defined within a capability map, providing a report which will include options, recommendations and advice.

Integration deployed within a healthcare setting is implemented based around HL7 and FHIR specification and supports administrative and clinical functions as well as supporting active Population Health programmes.

Egress provides a variety of managed service options within our portfolio. Each of these is designed to give our customers confidence that the required outcomes will be delivered on time and to the desired quality agreement and that service costs are controlled and contained within agreed levels. We would expect to deliver both cost reductions and service quality improvements.

We offer a complete outsource solution for system support, including monitoring, upgrades, new development and software support. Egress strategically manages and provides fully outsourced, seven days a week, support and maintenance, covering all Integration Managed Service & Development, for The Christie NHS Trust, Alliance Medical Ltd, East Lancs NHS Trust, Royal Surrey and Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership.

In addition, we are supporting multiple organisations with their drive towards interoperability, building and managing solutions which update population health and regional data sharing systems in real time.

We have also provided all second line Support and Development for a number of national, third party systems. All Egress Managed Services are delivered according to ITIL v3 best practice.

Our approach is to focus on understanding what our clients need and developing solutions which are tailored to meet these specific needs. We never assume that our clients will recommend us to others, but we work very hard to ensure that they will.

Although not exhaustive, our core project services cover:

• Requirements Definition – establishing clear and unambiguous requirements through involving all relevant stakeholders to ensure that requirements are fully captured, documented and signed off at the correct level. This also acts as a catalyst to achieve stakeholder buy-in and commitment.
• Programme and Project Planning – encompassing development of the Project Brief, PID, Acceptance Criteria and establishing a robust planning process to enable plans to be generated and updated on a rolling basis.
• Project Administration/PMO – to plan and execute project delivery in a controlled manner with the required number of checks and balances. This can be achieved by establishing all the necessary controls (e.g. reporting, finance, risks/issues management, governance) to ensure the required rigour is applied throughout the project. This should also involve regular checkpoint and milestone based reviews.
• Risk Management – a periodic risk based review to ensure that there is sufficient focus on identification and effective management (and mitigation) of key risks that could adversely impact on the achievement of project objectives or result in increased costs.
• Change Control – establishing and maintaining an effective change control process to enable appropriate control of events outside of agreed project tolerances.
• Configuration Design and Development – applying product and service knowledge and appropriate tooling to ensure that the system is configured to meet the operational needs of the client.
• Testing – full testing lifecycle support from strategy development through to execution and acceptance.
• Go-live Planning and Support – incorporating cut over planning, champion user programme, floor walking, issues management and developing operational acceptance processes. All designed on enabling a successful handover from project to live operations.