Solution Design & Architecture
Selecting the right software is only half the challenge. How you configure, integrate, and deploy it determines whether it delivers the value you paid for. Many implementations run into trouble not because the software is wrong, but because insufficient time was invested in designing how it should actually work before configuration began.
Alt Consult Solutions provides solution design services that bridge the gap between your business requirements and a technically sound implementation plan — ensuring that what gets built actually fits how your business operates.
Who This Is For
- Businesses that have selected a platform and are preparing for implementation
- Organisations that need to integrate a new system with existing tools and data sources
- Teams where internal technical capability exists but independent business-analysis input is needed
- Projects where previous design attempts have been too vendor-led or have not translated clearly into business outcomes
What We Do
We translate your business requirements into a concrete solution blueprint — covering system configuration, integration points, data flows, user roles, and process changes. We work at the intersection of business and technology, ensuring both sides understand and agree on what will be built before building begins.
Deliverables
- Business process maps — current and future-state process documentation
- Solution blueprint — high-level architecture describing how the system will be configured and how it connects to other tools
- Integration design — specification of data flows, triggers, and integration patterns between systems
- Data migration plan — approach for migrating existing data into the new system
- User role and access matrix — who can see and do what in the new system
- Configuration specification — detailed requirements for how the system should be set up
- Acceptance criteria — clear, testable definitions of what done looks like for each component
Our Process
- Discover — deep-dive into your current processes, data structures, and integration landscape
- Design — model future-state processes and solution architecture
- Review — validate design with business stakeholders and technical teams
- Document — produce the full solution blueprint and specification package
- Handover — briefing for the implementation team with Q&A to ensure shared understanding
Frequently Asked Questions
Do we need solution design if the vendor does implementation too?
In many cases, yes. Vendors are expert in their own product, but independent solution design ensures configuration reflects your business requirements rather than the vendor’s standard approach. It also gives you a document you own — independent of the vendor relationship.
Can you work with our internal IT team on the design?
Yes. We often work alongside internal technical architects and IT managers, contributing the business analysis and process design layer while your team handles the technical architecture.
What if our requirements are not fully defined yet?
We can help with that as part of the engagement. Requirement refinement and process mapping are typically the first activities in a solution design engagement.
Ready to Design a Solution That Actually Fits?
Book a discovery call to discuss your solution design needs.