Meritel Group's Service Offering
Small and medium businesses often cannot justify the cost
of a full-time IT executive. Nonetheless, these companies
still require IT executive thinking and leadership coupled
with their existing technical management to make sound business
decisions regarding IT.
Meritel Group's CIO Strategy Solution provides an interim
CIO, technology officer or senior consultants, as required.
Meritel will team with you for a few hours a month or for
several hours each week if:
You
are a small to mid-sized company whose business has outgrown
its investment in IT technology
You
have no IT strategy or your IT strategy is not coupled with
the business direction
Operationally,
you view IT as an expense and you are unsure of the value
IT provides your business
You
are not sure if your investment in technology is appropriate;
you spend money on infrastructure with no ROI
You
are not sure how to develop an effective IT budget
While
your IT director is excellent, he/she could benefit from
occasional mentoring to better speak the language of the
business
You
must make a major move to the next step and are unsure of
the direction
You
are not sure if your IT organization is appropriately sized
for the business, if you have the right people, or if the
people are appropriately trained
You
have a temporary void and simply need interim IT leadership
to carry on with business until your new IT executive is
identified.
Meritel Group's CIO Strategy Solution
Benefits:
Responsiveness - The CIO with
the right skills for the job at hand can be on location
within days.
Intellectual Capital - The
combined knowledge, resources, and best practices - the
Intellectual Capital - of all members of our CIO team is
available. This shared resource dramatically increases the
productivity and value of each CIO team member.
Flexibility - Each engagement
is structured to meet client needs.
Low Risk - Meritel Group's
CIO Strategy Solution's unique service model lowers the
risk of the traditional hiring process.
Experience - Partners average
over 20 years of executive experience.
Affordable - We will work
with you to tailor a program that meets your needs and budget.
Our 8 Step Process
Assessment
- a business oriented assessment limited to 1-3 days depending
on your needs. Meritel Group's 25-point IT Checklist provides
a good initial IT evaluation.
Business
Objectives - Clearly defines what your key executives need
and expect from IT going forward.
Gap
Analysis - Evaluates business strategy and current IT direction
and highlights shortfalls. Also compares current policies,
procedures, and processes to industry standards to identify
gaps.
Engagement
Strategy - Clear project by project description of what
Meritel will do for you.
Project
Plan and Budget - a detailed project budget and cash flow
analyses where you always control both project priorities
and your IT spending.
Organization
Readiness
Findings
and Recommendations
Implementation
Our Services
Interim IT Management
Fill
the gap while you search for a permanent IT leader
Fill
the role while you evaluate if investing in a senior IT
leader for you company is beneficial
IT Strategy
Meet
with company executives to participate in your strategic
vision
Develop
a multi-year strategy to suit you business and budget
Align
business strategy & IT direction
Key decision making
RFP
preparation
ERP
selection
Plan
for technology migration strategy and implementation
Recommend
areas for improvement or future growth
Analyze
and reduce risk
Plan
and implement system or infrastructure projects
Operations
Business
processes review and reengineering
IT
program management
Policy
and procedures review and management
Network
analysis coordination and design
IT
Security analysis and implementation
Network
security audit
Coordinate
and manage outsourcing
Business
Continuity / Disaster Recovery
Design
network administration process
Determine
total Cost of Ownership
Improve
customer service from IT
Other available services
Improve
and implement internal controls and processes
Perform
IT management and staff reviews
Supervise
and develop IT staff
Create
job definitions and assist with hiring
Contact Meritel Group at (877) 265-6578
for a free appointment to discuss the services that would
benefit your organization.
