Success Story

Empowering Foster Group with a Collaborative, Cloud-First Workplace

Foster Group needed a modern, cloud-based productivity and collaboration suite to support its growing, mobile workforce. Dynamo6 managed their migration from an on-premise environment to Microsoft 365, delivering a future-proofed platform that proved its value just in time for the 2020 lockdown.

Services

  • Cloud Services
  • Digital Consultancy

Deliverables

  • Microsoft 365 Modern Work
  • Business Analysis
  • Project Management

Foster Group is a well-known property development, construction, and maintenance company with a highly mobile workforce of over 180 staff spread across offices and construction sites. Their on-premise IT infrastructure was struggling to keep up, creating significant challenges with document access, security, and team collaboration. The cost and complexity of the existing IT stack were growing, and with their server contract nearing its end, they needed a modern solution that could provide reliable "work from anywhere" capabilities.

Our approach

  • 01

    Understanding a Complex Business

    The key to a successful migration was understanding that Fosters is not a single entity but a collection of teams with different systems and requirements. Before any technology was deployed, our first step was to work with individual departments to understand their unique work processes. This discovery phase was crucial to ensure the new solution would support their specific business needs, not force them to change.

  • 02

    Migration to a Modern Workplace

    Based on the insights from the discovery phase, we planned and executed a seamless migration to Microsoft 365. This provided a secure and reliable cloud foundation. We specifically focused on deploying and configuring Microsoft Teams and SharePoint to address their core challenge of collaboration, creating a central hub for communication and file sharing that was accessible from any device, anywhere.

  • 03

    User Enablement and Support

    Technology is only as good as the team using it. We provided a hands-on change management plan to ensure successful user adoption. This was centred around a "train the trainer" model, where we worked closely with representatives from each business unit, providing them with the resources to champion the new tools and support their colleagues through the transition.

The results

The migration to Microsoft 365 has provided Fosters with a secure, scalable, and future-proofed IT environment that empowers their team to work more effectively.

  • A Truly Future-Proofed Investment: The project was completed just before the March 2020 nationwide lockdown. The new platform was immediately put to the test, and its secure, remote collaboration tools allowed the team to continue working together and delivering for their clients without interruption.

  • A Secure, 'Work from Anywhere' Toolkit: Staff on-site, in the office, or at home now have fast, secure access to all the documents and information they need, eliminating the risks and inefficiencies of their old on-premise system.

  • Enhanced Collaboration and Productivity: With the successful adoption of Microsoft Teams and SharePoint, Fosters now has a powerful toolkit for communication and conferencing, making it easier for their distributed teams to stay connected.

  • A Platform for Future Growth: The move to Microsoft 365 is more than just an infrastructure upgrade; it provides a platform for future innovation. Fosters is now positioned to leverage tools to automate its workflows and digitise paper-based forms, creating even greater business efficiencies.

  • The Dynamo6 support team were excellent in supporting our staff last week and supporting us working remotely. Everyone was calm, diligent and super helpful. You would have thought that nothing unusual is happening and it's just another day at Dynamo6. This, in turn, has assisted us in continuing to work well remotely during this time. Our staff quickly got the hang of Teams and the file services in SharePoint have made access to key information simpler.

    Richard Rayner

    CIO

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