the sherpa

What We Do

Six core capabilities.
One structural focus.

Every engagement works at the layer beneath the programme — diagnosing why execution is failing and fixing the conditions that make delivery possible.

01

Enterprise Architecture

Gartner World-Class · TOGAF

We design the structural conditions for large-scale transformation — clarifying authority, accelerating decision velocity, and creating the organisational conditions under which delivery becomes inevitable.

  • Architecture governance frameworks and review boards
  • Legacy modernisation and cloud migration strategy
  • API-first and microservices architecture
  • Technology portfolio rationalisation

02

Target Operating Model

R5.4bn Delivered · Nedbank

This is not an org chart exercise. It is a fundamental reconfiguration of how work flows, where decisions are made, and how accountability is distributed across the enterprise.

  • Current-state diagnostic and stakeholder mapping
  • Future-state design anchored to strategic objectives
  • Shared services optimisation
  • Benefits realisation tracking and governance

03

Programme Recovery

90–180 Day Stabilisation

When a programme has stalled, missed critical milestones, or lost executive confidence, we diagnose the structural root cause and restore delivery momentum — not by adding governance, but by removing what is blocking it.

  • Structural root cause diagnosis — not symptom management
  • Backlog rationalisation and delivery reset
  • Agile-at-scale implementation (SAFe)
  • Stakeholder confidence restoration

04

AI Governance

Board-Ready Frameworks

Boards are approving AI strategies they cannot interrogate. We design AI governance frameworks that are operational, not theoretical — built for regulated environments where explainability, accountability, and audit trails are non-negotiable.

  • AI risk taxonomy mapped to King IV, Basel, COBIT
  • Board and ExCo reporting in fiduciary language
  • Algorithmic accountability structures
  • AI steering committee design and terms of reference
  • Model risk governance integrated into second line

05

Risk & Resilience

Multi-Jurisdictional · 19 Countries

We build operational resilience into the organisational fabric — ensuring continuity under crisis conditions. Our governance frameworks have operated across 19 countries under King III/IV, Basel III, IFRS 9, and SARB requirements.

  • IT GRC framework design and implementation
  • King III/IV and Basel III compliance architecture
  • Business continuity and crisis management design
  • Multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance

06

Implementation

Embed · Execute · Transfer

We do not stop at design. We embed, co-execute, transfer knowledge, and ensure institutional permanence. The difference between a strategy document and a structural change is execution — and that is what we stay for.

  • Fractional CTO / Programme Director
  • Agile centre of excellence establishment
  • Digital talent development programmes
  • Change adoption and capability transfer

Ready to Engage?

Your transformation is stalling
for a structural reason.

We find it. We fix it. No intermediaries.

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