Learning from experience: what makes for a successful IT deployment?

Case Study, Leadership and Teams

October 26, 2018

For over 25 years System C has been helping Trusts across the UK to deploy hospital systems on time and to budget. This experience in putting in both its own systems and third-party software has allowed the company to develop and refine a standard deployment methodology.

Deploying a core hospital system is a major undertaking for any Trust and comes with significant risk. System C’s approach is based on its tried and tested experience, with a commitment to effective partnership and engagement, correct prioritisation of tasks, good resource selection and early intervention to prevent any ‘show stoppers’.

The problem

Acute Trusts that are on the verge of deploying a core hospital system are faced with a significant challenge for several reasons:

Infrequent practice – a Trust might only do a large-scale deployment once every 10 years but it needs to get it right the first time
High stakes – the project needs to run smoothly without affecting patient care and staff’s ability to do their jobs
Increasing operational and financial pressures – the project needs to complete when senior leaders said it would, and be delivered within the agreed budget

The solution…