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Reading Time: 3 minutesIn today’s fast paced business environment, it is clear to everyone how critical IT is for effective operation and management. Making certain that a company has a well-tuned IT function is an essential ingredient in ensuring its competitiveness in the marketplace. As such, assessing technology is now a fundamental process in a business life cycle.Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether you are fixing a specific technical problem or evaluating the implementation of a new technology, changes to your technology environment can be more impactful if you have a clear understanding of your IT operations and processes. An assessment is the first step in gaining that clarity. Assessments and roadmaps are intended to assist youRead more

Reading Time: 3 minutesMany organizations have a documented business strategy which serves to guide their business decisions. An effective IT strategy is also an important requirement for any size business, helping the business to define the technology, people, and processes necessary to meet the business requirements. A clear IT strategy helps organizations connect technology decisions to business priorities,Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutesA roadmap is a regulating document that determines how technology will sustain the business strategy and drive an organization’s priorities over the next 3 to 5 years. A strategic IT roadmap helps organizations connect technology initiatives to business priorities, investment decisions, resource planning, and long-term goals. Roadmaps typically include the following information: A focused listRead more

Reading Time: 3 minutesExcellent IT systems and organizational structures are the backbone of digital products and services. The right balance of in- and outsourcing, the chosen framework or platform can be a competitive advantage or crucial detriment, which must be examined in a Technology Due Diligence or IT Due Diligence. Most acquiring firms have a set of investmentRead more

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen selected properly, technologies (i.e. hardware, software, etc.) can create competitive advantages for organizations. However, this selection process can be one of the most daunting undertakings that a business will face. Conducting an IT assessment provides a structured approach for companies to better understand how to undertake this selection to ensure a positive outcome andRead more

Reading Time: 2 minutesThink about your organization’s IT performance today. How would you answer these questions? Is your company achieving the type of Return on Investment (ROI), Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Productivity that you expect? Does your IT department work seamlessly with the other business units or divisions? How does your organization measure IT performance andRead more

Reading Time: 4 minutesBusiness – IT alignment is the connection between the business objectives and the Information Technology (IT) requirements of an organization. Strong business IT alignment helps ensure technology initiatives, operational needs, and business priorities stay connected over time. These two factors often seem to contradict, but many economic and technical experts agree that alignment between them,Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutesThere was a time when organizations were able to informally but efficiently align IT with their business’s needs, opportunities and strategies on an incremental basis to deal with specific issues.  Today, however, with frequent and constant advances in technology, the incredible growth of the web, and applications that have become increasingly challenging to manage, theRead more

Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite the apparent ubiquitousness of cloud computing, it is still relatively new for many organizations. Yet it offers something tremendously valuable and unique including superior scalability and flexibility with respect to application services and IT operations. Cloud has the greatest potential to meet rapidly growing and shifting business requirements in a cost-effective manner. Because moreRead more