Wakonda Ltd. helps technology leaders deliver the initiatives that can’t slip – cloud and data, infrastructure change, regulatory programmes and platform rollouts.
Whether you need a seasoned delivery lead for a critical programme, or objective support choosing the right technology partner, Wakonda plugs into your team as a specialist rather than another generic consultancy.
Hands-on leadership for complex IT change – stabilising plans, aligning stakeholders and getting programmes over the line with realistic dates, not wishful thinking.
Explore project delivery →Structured support to define requirements, scan the market and challenge vendors so you select partners who can actually deliver in your environment.
Explore supplier selection →You bring the problem: cloud migration, savings or mortgage platforms, CRM rollouts or regulatory change. Wakonda steps in as the senior delivery partner who gets you from slideware to go-live.
Acting as programme lead, senior PM or fractional PMO to bring structure, pace and straight answers to initiatives that can’t be allowed to drift.
Independent view of what’s broken, a practical recovery roadmap, and support to get delivery, risk and stakeholders back under control.
Honest challenge on timelines, commercials and dependencies so you commit to dates and spend with your eyes open, not just to keep a slide green.
Picking the wrong vendor is an expensive hobby. Wakonda helps you translate business needs into clear requirements, run a focused selection process and stress-test delivery capability before you sign.
Targeted research to map the market against your constraints and create a shortlist of suppliers who are actually worth engaging.
Support shaping RFIs/RFPs, scoring models and demo scripts so you can compare vendors on what matters, not just who has the best deck.
Deep-dive on implementation approach, resourcing, support and governance before you commit to long-term contracts.
A sample of recent work across banking, wealth management and transport – all focused on getting complex technology change safely into production.
Brought into a defect-heavy implementation as Project Manager. Rebuilt the delivery plan across multiple third parties, aligned design, build and test using a shared roadmap, and led integration with Mambu and other cloud services. Result: a secure, scalable AWS-based savings origination platform with full business readiness and cutover planning.
Led the readiness programme to prove the bank could safely support increased deposit balances. Defined readiness scope and ownership, built playbooks, ran formal readiness reviews and live-like simulations. Achieved full stakeholder sign-off with traceable evidence for audit.
Senior PM for a full mortgage origination re-platform. Stood up technical infrastructure, led UAT and performance testing, built an auditable UAT framework and a custom performance rig including SOAK testing. Delivered a rigorous testing regime leading to Programme Board and Technology Risk sign-off for pilot rollout.
Project Manager for migrating 1,200 colleagues from Oracle-based systems onto Rathbones’ HR stack. Defined the data migration process, oversaw ETL from Oracle into Snowflake, led engineers building transformation scripts, and implemented testing and compliance frameworks. Migration completed with zero high-severity issues and full data-journey documentation.
For clients needing business-critical and regulatory reporting from new platforms, led creation of a repeatable data reporting approach. Defined data strategy, produced data dictionaries and reporting catalogues, captured and validated requirements, and directed build and testing. Shifted reporting from reactive to strategic, delivering governed, audit-ready reporting suites.
Coordinated hardware, AI data capture, mobile development and Agile delivery for rail insight tools and frontline apps. Led design, test and rollout of a mobile emergency reporting app so train crews could escalate safety incidents in real time, strengthening Incremental’s position in rail digital transformation.
If you have a project that simply has to land – or a supplier decision you can’t afford to get wrong – let’s have a short, focused conversation.
No generic sales pitch. Just a discussion about what you’re trying to achieve, what’s in the way, and whether Wakonda is the right fit to help.
Alternatively, drop us an email at clients@wakonda.co.uk