Scholarships · Government-backed
Chevening
An application and selection platform for a global scholarship programme, replacing a system that had run out of room.
Migration Blueprint
Know exactly how to get off your current platform before you commit to a build
In three weeks we run workshops with your teams on site, audit your data and systems, and give you a costed plan for the migration. It's yours to use with any supplier.
From £5,500 + VAT · credited against the build if you go ahead with us
For organisations that know something has to change
- 01Your platform is out of support, or soon will be: Drupal 7, Drupal 10, an old Sitecore, SharePoint or a bespoke system.
- 02Content, CRM, finance and membership data live in systems that don't talk to each other.
- 03Departments disagree about what the new platform should do.
- 04You need a defensible plan and budget for your board or a procurement panel.
Three weeks. One plan you can act on.
Each week ends with something in writing, so nothing depends on memory or goodwill.
Week 1
On site
Workshops with each department, stakeholder mapping, and a review of how work actually gets done.
You get: a workshop summary and decision log.
Week 2
Audit
Every content type, record, integration and URL that has to move, and what can be retired.
You get: a systems inventory and data map.
Week 3
Plan
Platform recommendation, migration approach, risks, phasing and cost, presented to your leadership team.
You get: the Blueprint and a board presentation.
What you get
- 01Systems inventoryEvery system, integration and data flow, with an owner for each.
- 02Data audit and migration mapWhat moves, what changes shape, and what is retired.
- 03Platform recommendationDrupal, WordPress or headless, with the reasoning. Sometimes it's to upgrade what you have.
- 04URL and redirect planProtects your search rankings at launch.
- 05Risk registerWhat could go wrong, and how each risk is handled.
- 06Costed, phased delivery planA timeline and budget for your board, or to use in a tender.
Two sizes
Focused
£5,500+ VAT
- One site, a few integrations
- One day of on-site workshops
- All six deliverables
Full
£8,500+ VAT
- Several systems or departments, complex data
- Two to three days of on-site workshops
- All six deliverables, plus a board presentation
- ✓ Credited against the build if you go ahead within three months
- ✓ Yours to use with any supplier
- ✓ Travel outside London at cost
Why we do it on site
Migrations rarely fail on the technology. They fail because a department wasn't asked, a data field meant something different in finance, or nobody owned the redirect list. A day in the room with your teams finds those problems in week one, not in user testing.
Planned by us, delivered by us
Higher education
University of London Housing
Accommodation search and management for students and landlords, rebuilt so the team could run it themselves and students could trust what they were looking at.
Questions
No. The Blueprint is yours. If you go ahead with us within three months, the fee comes off the build.
At this size most organisations can approve it as a single purchase. We can send a short scope and terms document for your procurement team.
Vince Rowe, founder, and the technical lead who would run your build. No account managers.
One person to coordinate, a day or more of your teams' time for workshops, and access to your current systems.
Then that's the recommendation, with an upgrade plan instead of a migration.
Get a Migration Blueprint
Tell us a little about your platform. We'll reply within one working day with a start date.
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020 3608 2525