Start Small, Deliver Fast

Accelerating modernisation & AI implementation through focused, high impact engagements.

A focused way to turn intent into action

Leaders are under pressure to modernise services, improve efficiency and introduce AI, while operating within established governance, security and compliance frameworks.

You’re looking for a way to move decisively, demonstrate value early, and set a strong foundation for what comes next.

Start Small, Deliver Fast is how many organisations begin that journey.

Our focused, high impact engagements designed to help you activate change quickly, with outcomes you can see, test and build on.

We work with you to identify a specific business problem, workflow or opportunity and deliver a working solution that proves value in a short timeframe.

This approach enables you to:

What Start Small, Deliver Fast delivers for you

Start Small, Deliver Fast is designed to help you move forward with confidence before committing to larger programs of work.

Through this approach, you are supported to:

demonstrate outcomes early through real, working solutions
build organisational momentum and stakeholder confidence
inform investment, funding and scaling decisions with evidence
strengthen alignment between business, technology and governance teams
reduce delivery risk by validating ideas before they scale

The Factor solution

Start Small, Deliver Fast brings together workshops, assessments and hands on delivery into a structured, low risk way to activate change.

You can start wherever makes sense for your organisation, depending on whether your priority is clarity, confidence, capability or platform readiness.

Envisioning Workshops

The organisations we work with are already delivering in complex, regulated environments. They’re investing in Microsoft platforms and looking to extend that investment where it will have the greatest impact.

The Factor’s Envisioning Workshops are designed for organisations that want to accelerate outcomes from Microsoft Business Applications and AI, by clearly prioritising what to do next and aligning stakeholders around a shared delivery path.

Align

Bring business, technology, security and governance stakeholders together to align strategic priorities and outcomes.

Identify

Pinpoint where Microsoft Business Applications and AI can deliver the greatest impact across services, operations or portfolios.

Prioritise

Evaluate initiatives based on value, readiness and delivery considerations to define what comes first.

Activate

Produce a clear, actionable roadmap that moves straight into delivery, proof of value or In a Day workshops.

Security Assessment

You are delivering critical services in environments where trust, accountability and compliance are fundamental. As Business Applications and AI become more embedded across operations, you need to ensure the underlying platform is secure, governed and built to scale becomes essential.

The Factor’s security & governance assessment is designed for organisations that want to validate their Microsoft Power Platform foundations. It provides a clear, practical view of how security, identity, access, environments, data and governance are currently implemented and how well they support ongoing delivery, integration and growth across regulated environments.

Assess

Review your current Microsoft Power Platform environment, including existing security configuration, documentation and governance settings.

Evaluate

Examine identity, access controls, integrations and Dataverse security models against Microsoft best practices and relevant industry standards, including the Essential Eight.

Align

Map security and governance findings against your current operating model, future roadmap and proposed solutions to ensure they scale appropriately.

Strengthen

Deliver clear recommendations and practical actions to strengthen security, reduce technical debt and support confident, compliant delivery.

Microsoft in a Day Workshops

You are already delivering services at scale and looking for practical ways to accelerate capability across teams. You want to move beyond concepts and see how Microsoft Business Applications and AI work in real scenarios, using real processes, in real time.

The Factor’s Microsoft in a Day workshops are designed to do exactly that.

These hands-on sessions bring Business Applications and AI to life, giving teams a clear, practical view of what’s possible and how it can be applied safely and effectively in regulated environments.

Experience

See Microsoft Business Applications and AI in action through real world use cases relevant to your industry and operating environment.

Build

Work alongside The Factor team to build a working solution during the session using your processes, data and scenarios where possible.

Apply

Understand how the solution fits within your governance, security and compliance frameworks, and how it integrates with your existing environment.

Extend

Identify where this capability can be expanded, reused or scaled across teams, services or portfolios.

Why The Factor

We’ve delivered 150+ Projects across Microsoft Business Applications & AI Agents, supporting over 300,000 users.

We understand how to move quickly, deliver within highly regulated governance frameworks, ensuring our work always stands up in a review.

This service reflects how we work every day, pragmatic, focused, and grounded in real delivery.

Ready to get started?

If you’re considering change but don’t want to overcommit too early, this is the right place to begin.