{"id":9869,"date":"2021-09-13T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.synthesis.co.za\/case_studies\/test-study-2\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T09:33:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T07:33:32","slug":"vitality-group-sets-a-new-pace-with-agile-contracting","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/case_studies\/vitality-group-sets-a-new-pace-with-agile-contracting\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitality Group Sets a New Pace with Agile Contracting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9869\" class=\"elementor elementor-9869\" data-elementor-post-type=\"case_studies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62fd9cfc elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"62fd9cfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b79b84\" data-id=\"29b79b84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79953118 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79953118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/work-top.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17afb954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17afb954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALOOK INTO some of our<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9dd9f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9dd9f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Work<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261b89fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261b89fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have crafted solutions for industry leaders, combining years of expertise with agility and innovation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61fe08e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61fe08e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e054a50\" data-id=\"e054a50\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78da65f elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78da65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:5,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:16,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/bgl.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-761\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fb871e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9fb871e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8625db0\" data-id=\"8625db0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c5bbce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c5bbce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vitality Group Sets a New Pace with Agile Contracting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bb2f3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bb2f3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c174ed\" data-id=\"6c174ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11e9a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11e9a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong style=\"color:#062f49\">Published \u2022 <\/strong>13 September 2021\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0ffb94\" data-id=\"e0ffb94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa2bc08 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-align-start article-social-share__btn elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"aa2bc08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-share-1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a41fd75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a41fd75\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60b9d08\" data-id=\"60b9d08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db146e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db146e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agile contracting for agile projects by the ultimate agile organisation to adapt to an unexpected world. &nbsp; &nbsp; Two key components underlie today\u2019s most successful organisations \u2013 innovative business models and agility. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.co.za\/business\/vitality\">Vitality Group <\/a>has both, but the agile organisation has taken this one step further. It has taken innovation and agility and applied this to contracting. Vitality Group entered into an agile contract with Synthesis Software Technologies and is witnessing the benefits of increased efficiency, effectiveness and speed, ensuring it fast-tracks fulfilling customer needs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d6685b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d6685b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4235e\" data-id=\"9e4235e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d374e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d374e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SynthesisHackathon-WebRes-256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6836\" alt=\"SVitality Group Sets a New Pace with Agile Contracting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SynthesisHackathon-WebRes-256.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SynthesisHackathon-WebRes-256-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SynthesisHackathon-WebRes-256-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/SynthesisHackathon-WebRes-256-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69696e4\" data-id=\"69696e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76b774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d76b774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Challenge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c38bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c38bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Synthesis, an innovative software development and consulting company, has had a successful long-term partnership with Vitality Group where Synthesis manages the Group\u2019s services. Managed services are the behind-the-scenes maintenance and updates of technology infrastructure that provide customers with seamless secure experiences. If an organisation wants to constantly adapt and release new innovations, its infrastructure needs to be managed to allow for this. \u00a0Vitality Group had numerous projects it wanted to execute. The Group realised that to adjust to changing customer needs, provide innovation and constantly improve customer experience, it would require the latest technologies. To do this, it would need numerous skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b6908c elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b6908c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb4cf6\" data-id=\"4eb4cf6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ad128 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"30ad128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:6,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:19,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"73\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/right2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-563\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a151148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a151148\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8887436\" data-id=\"8887436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1086d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1086d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0However, Vitality Group also did not want to contract set resources from Synthesis for every type of innovation it planned to implement. This list of skills would have been exhaustive and hiring only certain resources would have been constrictive. It wanted to be agile and able to implement the latest technologies and adapt to customers\u2019 needs. It required a different model.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00c6553 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00c6553\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b039581\" data-id=\"b039581\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6dca23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6dca23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Solution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889ee73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"889ee73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vitality Group and Synthesis decided to approach contracting differently. The answer to the challenge was simple yet effective. The teams agreed on an agile contract so as Vitality Group\u2019s needs changed, it could tap into whatever technology was needed. Vitality Group still had one set managed services budget with Synthesis. Synthesis provided three fixed resources who had the key skill sets. It used the rest of the budget on demand. Other specialists were pulled in and out of the projects as and only when their skills were needed.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b01cbdb\" data-id=\"b01cbdb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09faef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09faef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6964\" alt=\"DevOps: The pillars of operational excellence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image-from-rawpixel-id-2038053-jpeg-scaled-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-023ae05 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"023ae05\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65afeb8\" data-id=\"65afeb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f98f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46f98f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This sped up sign-off time. Before the organisation would have needed approval to bring on a different resource but now the Group just needed to tap into its agreed-on budget. \u00a0This new engagement gave Vitality Group the ability to access a wide variety of skills based on the needs of the project. The resources were available whenever they were needed, no delays, no upskilling, no recruitment. \u00a0The team members brought on all had Cloud Services expertise, including but not limited to: \u00a0 \u00a0Centralised Container Management \u00a0 Event Streaming Management \u00a0 Operational Monitoring \u00a0 SDLC Management \u00a0 MSP Management \u00a0 Customer Success Management \u00a0Synthesis Customer Success Manager, Deon Schwabsky: \u201cWe may have had one person on a team working on a specific project but if that person ran into a problem or required assistance outside their field, instead of him or her trying to solve the problem and taking longer, we called in another Synthesis specialist in that area who could help solve the problem immediately. The original resource could have solved the problem, but not at the pace of the specialist. If you have a single contract, you do not get that kind of immediate expertise. Vitality Group now quickly tagged in and out experts as needed. This wider skills coverage for the same budget led to cost efficiency, innovation and speed.