A structured application transformation strategy for the BBC, designed to improve ROI across a complex multi-supplier estate while rationalising and modernising it with no new capital expenditure.
The BBC application landscape comprised a mix of custom, line-of-business, and enterprise systems with numerous integration interfaces and multiple third-party suppliers. The organisation needed better ROI, platform standardisation, technology rationalisation, and a way to reduce the risk of application obsolescence.
The BBC needed a transformation path that was commercially credible as well as technically sound. Any proposal had to modernise and simplify the estate without relying on a large upfront investment.
As Solution Manager, Global Application Management for Siemens IT Solutions and Services, I led a team of 15 across the UK and India. I used a transformational scorecard to identify high-risk, low-fit applications and built a four-year application transformation roadmap. Working with the team, I then shaped an investment model that offset capital investment against reduced operational expenditure through the offshoring of operational and technical functions.
The proposal enabled the BBC to streamline and revitalise its application landscape with no capital expenditure, delivering ~£4m in operational cost savings. By creating a shared investment model between Siemens and the BBC, it also opened potential for new business that had previously been blocked.