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Each function of an ambitious business needs clear direction and ownership. This is especially true with your IT strategy, even though too often it’s merely seen as a day-to-day function.
One of our experienced, competent, and confident IT leaders can join your senior team to understand your business strategy and ensure that the IT strategy supports it.
Many CEOs we meet have a radical idea for technology-enabling their business but need a sensible experienced IT leader to make this happen (or to say honestly if it’s a bad idea!).
We often work with CEOs to transform their business using IT to boost their revenues or reduce costs.
Your technology should focus on your customers, growth, efficiency, risk, security, and value.
More specifically, your IT strategy needs to encompass digital, business applications, and IT infrastructure.
One of our people (we call them ‘Principals’) can get to grips with the issues and create a simple strategy within a few days.
We focus on creating a roadmap as the foundation for planning and action, rather than just having a document that sits on a shelf gathering dust.
Our Principal’s job is to work with you to maintain the strategy, evolve it, and most importantly deliver on it!
We’re not just consultants who deliver PowerPoint slides and then move on.
We aim to have a long-term relationship with all our clients and our Principals expect to be accountable for delivery of the strategy and for making a real difference to your business!
Meet the UK's most experienced team of CIOs, CTOs and IT Directors who deliver technology strategies that help mid-markets business...
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We are trusted technology strategy providers for CEOs of mid-market businesses. Read our client case studies to find out more...
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We have a wide range of experience in delivering business-focus and mid-market IT strategies that will help your business grow...
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Enable your IT team and suppliers to help drive efficiency, service, and innovation.
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Efficient and scalable systems and processes allow business to grow and flourish.
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Graeme Freeman
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