Virtual Bench as a Service (VBaaS)​
Our Virtual bench as a Service is an exciting and innovative subscription service.

It enables you to access our extensive talent pool of experienced and capable people to deploy in your business.
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Virtual Bench as a Service (VBaaS)​
Our Virtual bench as a Service is an exciting and innovative subscription service.

It enables you to access our extensive talent pool of experienced and capable people to deploy in your business.
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Flexible Capacity and Capability

The Virtual Bench as a Service will provide you with the ability to fill the gaps in your organisation quickly and ensure that you are not delaying your business. It will allow you peace of mind, knowing you have a talent pool of great people ready to support you.

We can deliver against any IT or Business change related requirement.  Our Virtual Bench as a Service solves spikes in demand, or provides injections of expertise, just when you need it. We can take that worry away and leave you to focus on driving your business forward.

Designed to provide rapid access to our delivery expertise through an outsourced outcome-based arrangement, boosting change capability at short notice.

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"Illuminet's consultants are always professional, dedicated and diligent, with attention to detail and the ability to work both strategically and tactically. They build strong relationships and comfortably manage customer, supplier and internal stakeholders at all levels, from technicians to CxO.  Their approach is collaborative and supportive, sharing their knowledge and mentoring the junior team members as required. They have always led by example and rolled up their sleeves to get the job done, in complex and challenging situations under strong time and cost pressures - usually exceeding expectations.”
Illuminet Client, Computer Technology Company

Our extensive talent pool

How does the subscription work?

You engage with us through a Consultancy arrangement to deliver a specific agreed outcome.

We take on the responsibility for the outcome and provision of the agreed deliverables.

We draw on the knowledge and experience of consultants from both our permanent team and our extensive trusted talent pool to deliver against your requirements.

Our mobilisation SLA commits us to respond to a request in an agreed timeframe.

Service account management is provided by a designated Illuminet Director.

Our easy to understand options for cost reduction put savings within your control.

Typical challenges

How we respond

Worried about being able to meet the demands on change delivery this year. How to get skilled consultants to deliver additional capability at very short notice with assurance that they will deliver for our organisation.

We can mobilise quickly and respond within days, landing the right consultant on site, within 3 days of an agreed SOW.

Need flexible resource because client demand fluctuates, but labour concerns.

This is a service, not a contractor provision. Capability and capacity is provided, without a need for CV’s or interviews. Our consultant(s) deliver against agreed outcomes in a SOW.

Need trusted expertise, across business and IT, worldwide.

The Virtual Bench provides 1200+ practitioners that we know and trust globally.

The details of Virtual Bench as a Service

Cost reduction options

VBaaS comes with various action cards that you can utilise.

Each card is self-explanatory and enables you to flex costs as you take more resource or increase the duration of the engagement or access other services and products from Illuminet.

Some examples of ways you can reduce your costs with our options include:

Subscription terms

  • We can be your delivery capability, enabling you to respond to spikes in demand, without paying for down time.
  • Annual subscription costs are only £1200 plus VAT, which are payable on joining.
  • You can submit service requests through our simple ordering process, detailed in the service pack.
  • Once a Statement of Work is confirmed and returned to us, we will commit to have the consultant(s) ready to start on the day required.
  • Subscription is renewed annually on the anniversary of your joining.

  Kjirste Coltham, Director of IT Delivery Services, AGEAS  

“We have made use of both the Project Management and Business Analysis services in order to provide specific expertise or to augment our capacity. We have had the opportunity to work with experienced, knowledgeable individuals who have settled in quickly, getting to grips with the challenges faced and adding value across a variety of projects and programmes.”

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