Our Mission
Empowering IT organizations to maximize business value and efficiency through structured capability enhancement, innovative technologies and leveraring data as a catalyst.
Our Vision
At 45 Degrees, we partner with customers to transform IT organizations into business-aligned teams that deliver measurable value. Through a pragmatic, capability-led approach, combined with innovative technologies and data-driven insights, we enable IT to function as a strategic force—aligned with business goals, agile in execution, and dedicated to driving innovation, efficiency, and competitive advantage.
Our Approach
45 Degrees specializes in transforming IT organizations into business-aligned teams that deliver measurable value. We achieve this through structured capability enhancement, leveraging innovative technologies, and using data as a catalyst to drive business value and efficiency. We call this “IT-as-a-Business”. Our approach involves enhancing 45 distinct IT Capabilities across five key domains: Strategy, People, Platform, Security, and IT Operations.
Each capability is meticulously defined, with key processes, governance models, and targeted questions to assess the current state. We break down each capability into specific activities, assigning them to relevant parts of the organization using a "we do, they do" method for clarity and simplicity. This ensures clear responsibility allocation and effective collaboration.
Our engagements vary in scope, ranging from strategic initiatives and architectural planning to technical implementations, ensuring to meet the diverse needs of our clients. These engagements result in comprehensive IT Strategies, new Target Operating Models, or specific projects, tailored to our customers’ unique requirements. We apply a pragmatic, step-by-step approach, creating roadmaps that follow a ‘crawl-walk-run’ methodology for sustainable transformation.
We use the concept of a value loop to drive continuous business value creation and innovation through two interconnected cycles. The Business Value Loop ensures IT projects are aligned with business objectives. The Innovation Value Loop focuses on driving business innovation, guided by emerging technology trends. At the intersection, Business and IT converge, maximizing overall value and fostering growth and transformation. For our customers, adhering to this value loop is crucial, and we support them in enhancing the 45 capabilities of our IT-as-a-Business capability model.
By focusing on business value, customer-centricity, agility, cost efficiency, standardization, risk management, and continuous improvement, we align IT functions closely with business goals, driving innovation and enhancing overall organizational performance and effectiveness.
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