IT Management Advisory Services for C-Level Executives
Are you satisfied with your IT Organization and its results? Are your IT projects meeting your users’ needs and on-time and on-budget? Have you considered getting a “second opinion” to evaluate the use of best practices?
Solid Oak Consulting, LLC Can Help
Information Technology is now so critical to the operation of your businesses that the IT organization must be trusted to operate as a disciplined, professional engineering function.
Nevertheless, many C-Level Executives do not know if their IT resources are being well managed, using IT best practices.
Consequently, IT investments often do not return maximum value or meet the business needs of the corporation.
Organization, budgets, projects, and strategic alignment if these are your concerns, then it is time to take action.
An IT Management Advisor
A developing alternative to the traditional IT Steering Committee is the use of an IT Management Advisor who can provide an independent forum to address and discuss IT business policy and practices without many of the politics attendant to the Advisory Board.
Key Tasks for an IT Management Advisor:
- Conduct an IT engineering and operations evaluation
- Develop or Review the current IT Strategic Plan
- Insure use of IT best practices
- Provide management coaching
- Be a “sounding board”
- Bring in specialty resources as needed
How Solid Oak Can Help Your Business
The 5 Most Common Needs Of Business Executives Relative To IT Are:
- Improved Systems Development Process
- Improved Project Management
- Clear Future Directions
- Alignment With Corporate Goals
- Budget Control
Areas of IT Management Focus:
IT Strategy and Architecture
- Clear vision
- Alignment with business strategy
- Emerging Technology
- Standards
IT Organization
- Functions
- Structure
- Model
- Skill Levels
Systems Development
- Methods
- Techniques
- Tools
- Practices
Project Management
- History
- Standards
- Controls
- Tools
- Resources
IT Economics
- IT Value
- Portfolio Management
- Metrics
- Cost Drivers
- Value Drivers
IT Risk Management
- Project Risks
- Operational Risks
- Data Risks
Staffing and Sourcing
- Skill Sets
- Evaluation
- Recruiting
- Motivation
- Repeatable Processes
- Defined and Integrated Processes
- Product and Processes are Quantitatively Controlled
- Process Improvements are Institutionalized
For a free initial meeting, contact Tom Long at: telong@SolidOakConsulting.com.
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