\u201d \u00a0An example of this agile contracting is where Vitality Group needed to move off its enterprise messaging system, which was an older platform that could not manage the number of messages Vitality Group received. The Group wanted assistance moving onto a new event streaming platform. The Group receives myriads of messages per second through smart devices when its customers exercise globally. The event streaming capability would be a cheaper, scalable and more reliable platform. Synthesis Event Streaming experts were tagged in and the team helped replace this platform within budgets and timelines. \u00a0Event streaming allowed Vitality Group to improve reliability due to built-in error handling, scalability and retry functionality. It also has smart message deduplication functionality which allows Vitality Group to ingest more customer data in a shorter period of time and eliminate message lag. \u00a0\u201cThe event streaming capability is more scalable than the previous system and it also unlocks potential for the future,\u201d says Schwabsky, \u201cWe are now working on an innovation POC that helps to eliminate fraud. Normally a team of nine would spend about two to three weeks every month looking at fraudulent activities and they would use pivot tables and other productivity tools to export the data. We will create a real-time dashboard with reporting so the Vitality Group team can action their findings in real-time and they don\u2019t have to wait. Being able to pull in experts so quickly allowed us to set up the dashboards that allow for this instead of waiting for additional budget to pull in more resources.\u201d \u00a0Vitality Group Senior Development Manager, Nic Mouyis adds to this: \u201cAs the event streaming capability was a new technology being introduced into my team, my existing developers had very little practical exposure to the product. Through our arrangement with Synthesis, we were able to very quickly onboard very effective engineers who were able to assist us with defining the solution, rolling it out, as well as optimising the throughput of the solution while still being able to deliver the project on time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d850500 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d850500\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fed9383\" data-id=\"fed9383\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9df8fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9df8fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Result <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69caf0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69caf0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The agile contracting resulted in greater efficiency and effectiveness because the Group didn\u2019t need to find, contract and wait for resources to be available to begin a project or its next phase and could access resources equipped in every technology. Vitality Group can forecast, plan and adjust its strategy and move resources as and when needed. This resulted in operational improvements through Cloud Services, Issue, Bug and Ticket Management resources and increased security due to event streaming specialists working on upgrades. The contract also created improved reliability, enhanced performance efficiency due to a migration to centrally managed Container Services and cost enhancements as the Group received more value for the same spend. \u00a0Mouyis explains: \u201cThrough the agile arrangements, we were allowed to work within a defined budget and yet still had the flexibility to call on various resources throughout the project while still remaining within budget.\u201d \u00a0\u201cThe quick onboarding of resources without having to go through a significant learning curve is a major advantage,\u201d explains Vitality Group Service Transition Manager, Lester Hilton. \u00a0If Vitality Group decides a sudden strategy change is needed, or if COVID presents more unforeseen circumstances, or its customers have a new need, the Group can easily adjust because it had the foresight to use agile contracting. \u00a0By implementing event streaming capabilities, the time it takes for points to reflect after a customer exercises will go from a few hours to roughly 15 minutes. Agile contracting will noticeably improve Vitality Group\u2019s speed of delivery, and this is just the beginning of what agile contracting will enable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-502b05e\" data-id=\"502b05e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4ac913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4ac913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1909\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7315\" alt=\"Vitality Group Sets a New Pace with Agile Contracting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1.jpg 1909w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1-768x1030.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1-1145x1536.jpg 1145w, https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Synthesis_Discovery-Infographic_Web_V2-01-scaled-1-1527x2048.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1909px) 100vw, 1909px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a9a7cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a9a7cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d099500\" data-id=\"d099500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6278b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"f6278b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\"> \u201cWe may have had one person on a team working on a specific project but if that person ran into a problem or required assistance outside their field, instead of him or her trying to solve the problem and taking longer, we called in another Synthesis specialist in that area who could help solve the problem immediately. The original resource could have solved the problem, but not at the pace of the specialist. If you have a single contract, you do not get that kind of immediate expertise. Vitality Group now quickly tagged in and out experts as needed. This wider skills coverage for the same budget led to cost efficiency, innovation and speed.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Deon Schwabsky<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Customer Success Manager at Synthesis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-898dfb0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"898dfb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>24<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e73de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e73de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/real-world-lessons-in-digital-transformation-going-beyond-theory\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/technology-792177.jpg-1-585x295.png\" class=\"attachment-htmega_size_585x295 size-htmega_size_585x295 wp-image-120\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-912bd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"912bd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real-world lessons in digital transformation \u2013 going beyond theory<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bafc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bafc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-330ddddb\" data-id=\"330ddddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b05223 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle inner_article__author-box elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"22b05223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/cropped-Our-People_Matt-300x300.png\" alt=\"Picture of Matthew Crockett\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMatthew Crockett\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fb0566f elementor-align-left inner_article__date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"3fb0566f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f976075\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 24, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cab494 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cab494\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1558841\" data-id=\"1558841\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3789bd elementor-align-left related-article__tag elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b3789bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f976075\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1138640\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c8683\" data-id=\"d3c8683\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b3c9b elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"47b3c9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.synthesis.co.za\/real-world-lessons-in-digital-transformation-going-beyond-theory\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcfbf83\" data-id=\"dcfbf83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947dc88 elementor-align-start related-article__time-read elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget 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type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-room tag-ai\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-478bcb6a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile related-article elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"478bcb6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94952f5\" data-id=\"94952f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10868db8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10868db8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-383ebb0d\" data-id=\"383ebb0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e42a82 elementor-align-center inner-article__featured-date elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"42e42a82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-a93e73a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>Jul<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-836ef68 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>29<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e73de elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98e73de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Africa&#8217;s Hidden AI Advantage: How Resource Constraints Drive Superior Innovation<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bafc79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bafc79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-330ddddb\" data-id=\"330ddddb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b05223 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left 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