Our Expertise

Our Expertise

Fuse provide access to a highly skilled network of engineering, technology and cyber professionals, many with Security Clearance. They are pre-vetted and fully engaged with our consultants to ensure a rapid onboarding process and efficient integration into projects.

Every project is unique, and so are your needs. We tailor our approach and solutions to ensure you always have the best support to deliver success.

Systems Engineering, Software and Support

We specialise in delivering engineering solutions on time, ensuring they meet customer needs, deadlines, and budget constraints. Our structured approach ensures seamless project execution, from initial concept to final deployment and beyond, delivering long-term value and operational excellence, underpinned by industry-leading frameworks such as ISO/IEC 15288, CMMI, EFQM, and ITIL and utilising Lean Six Sigma techniques where useful. We offer expertise in:

· Requirements Capture & Change Management – ensuring clear, traceable, and adaptable requirement management

· Systems Architecture & Design – developing scalable and efficient engineering solutions

· Systems Build, Hardware Assembly & Software Development – covering full product development from concept to deployment

· Systems Integration, Safety & Software Assurance – ensuring reliability, compliance, and risk mitigation

· Systems Assurance, Test (V&V) & Acceptance – comprehensive verification and validation for high-quality deliverables

· Logistics, RAMS, Maintenance & Obsolescence Management – managing system lifecycle, through-life costs, reliability, and supportability

· Asset Management & Whole-Life Cost Analysis – optimising long-term performance and sustainability

· Reporting, Technical Investigation & Service Continuity – providing insights for continuous improvement and operational resilience

Project Management

Covering Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M), Project Controls and PMO, tailored to fit the project needs based on traditional, lean or agile methodologies. Focusing delivery through workload forecasts, critical thread assessments and dependency management with expertise in a variety of project management methodologies such as Traditional (Waterfall), PRINCE2, Lean Six Sigma, AgilePM, Critical Path and Critical Chain Analysis. 

We have a wealth of experience in winning major bids and mobilising delivery project teams, followed by seamless transition into project delivery – ensuring that frameworks, processes, tools and teams are best positioned to deliver with minimal risk. 

Systems Safety and Cyber Security

We provide complete end to end safety and security assessments, from risk analysis to requirements derivation, design, programme delivery and operational assurance. This includes assessing safety risk and security threat and vulnerability assessments and then ensuring that system architecture and designs are optimised to meet applicable requirements before tracking and protecting systems in operation:

Requirements derivation
Threat assessments, safety requirements derivation, service continuity requirements, safety and security management systems

Design
Safety – software and systems assurance, operational assessments and human factors.

Security – secure by design, vulnerability assessments and risk assessments, plus systems testing, training and competency assessments.

Programmes
Safety and security assessments, mitigation and risk-benefit analysis, Safety Cases, Software and Hardware assurance, ALARP and Secure By Design implementation plus regulatory compliance and integrated-system technical trade-offs.

Operations
Ongoing vulnerability and threat assessments, safety and security reporting, health and safety management, change management and business continuity.

Business Improvement

We support both project and internal improvement activities through a variety of methods, including:

  • Change management – blending best practice from Lean Six Sigma, McKinsey’s 7S model, Kotter’s Change Model and Quality models (PDCA, EF, ISO). 
  • Culture change, engagement planning and communication. 
  • Process re-engineering, digitisation, information management and AI integration. 
  • RACIs, capability models and resource planning 
  • Process management and quality assurance based on best practice and utilising capability modelling where appropriate.
  • Information management to ensure that the basics of data management, workflow, information management and system configuration are fully managed and under change control.
  • Lean and cost optimisation – utilising Lean Six Sigma black belts to streamline delivery or operations and align all people and resources effectively.
  • Change and culture management to support customers with some of the intangible issues that stop teams becoming great.

Our approach is focused on delivering value to our clients, continuously monitoring progress while seeking innovative ways to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

The Fuse Approach

Focus on Your Requirements

We focus on delivering operational readiness through a flexible and integrated approach to solutions and resourcing:
– Truly focus on the challenge to hand first
– Assess your resources, delivery and identify improvements to optimise delivery
– Focus resource needs with clear rate cards

How we deliver:
• Voice of the Customer
• Work-package Definition
• Project Benefits Mapping
• Project Charters
• Requirements Management
• PMO reviews
• Resource Rate Cards

Understand Your Needs And Options

We spend time to fully understand the needs of our clients, identifying where we can deliver added value through a blended approach of the right tools, processes and people.
– We assess pre-qualified associates to directly match your needs
– Recommend the best solution rather than ‘throw’ resource at a problem
– Use a blend of Lean Six Sigma, Change Management and Programme Management techniques to deliver streamlined customer-orientated solutions.

How we deliver:
• End to End Supply Chain
• Dependency Reviews
• Workflow Assessments
• Lean Six Sigma & Innovation
• Process Mapping
• Capability & Capacity Reviews
• Pre-qualified Associate Pools

Strategy Based on Responsiveness

Complementing your strategy, we focus on getting the right people in place for operational readiness and project delivery; this goes further than supporting project management, systems engineering and safety, to also support logistics, supply chain, quality and configuration management and other project dependencies.
– Together we agree the best solution based on your requirements, processes, logistics and culture
– We focus all our efforts on operational readiness and optimal delivery
– We seamlessly integrate capability into your teams and processes

How we deliver:
• Work-package Planning
• Change Management
• Portfolio Management
• Logistics Planning
• Team Integration & Planning
• Organisational Design

Execute Flexible, Assured Services

Our flexible in-house resourcing approach means that we can identify the best associates for any job – not just chase internal utilisation like many other providers. We ensure delivery by integrating our teams with yours and implementing rigorous 360 feedback loops to ensure satisfaction and objective delivery.
– Active 360 feedback reviews, delivery assurance and tracking
– Flexing our approach to ensure consistent delivery and benefits
– Revise and refine solutions to avoid chasing utilisation figures

How we deliver:
• Work-package Delivery
• Pre-qualified Resource
• Customer and Team 360 Feedback Loops
• Visual Management
• Project Control Plans
• Training Plans
• PMO support