Since 2015, Konvergent has written 555 Statements of Work covering 238 individual pieces of work, for clients of every size across numerous sectors. That work spans nearly every discipline of architecture: Enterprise, Business, Application, ERP, Integration, Data, Solution and Infrastructure.
Top 2%
Only the top 2% of architects make it into the pool
SoW led
All projects are SoW led, so you only pay for delivered work
Circa 250
Successfully delivered engagements
For a company our size to work with some of the biggest organisations in the UK takes an exceptional associate network. Ours has been developed and curated over the last 20 years, and many of our associates have worked with us on more than five separate engagements.
Our associates represent the top 2% of interim architects available in the UK today. What makes them stand out is detailed here.
How we select the right associate architect for your engagement is set out below.
The 7 steps to ensure sourcing starts and finishes at the right place.
Most job roles start with a title (we need a …) and add a series of responsibilities to match, or not. This leads sourcing to start in the wrong place. Ben uses the last 11 years of writing SoWs to ensure that the job spec is based around what the architect needs to deliver and be measured against, and then adds a job title to that.
Who are you? What are your strengths? Where do you see a gap in your skill set? Do you want someone similar to yourself? Understanding all of these is crucial, as you will be working with this person day to day.
Who do you consider your best-performing architect? What of their characteristics and approach style would you like to see in your next hire? It is generally not possible to match, but this helps serve as a good guide.
Architecture is an influencing role. If an architect cannot build relationships and influence their key stakeholders, they cannot do their job. We look to speak to one or two of your key stakeholders and understand what they require from the role.
Every organisation is very different. An architect who performs very well in a very structured environment is likely to struggle in, say, a fast-paced start-up. So understanding your culture is essential to knowing what good looks like.
Architecture is a sales role. Architects have to be good communicators to be effective. What good looks like will depend greatly on a combination of pace, your stakeholders, and yourself.
Once we have established all of the above factors, we will send a revised job description and interview questions back to you for approval. Once complete, we can begin sourcing.
Three steps. Placeholder copy — to follow.
Twenty years in the industry means we never look at the database first. We think about who has worked with us before and who would fit.
If they are not available, our associates can always recommend someone who is.
If that does not work, we have cultivated a high-quality CRM that we can turn to.
Four steps. Placeholder copy — to follow.
We attend various meetings, particularly in the early stages of the contract, to make sure work is being delivered to the required standard.
We will ensure that no invoice is ever sent if you are unhappy with the work.
Free access to our strategic roadmap tool, Konexis, and other visual artefacts to improve your messaging.
We also make sure we know of at least one architecture contractor or associate who can take over.
