May 25, 2023
Why Fractional CIOs Are a Game-Changer for These Businesses
In today’s fast-paced and technology-driven business landscape, organizations must harness the potential of cutting-edge digital solutions to stay competitive and achieve their strategic goals. However, not every company has the resources or need for a full-time Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead their technology initiatives. This is where the concept of fractional CIOs comes into play. Fractional CIOs, also known
March 25, 2021
Case Study: Fractional CIO Services for a Manufacturing Company
February 17, 2021
What Are the Benefits of Hiring a Fractional CIO?
December 17, 2020
Start, Stop, Continue: How to Evaluate Employee Responsibilities
As we get ready to start a new year, companies often evaluate their employees and open positions to determine staffing needs. When performing this evaluation managers should consider the “Start, Stop, Continue” method. This method is based on the idea that there are tasks that each employee does that they should stop doing, activities that they should start doing, and
February 26, 2020
What Exactly Does a Fractional CIO ‘Do’?
People always ask me, “What does a Fractional CIO or CTO do?” First and foremost, we are the individuals accountable for everything involving Information Technology at an organization. We participate in all senior staff meetings for the company and assist with setting the direction for the organization as well as managing the day to day operations of the technology team. Even as Senior IT leaders, fractional CIOs
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Fractional CIO for a Food Distributing Company
Problem In less than 10 years a food distribution company experienced considerable growth, quadrupling its staff from 50 to 250 employees. Although the company had grown its sales and staff, little to no adjustments had been made to IT resources to accommodate the increase in users. With inefficiencies in business processes becoming increasingly obvious, the company’s veteran CIO turned to
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Fractional CTO For Real Estate Investment Trust
Problem When an internally managed mortgage real estate investment trust, which invests in residential and commercial mortgage securities on a leveraged basis, lost its long-time CTO, like many companies, they tried to fill the gap in leadership with another C-level executive. In this case, they selected the organization’s CFO who was already serving as the COO as well. With one
July 9, 2019
Case Study: High Level Assessment For Real Estate Development Company
Problem When a regional real estate development company underwent a change in leadership, the new leader set out to integrate operations and create a unified vision across each of the divisions of the company. Having traditionally operated each division as a separate entity, the new leader recognized the organization had an opportunity to create a more efficient organization. Prior to
January 23, 2019
Corporate Capability and the CIO
Corporate Capability Roadmap A company that utilizes a Technology Roadmap to manage and execute on necessary upgrades and refresh cycles has a good grasp on their corporate IT needs. Keeping things maintained and efficiently running is the typical CIO value proposition. But what about a Corporate Capability Roadmap? Does the company have a solid understanding of what their future corporate
December 5, 2018
A How-To Guide to Using A Fractional CIO
How Could You Use a Fractional CIO?Here’s a how-to guide to see how a f-CIO could help your organization