One Engineering System (1ES) is a strategic standardised, integrated framework designed to streamline software development by unifying tools, processes, and practices across teams. It provides a consistent, scalable foundation that supports high-quality, efficient, and secure software delivery.
The One Engineering System (1ES) is a strategic approach to unifying engineering tools and practices across teams to reduce friction, foster collaboration, and enable consistency at scale. It’s about creating a shared engineering backbone that allows teams to move faster and more predictably by removing the chaos of disconnected toolchains and ad hoc workflows.
At its core, 1ES is not about enforcing a single toolset but about aligning teams around a common set of engineering standards that streamline how work gets done—from planning and coding to testing, deploying, and supporting software in production. This shared foundation reduces cognitive overhead, simplifies integration across teams, and makes it easier to deliver high-quality, reliable outcomes.
A successful 1ES strategy recognises that tools must serve the way teams work, not the other way around. Each team should be empowered to adapt their workflows within the shared system, leveraging the strengths of the chosen tools without being constrained by rigid implementations. It’s not about uniformity; it’s about coherence.
Implementing 1ES requires more than tooling changes—it demands investment in enablement. Teams need guidance, training, and support to adopt the system effectively. When done well, 1ES creates the conditions for scalable engineering excellence: clear communication, consistent processes, and a resilient development lifecycle across the organisation.
If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
We partner with businesses across diverse industries, including finance, insurance, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, engineering, transportation, hospitality, entertainment, legal, government, and military sectors.
Boxit Document Solutions
Flowmaster (a Mentor Graphics Company)
Xceptor - Process and Data Automation
ProgramUtvikling
Akaditi
Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd
Emerson Process Management
Workday
Lockheed Martin
SuperControl
Slaughter and May
Genus Breeding Ltd
Jack Links
Hubtel Ghana
Illumina
Boeing
Milliman
YearUp.org
Ghana Police Service
Washington Department of Transport
New Hampshire Supreme Court
Nottingham County Council
Department of Work and Pensions (UK)
Royal Air Force
Illumina
Freadom
SuperControl
Graham & Brown
Boxit Document Solutions
New Signature