Problem to solve

Every aspect of FMG’s business - clients, houses, buildings, and other insurable assets - has location specific information associated with it. FMG had outgrown its existing spatial tools and their applications were aging. The organisation wanted to ensure that their systems were future proof. This included moving away from multiple sources of data stored in different systems, to a new system with a standardised approach.

FMG needed new applications and infrastructure that would help them turn their location data into intelligence, to continue providing their clients with the quality advice and insurance that they are known for.

OUR approach

We worked through a collaborative discovery phase with FMG to understand their problems to solve, key needs and the outcomes they were looking for. This phase highlighted the need for a fully integrated Location Intelligence Platform hosted in the cloud using Microsoft Azure, with multiple web-based applications. The applications and data would be provided as a service, with HG Digital managing and supporting the platform.

With design, technology, infrastructure, data sources and applications agreed, we delivered the Platform using Agile ways of working: we prioritised features, co-created user stories, iteratively released functionality, and tested the applications with rigour.

BUSINESS VALUE

• A single source of the truth Spatial Data Warehouse for all location-based data.
• An up-to-date platform and application stack with a standardised look and feel.
• Improved decision making through greater insights and easy access to the data they need.
• Built with the future in mind, it is an extensible platform with multiple applications that allow for enhancements and changing business needs.
• Real-time data access and APIs for connecting other key systems.
• Ongoing consulting and development services continue to improve the Platform.

The Result

FMG’s spatial capability is central to its business and having a Location Intelligence Platform enables the company to bring multiple internal systems into one single source of the truth. The new platform replaces outdated solutions, putting greater functionality, greater insights, and greater power in the hands of its users, wherever they may be in the business or in the country.

We are FMG’s preferred spatial partners and proactively work with them to improve their platform, adding new features as their business needs change.