Creating an IT Strategy

Sometimes it takes an independent view to see the direction ahead, to think beyond the immediate focus of cash flow or deadlines, to clarify the issues and set out the objectives for the technology your organisation is using. 

"Strategy" can sound daunting. But in essence it is about knowing where you are now, where you want to go and making plans for how you will get from here to there.

With Clearsight, a strategy for IT consists of

an IT MOT + a Process MOT + implementation plans for the recommendations

Implementation may involve one or more Buying IT projects, but may also address other strategic issues. For example, we can work with you to :

• create Acceptable Use Policies for IT, email, web etc, and then help you to communicate them to all IT users
• set out the role of an IT Steering Committee to ensure that future IT purchases are properly considered, fit into the overall strategy and deliver the expected results
• undertake feasibility studies into future developments, such as reducing the use of paper files

Where you need help with implementing new systems, we can offer project management support, either directly or using our associates.

So if you would like to make sure that the IT you buy supports your business or organisational goals, do please contact us for a no-obligation initial discussion.

What our clients say:

"I appreciate your expertise in helping my firm to rationalise and catalogue the issues surrounding our IT systems.  Your thorough and intuitive approach to these issues was of great assistance in helping to identify resolutions to our problems.  Your clear thinking has highlighted for me the way that we should be handling these matters, and our IT strategy for the future will no doubt require your further input at some stage."

Peter Duff, Managing Partner, Maxwell Maclaurin Solicitors