Services

At Virtucon we specialise in helping regional reduce overheads and improve the performance of their business with better IT.

Areas we specialise in:

• Project Management and implementation
• Business Analysis
• Networking and Communications

The kind of solutions we can help you develop for your business:

• Documentation and expert consultative reports
• Advanced networking solutions for next-generation networks
• Roll-out and installation plans for new systems
• Virtualisation and Storage solutions
• Cloud migration plans

We have the technical skills (and ability to understand your business) to help you find the most reliable, secure and cost-efficient solution for you.

Project Management

Our project management team provides certainty in the delivery of your needs and objectives in consultation with you.

We apply our expertise of management principles to establish your business needs and plan a solution to be designed and built so that it delivers your vision and purpose.

Virtucon’s Project Managers are results-oriented offering specialist project management services, encompassing project, program and portfolio management, with expertise within a number of areas:

• Infrastructure projects
• Application projects
• Integration projects
• Business Projects

Virtucon project management consultants will engage with the key stakeholders to ensure that:

• Project strategies and implementation processes are fit for purpose
• That the solution fully meets business requirements
• The project is executed to a high level of quality to the time and cost constraints

All project management consultants are highly skilled and share a passion for what they do. They will:

• Plan and manage all IT projects from start to finish
• Understand the technical and business requirements of information technology issues and ensure that the solution fully meets business requirements
• Ensure that the project has clearly identified risk management procedures in place
• Ensure that the project is executed to a high level of quality to the time and cost constraints
• Ensure that business continuity is maintained throughout the project lifecycle and that the Meet with you regularly and provide detailed progress reports.

With the requisite experience to steer a project from scope to completion and the ability to interact and negotiate with stakeholders across the business, our project managers offer the following core competencies:

• Scheduling
• Scope Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk and Issue Management
• Governance
• Benefit Realisation
• Cost Management
• Change Management
• Resource Management
• Quality Management
• Procurement Management

Our consultants have the proven ability and expertise to manage the most complex projects. We identify issues and resolve conflicts before they become problems using established procedures and processes that consistently yield excellent results. We focus on the big picture, establishing priorities and coordinating activities and participants to ensure that your projects are delivered on time, and within budget.

Network Engineering & Systems Administration

Our network engineers design and build IT networks that are not only cost-effective and efficient, but also ensure a consistent operational environment for your business.

We have extensive experience in designing and implementing networking solutions that use the very latest technologies.

Our technical experience covers:

• Network infrastructure
• Network reliability
• Network resiliency
• Network security

Our network engineers are Cisco Certified Network Associates (CCNA). All solutions are tailored to your individual IT networking needs.

Our IT networking services include:

• Network assessments and audits
• IT network security testing
• Network design and implementation
• Voice Over IP (VOIP) solutions
• Network management of IT infrastructure
• IT network support services

Unlike many larger consultancies, Virtucon is not locked into immovable systems and applications – we are a nimble company which is able to change direction quickly when the unexpected happens.

Virtucon runs every one of their business applications "in the cloud" - meaning we understand the security, hosting and access expectations better than anyone.

We help clients understand how business processes can be implemented utilising cloud technology, and we can show the business agility and savings that are achievable.

Business Analysis & IT Management

Virtucon’s Business Analysts (BAs) and IT Managers (ITMs) work with business and technology groups to profile the business needs and ensure that the requirements are clear so that the resulting solutions match the business need.

Our BAs and ITMs form an integral part of strategic business re-engineering, transitioning businesses from the ‘as is’ situation to the desired future state and are able to function competently in the many diverse areas of business and technology.

Our BAs and ITMs work closely with the Virtucon Network Engineers and Project Managers, ensuring a seamless integration of strategy and solution. These staff facilitate effective understanding of functional and non-functional requirements for a given project. Major deliverables are reviewed by the relevant Program Manager and our BAs and ITMs provide the essential tools, processes and operational capacities necessary within a quality assurance framework.

The core competencies of our BAs and ITMs include:

• The ability to extract essential information about the business
• Gaining a solid understanding of core requirements for the business
• The interpretation of those requirements into functional and technical specifications relevant to systems within the business
• Holding the solution and project to account against the scope and requirements of the project

Virtucon’s BAs and ITMs provide our clients with relevant industry experience, a strong knowledgebase of the issues that affect projects, and a solid foundation in best practice methodology.