Architecture Governance & Advisory Service

Architecture Governance & Advisory Service: Architecture expertise, available when you need it

Ensure technology decisions are connected, governed and aligned across your organisation. Flexible access to expert architecture capability provides ongoing guidance, governance and oversight across projects, programmes and roadmaps, helping reduce technical debt and support better technology decisions.

Keep technology decisions aligned, connected and moving in the right direction

Voco's Architecture Governance & Advisory Service provides ongoing access to experienced architects who help organisations make better technology decisions. From strategy and roadmaps through to solution reviews, governance, investment decisions and programme oversight, the service helps organisations maintain alignment, manage technical debt and make informed technology investments.

Flexible access to experienced architecture capability means support can scale with your organisation's needs, from periodic advisory input through to embedded architecture leadership across major programmes, governance forums and investment decisions.

Benefits

Access senior architect expertise without hiring
Make technology decisions with confidence
Connect technology decisions across your organisation
Keep projects aligned and moving forward
Reduce risk before it becomes an expensive problem

Our Approach

Architecture support shaped around your organisation, priorities and level of need.

We begin with an assessment of your strategic direction and technology environment, identifying gaps, risks and priorities to inform a right-sized service.

Your architecture lead develops a working knowledge of your organisation and provides continuity across decisions, programmes and governance. When a specific issue requires cloud, data, security, integration or solution expertise, the right specialist joins the work without requiring you to build every capability internally.

Current-state assessment of strategy and technology

Prioritised gaps, risks and recommendations

Service level right-sized to the organisation

Access to a senior or named architect

Regular architecture check-ins and governance input

Support at programme, roadmap and investment decision points

Who it's for

Architecture as a Service is designed for organisations that need experienced architecture capability, but not necessarily as a full-time internal role.

It suits technology leaders who need a consistent view across their digital estate, trusted input into important decisions, or additional architecture capacity as priorities and programmes change.

You need architecture leadership but cannot justify a permanent role
Your internal team needs additional capacity or specialist support

Technology decisions need stronger oversight

You are planning significant investment or change

Your architecture needs vary throughout the year

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Our Pricing Tiers

Tier 1 – Architecture Advisory

Best for: organisations that need experienced architecture advice at defined points, without requiring an architect to be regularly involved in programmes or governance.

Planned access to senior architecture advice

Two days of senior architecture support each month

Monthly architecture check-in

Input into key technology decisions and reviews

Additional architecture support available when required

Up to one unused day carried into the following month

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Tier 2 – Programme Architecture

Best for: organisations running active programmes that need continuity across designs, decisions and governance, with an architect who understands the programme and can be involved at the points that matter.

Consistent architecture support across active programmes

Four days of architecture support each month

Priority access to a named architect

Monthly architecture health check and action summary

Participation in design forums and governance

Architecture input at key programme checkpoints

Access to Voco reference patterns and standards

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Tier 3 – Transformation Partner or Architecture Partner

Best for: organisations undertaking significant or sustained change that need an architecture partner involved across governance, roadmaps, investment decisions and programme delivery.

Embedded architecture leadership for sustained change

Eight days of architecture support each month

Dedicated senior architect, supported by a backup architect

Weekly or fortnightly involvement in your programme

Leadership across architecture governance

Quarterly architecture roadmap refresh

Strategic advice and vendor engagement support

Early input into major technology and procurement decisions

High-priority access when decisions require a faster response

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Each service is shaped around your organisation’s needs. Included capacity, access arrangements and additional support are agreed before the engagement begins.

Architecture Governance & Advisory Service: Architecture expertise, available when you need it