Case Studies

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Real engagements. Specific results. The numbers are real. The outcomes are what occurred.

Selection Criteria

Three engagements. Three operating contexts. One delivery standard.

The cases below were selected for breadth — a Series B SaaS modernization, a pre-Series A engineering rescue, and a regional government Velaurum deployment. Each demonstrates a different commercial context with the same operational discipline. Additional engagements available under non-disclosure on request.

Cloud ModernizationSeries B SaaS — 120 Engineers

Stalled AWS migration completed in 90 days after 14 months of failed attempts

Context

The engineering organization had attempted AWS migration three times over 14 months. Each attempt stalled — scope overrun, unclear ownership, and a growing inventory of half-migrated services introducing more instability than the legacy environment it was designed to replace.

The Problem

$400K in sunk costs. Engineering confidence at a low point. A board that had effectively ceased to believe the program would complete.

What Aedifex Did

Aedifex conducted a current-state assessment. The root cause was identified within two weeks: no unified view of what assets existed, what depended on what, and who owned what. Velaurum was deployed as the operational foundation. A phased migration plan with hard milestones and explicit rollback criteria replaced the open-ended roadmap. Migration completed in 11 weeks.

Results
+62% deployment velocity post-migration
$180K annual infrastructure cost reduction
Zero production incidents during the migration window
Engineering confidence recovered — NPS from -20 to +45
Engineering LeadershipFintech — Pre-Series A

Engineering organization stabilized and product delivered on schedule ahead of investor milestone

Context

Two weeks before a critical investor demonstration, the engineering director resigned. Eight engineers remained, operating without delivery structure, with a product six weeks behind schedule and a $2M Series A contingent on the outcome.

The Problem

Technical leadership gap. No delivery framework. Engineering managed ad hoc, with no operating model and no clear ownership.

What Aedifex Did

Aedifex was engaged to install a governed operating model. Sprint cadence was restructured, ownership was established, and Velaurum was deployed to surface all in-flight work and dependencies in a single view. The team delivered the demonstration build on schedule.

Results
Investor demonstration delivered on schedule
$2M Series A secured
Full engineering team retained
Permanent leadership placed within 60 days
Velaurum DeploymentRegional Government Agency — Canada

Seven disconnected asset systems unified — compliance reporting reduced from 3 weeks to 4 hours

Context

A regional government agency responsible for $80M in public assets managed them across seven disconnected systems — legacy ITSM tools, spreadsheets, and a bespoke contract management database not updated in four years.

The Problem

Quarterly compliance reporting required 3 weeks and four full-time staff. Two audits had flagged fragmented records as a material governance risk. No real-time view of asset health or contract expiry at the executive level.

What Aedifex Did

Velaurum was deployed across all asset classes with a custom compliance reporting module designed for the agency's specific regulatory requirements. Integration with the existing procurement system completed in week six. Full deployment live in eight weeks.

Results
Compliance reporting: 3 weeks → 4 hours
$2.3M in previously untracked assets surfaced
Full audit trail for all 12,400+ assets
Staff reporting time reduced by 70%
Zero compliance findings at the subsequent audit
How Outcomes Are Measured

Specific. Documented. Auditable.

Every Aedifex engagement carries an outcomes framework agreed before execution. Metrics are defined against business impact — not delivery activity.

Velocity & throughput

Engineering velocity post-modernization, deployment frequency, lead time to production, change failure rate. Measured against documented pre-engagement baselines.

Cost & utilization

Infrastructure and operational cost reductions, license utilization, contract renewal opportunities. Measured in dollars, not percentages.

Time-to-decision

Compliance reporting cycles, audit preparation time, executive reporting cadence. Measured in elapsed time against the pre-engagement baseline.

Capability transfer

The capability the client team holds at handoff that it did not hold at engagement start. Measured by independent operation of the platform without external dependency.

Reference Engagement Patterns

How federal-scale engagements unfold under the methodology.

Illustrative engagement patterns — anonymous and methodology-applied. Each represents a class of engagement Aedifex is scoped and structured to deliver. Reference patterns demonstrate the application of the firm's methodology to engagements that match its sectoral and operational fit.

Federal Cloud Modernization

Federal Department — Critical Infrastructure Migration

Scenario

A federal department migrates a mission-critical workload from legacy on-premises infrastructure to a cloud environment that satisfies CCCS Medium and ITSG-33 control sets. Migration must occur without service disruption and must produce auditable compliance posture from cutover forward.

Methodology Applied

Six-week fixed-scope Current-State Assessment establishes the architectural and risk baseline. Phased migration plan with rollback criteria at each milestone. Velaurum deployed for asset visibility and compliance posture monitoring. Quarterly governance reviews aligned to Treasury Board reporting requirements.

Expected Outcomes
Documented compliance posture from cutover
Audit trail across the asset estate
Operational handoff with capability transferred to the internal team
Provincial AI Adoption

Provincial Authority — AI-Augmented Operations

Scenario

A provincial authority adopts AI capabilities across operations — predictive demand modelling, anomaly detection in compliance reporting, and AI-augmented case triage. The deployment must satisfy provincial privacy frameworks and produce explainable, auditable decision logic.

Methodology Applied

Use-case prioritization against business impact and risk tolerance. Data platform architecture under provincial privacy framework. Model evaluation and drift detection installed before operational use. Responsible-AI governance framework established with executive sponsor sign-off.

Expected Outcomes
Documented model governance
Explainable decision logic at the case level
Capability transferred to the provincial operations team
Crown Corporation Asset Intelligence

Crown Corporation — Unified Asset Intelligence at Scale

Scenario

A federal Crown corporation unifies asset visibility across infrastructure, contracts, personnel, and operational equipment. The deployment must satisfy ATIP audit requirements and reduce quarterly reporting cycle time without disrupting in-flight compliance work.

Methodology Applied

Velaurum deployed across asset classes with custom compliance reporting module. Integration with existing procurement and asset management systems. Phased rollout against the funding cycle. Audit trail architecture installed at deployment, not retrospectively.

Expected Outcomes
Compliance reporting compressed by an order of magnitude
Cross-class asset visibility from executive to operational tier
ATIP-aligned audit trail across the asset estate

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