Brief Connect (Briefing and Correspondence Platform): 9-Month Implementation

Engage Squared’s Briefing Management and Correspondence Platform, Brief Connect, can solve many of the complex challenges faced by Governmental departments when it comes to managing briefings. Using SharePoint Online for document management and collaboration through Microsoft Teams, Brief Connecttool allows users to initiate and manage briefs from the department, all the way through to Premier’s approval.

Brief Connect replaces what can be a manual, and paper-based process, that is time intensive for employees and can lack the required transparency to manage and report on briefing statuses. The tool works from phones, iPad's, laptops and home computers, with access controlled by the sophisticated security in Azure Active Directory.

With Brief Connect, users can work both remotely, and increase their productivity, all whilst only having to launch and work from Teams.

Phase 1. Discovery
• We’ll run a 4 – 6 week discovery phase, consisting of requirement gathering workshops, building a POC and deploying it to your environment. From here, we will be able to provide you with an insight into what your solution could look like, alongside a formal proposal for the next phase of work.

Phase 2. Build and deployment

• Dependent on your requirements, the build phase can run from up to 9 months. We’ll work in partnership with your teams, utilizing agile principles. The solution will be deployed and tested in DEV, UAT and production, ensuring the highest quality application is launched.

Phase 3. Change and adoption

• We will support the launch of the application as much or as little as you need us to. We’ll also be there to support with the transition to your technical teams to enable them to continue driving efficiencies by maintaining the application.