VEGA Group PLC (VEGA), the specialist professional services company, has won a pilot study to provide an end-to-end performance measurement for the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) Human Resources Management System (HRMS), the first MoD service to be measured so extensively.
The HRMS aims to provide MoD users with an overview of HR specifics, such as training, pay, and expenses, for all civilian staff across the entire MoD, as and when required. The study will enable the MoD to report on how well the HRMS is delivering against this requirement. It will look at the availability of the system and the response time of each specific enquiry, and then report on where and how the system could be improved. The contract was awarded by the Directorate of the Chief Technical Officer Network Coherence Office, part of the Defence Equipment and Support.
VEGA will be working on the study in partnership with independent IT consultancy, Net Consulting. The company has extensive industry experience delivering network and business application performance modelling, capacity planning, and technical consulting services.
Together the companies will measure the performance of the HRMS applications operating on a user’s terminal from the initial information request through to the final transaction received back from the HRMS server. The end-to-end performance measurement will provide the MoD with metrics to determine how the HRMS and its applications are truly performing.
Initially, VEGA will be developing high and low level designs that will improve implementation. Following acceptance of the designs, VEGA will implement them across five sites in the UK and two sites overseas as a proof of concept. Should the pilot prove to be successful, VEGA hopes to undertake similar work on additional MoD user applications. The study is expected to deliver its findings spring 2007.
Net Consulting Managing Director, Paul Thomas, said: “We are delighted to be supporting VEGA in this pilot study for the MoD and believe our niche technology skill set, along with VEGA’s proven delivery capability, will create a unique and successful partnership.”
VEGA's Business Development Director for Government and Defence, Peter Armstrong, said: “To be working on such a ground-breaking project is yet further validation of the quality of service delivered by VEGA. Despite competition from several very large organisations, our proposal was successful as a result of the independence, value and responsiveness we offer.”
Further information
For further information please contact Mark Gunning at the address below or by e-mail at mark.gunning@vega.co.uk
About VEGA
VEGA is a specialist professional services company. It provides independent consulting, technology and managed solutions, based on 30 years experience of specialist market and technological domains. This enables VEGA to offer independent expert advice and pragmatic support services in the effective implementation of business strategy. In doing so, VEGA helps its clients to identify business value, manage risk and realise higher levels of success from their programmes and projects.
VEGA's principal markets are Aerospace, Defence and Government. Its key geographies are the UK, Germany, Holland, France and Spain.
Within the Defence industry, VEGA has a long track record of working alongside our defence clients to deliver strategically important defence information and communication systems as a trusted partner. We work with UK and European defence agencies and armed forces in the specification, acquisition, security, integration and deployment of network enabled capability to ensure that it delivers the operational benefits for which it is intended. Clients include the UK Ministry of Defence, mainly through Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S). Current projects include client-side support for the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII(F)) and Command Support Information Systems (CSIS) Integrated Project Team (IPT).
VEGA offers advisory services to clients on the practical implementation of business strategy, often in the early stages of programme and project lifecycles. Services include: Business Consulting, Enterprise & Systems Architecture, Procurement and Capability Acquisition, and Information Security.
VEGA develops innovative systems and tools, to support the successful execution of client programmes and projects; builds complex bespoke solutions. Services include Bespoke Systems, Secure Systems, Simulation Systems, Client and VEGA R&D.
VEGA provides teams of experienced, specialist practitioners to manage and implement client programmes. Services include Managed Services, Programme and Project Support, Science and Technology Research, and Operations and Systems Engineering.
VEGA was floated on the stock market in 1992 and has a full listing on the London Stock Exchange. VEGA headquarters are situated in Welwyn Garden City with offices in Bristol, Germany and France. VEGA employs 630 staff, many of whom are placed on-site at client locations throughout Europe.
VEGA is certified to the internationally recognised standard for Information Security ISO/IEC 27001:2005.
VEGA is also ISO 9001:2000 & TickIT accredited through Det Norske Veritas and is certified to ISO 14000, environmental management.
About Net Consulting
Net Consulting is an independent IT Consultancy who help organisations maximise their investments made in IT Infrastructure with a range of both proactive and reactive consulting services. The company has extensive industry experience delivering network and business application performance modelling, capacity planning, and technical consulting services.