Overview
Migrating clients and their business from one platform to another is a difficult yet surprisingly frequent undertaking faced by Financial Services firms. Key drivers may include:
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Divestitures
- Regulatory Drivers
- Decommissioning Legacy Technology
- Leveraging New Technologies
New Link Consulting (NLC) has worked on a number of large and complex client transition engagements. Each of NLC’s clients faced potentially significant adverse impacts to their business operations and public reputation if the transition of their own end clients was not delivered successfully – often within strict time limits. Our experience across these initiatives has enabled us to develop and refine a robust methodology to ensure the successful, smooth and controlled transition of clients across platforms. The below illustrates a summary of challenges which are likely to be encountered during the course of a client transition programme.
Typical Challenges Which May Arise in a Client Transitions Programme
Strategy, management and control imperatives
Target System Assessment
Client Engagement
Data Transfer Mechanism
Operating Models & Business Readiness
Testing
Controls
Transition Execution
Programme Legacy
Services
The scope of NLC services can be adapted to the bespoke needs of each client. We often assume the programme leadership role, encompassing clarifying business objectives, clearly defining scope and driving the programme planning, control and reporting. On other occasions we have performed a more specialist role conducted in close partnership with the client. Examples include, client outreach and management; data management and remediation; business and operating model changes; and testing, dress rehearsals and live migration.
Our advantage stems from our experience and client-centric approach. We instil confidence in stakeholders at all levels of the client organisation by knowing where key challenges are likely to be encountered and finding solutions that work. By understanding the client’s business objectives and imperatives, we take the business through the process of selecting the appropriate target platform, preparation activities to ensure readiness for the transition, managing the execution and post migration activities.
Further Information
For further information on our approach to transitioning clients, please read our more detailed insight paper through the following link: Client Transitions. Alternatively, if you have a requirement to transition your clients between platforms and would like to understand more about our experience and capabilities, please contact us [DSkelton@new-linkconsulting.com] or explore https://new-linkconsulting.com/.