Services
Technology assessment (free)
This is a high-level technology assessment designed to help business leaders understand what the company’s technology posture it. We concentrate on core business applications, security, regular maintenance, backup management, vendor contracts, etc. Basically, the things that are essential to keep your business running.
Ai enablement
Interested in understanding if you can take advantage of AI to develop a stronger edge on your competition? There are endless opportunities; however, there’s also a high level of risk.
It’s essential that you look at ROI, not just that you’re putting the latest and greatest technology in place.
We’ll help you evaluate your opportunities and options, find products and vendors, calculate your ROI, and finally, implement, integrate and educate.
technology roadmap development
We work with business leaders to develop a technology roadmap that aligns with business goals and objectives. We customize this for each client but it typically includes short term objectives as well as longer term – a two to three year plan.
compliance audits
If you’re in a highly regulated industry we can guide you through your side of the compliance audits. This includes SOC2, ISO, HIPAA, HITRUST & GDPR. If you’re gearing up for an audit (even if it isn’t listed here), we can help.
designing analytical platforms
Rather you already have an analytical platform, need to mature what you’ve started, or are starting from scratch, we can help you build a solution that meets your unique needs. We’re not just talking a Tableau or Power BI dashboard, we can help with the full lifecycle of an analytical platform.
digital transformation
Feel like you need to shake things up across the board? You’re working for your systems, opposed to your systems working for you?
These are typically multi-year engagements and roadmap development at the beginning is crucial. We have years of experience helping companies navigate these turbulent waters.
custom application development
Have a business problem that you can’t find an off-the-shelf (OTS) solution for? Or you can find one, but it won’t communicate with your other critical systems? We can assist you through any and all parts of the development lifecycle. This includes developing business requirements, selecting a development stack, implementing development and quality processes and sourcing staff.
msp management
We often see a disconnect between MSP’s and the businesses they are serving. They concentrate on keeping infrastructure running and secured; however, they usually don’t partner with the business to understand long-term goals. That’s where we come in – we speak your language as well as theirs.
Project management
Have a new technology project coming up? Or a project that has gone off the rails? We have over 30 years of running projects, anywhere from quick two to three month to multi-year projects.
vendor management
Managing technology vendors is a common struggle among businesses. Pricing models differ, licensing differs, they speak a different language. And make no mistake, these contracts, and services, are critical to your operation. For a majority of companies, losing internet because the contract wasn’t renewed will motivate you so it never happens again. We get in front of this, and ensure the software and services critical to your operation are safeguarded.
F.A.Q.
Common questions we get from companies looking for our services
We are a full service technology consultancy. There are many other services we offer, reach out with what you’re looking for. If we can’t help you, we will help you find someone that does, free of charge for our services. We’re also happy to help you screen them (we do charge for that).
Our approach is to offer fraction CIO and CTO services. This means you get the benefits of having a CIO/CTO join your team, at a fraction of the cost you’d pay for a dedicated CIO or CTO.
Odds are, you don’t need a technology executive for 40+ hours a week, four weeks a month. You have problems you know you need to solve, but they don’t add up to adding a full time executive. With fractional, you get the best of both worlds. Someone that is part of developing the strategy, but can make the execution happen.
We consider this an interim CIO or CTO. We establish a timeline for how long you’re looking for this level of service and what your end goal is. We draw up a contract that works for you and us.
This type of engagement typically includes us either making recommendations or helping screen for a full time replacement.
Typically we work off a monthly retainer. We base the retainer on what outcomes you’re looking for, not the old model of how many hours that gets you. Our experience has taught us that the hourly model leads to you not calling when you need to. The key to this approach is to agree on what expectations are, and a fair price to achieve that.
The real equation isn’t about hours, it’s about value. If you’re getting the value you need, does it matter if we’re over or under the hours we estimated it would take to deliver?
This depends on the engagement, but at minimum we require a monthly connect point with our primary contact. Our experience has taught us that not connecting regularly translates to misalignment.
We connect at a cadence based on what the engagement requires. For example, if we’re performing a deep-dive technology assessment, we’ll connect with our primary contact every two weeks. If we’re running the development of an application, we’ll connect once a month, unless our primary contact needs a shorter cadence.