Long-Term Strategic Technology Planning Takes Valuable Time and Energy

Like many growing companies, you may need more strategic professional technology advice than you have on staff, but are not ready to hire a CIO. For situations like this, MarksNelson offers an outsourced solution called Strategic Technology Advisor (STA).

Every business has resources to help with the day to day needs of IT, but leaves little time to developing a long term strategic plan. What if you had your own strategic resource who can help establish and align your technology roadmap with your business goals at a fraction of the cost of hiring your own full-time employee? STA is a seasoned technology professional who possesses a unique blend of IT expertise and executive level business smarts. Your STA is supported by a full team comprised of the industry’s brightest talent. STA plays an active role within your operation and participates in executive leadership meetings providing guidance on critical technology decisions.

What to Expect from Your Strategic Technology Advisor

• Aligns technology strategy with your business goals
• Creates a long-term IT strategy that’s focused on helping you adopt cost effective technologies to improve business operations
• Guides you on strategic, smart IT investments and budgeting to make sure you’re getting the most value for your money
• Provides experience and knowledge to plan and implement
• Represents an organization’s technology interest at the executive/board level
• Understands the business side of your operations to help contribute the overall strategy and leadership of the company
• Establishes IT as a business benefit
• Unlocks employee efficiencies through technology and automation
• Evaluate current technology solutions and identify opportunities to develop enhanced systems, applications, and processes that drive growth
• Provide experience and knowledge to help plan technology systems that facilitate growth
• Quarterly IT strategy reviews – Discuss how your technology is working and uncover new ways to improve the way you use IT
• Review and prioritize current and future IT projects working closely with executive leadership

Additional Smart Technology Services:

• Assessments
  • Security
  • Workflow automation
  • Network infrastructure
• Project Management
• Software as a Service (SaaS) product planning
• Internet of Things (IoT) project planning
• Cloud migration planning
• CRM/ERP implementation
• RFP management
• Software implementation management
• Website re-development planning
• Business process review
• Data analytics and insights
• Business Intelligence

You will benefit from the experience, expertise and guidance of senior technology professionals along with the peace of mind knowing you have a strategy in place, managed and aligned with your business goals.