Two established Australian mutual banks merged to create a larger national organisation. The integration required members and employees to be brought together under a single brand, operating model and technology platform.
A major transformation program was established to consolidate the organisations' CRM, core banking and data environments. Following a competitive selection process, AJEKA was appointed as the Data Partner to support the complex integration and migration.
AJEKA deployed multidisciplinary teams across project management, business analysis, architecture and data delivery.
Using AJEKA's Data Migration Methodology, we planned and led the Discovery Phase, establishing:
AJEKA also assessed the organisation's data management maturity and identified practical improvements across governance, processes, standards, skills and technology.
A market assessment of modern data management platforms was completed to support tool selection. This was supported by the design of a practical data operating model, business data model and processes to reduce manual effort and improve delivery efficiency.
"AJEKA's Data Migration Methodology was adopted to guide the remaining migration journey — providing greater clarity over scope, cost, risk and future delivery."
The Discovery Phase successfully established the foundations for the wider integration and migration program. AJEKA delivered an agreed business case, delivery plan and migration framework, providing greater clarity over scope, cost, risk and future delivery.
AJEKA's Data Migration Methodology was adopted to guide the remaining migration journey. Stronger data management foundations, governance and quality controls have reduced defects and remediation while preparing the organisation to accelerate its integration, migration, data and AI initiatives.
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