Borders College offers a wide range of academic and industry-based training courses to students and businesses throughout Scotland and has a Strategic Ambition that states: “we will continue to be the learning and training provider of choice for employers, students and our staff. We will provide innovative, life-changing learning opportunities that prepare our students for global citizenship."
Agenor Technology was requested by Borders College to deliver a Digital Transformation Programme (DTP) encompassing Technology and Business change; to implement cost-effective changes which would provide immediate benefit, but which would also set the scene for further Digital Transformation in future years.
“This has been an extraordinary transformation programme conducted under extraordinary conditions, during a Global Pandemic. Excellent team working and collaboration has been critical and with Agenor providing the strategic leadership for our digital transformation we’ve achieved our desired outcomes on time and on budget. I truly believe you have achieved something quite incredible."
Hazel Robertson, Vice-Principal
Borders College
The requirement for the College to mobilise the DTP was driven by the Vision of the Borders College Executives who recognised that their Digital Estate did not support the College’s 5-year Strategic Ambition. Agenor’s initial Discovery activities supported this view and highlighted a number of key issues across the business, as follows:
The primary outcomes defined at the start of the Programme were as follows:
A key challenge for Borders College DTP was to ensure that it was strategically aligned to the ‘Digital Ambition for Scotland’s Colleges 2020’.
It was also important that Agenor’s approach to the DTP followed a structured methodology that demonstrated strong Programme Governance, and hence it followed a phased approach: ‘3-Ds’:
Agenor provided the Programme Leadership, working with the key stakeholders across the College, along with Technology Suppliers to manage the commercial activities that provided the Digital solutions for the College. Challenges included:
The DTP was a significant success; all critical requirements were met and quality Digital Solutions were provided for all of the Programme Workstreams:
The engagement of Agenor Technology by Borders College provided a focus that was not available in previous years to drive forward the DTP. The formation of a formal project team was a huge success with all Workstream Leads working in collaboration across all the digital change projects.
The collaboration within the Programme was exceptional. Agenor was embraced and supported by Borders College at all levels from Executives to departmental staff, with good professional behaviours and values demonstrated at all times.
This positive engagement was critical to the success of the DTP, which ultimately managed to achieve the goals of the various workstreams and the successful confirmation of all identified 'Must Have requirements'.
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