IT strategy is not confined to infrastructure and hardware. Online business strategy should not be confined to marketing. The world has changed and will continue to change. Participation in the e-business revolution is no longer optional. Organisations who embrace the new world will grow and succeed those who do not will fail.

And yet for many organisations the cost of a senior IT professional is prohibitive. The development of a comprehensive IT strategy is often left to junior IT management, or to the finance director. This is not the answer. The development of a successful strategy requires comprehensive business knowledge, expertise in technology integration and a detailed understanding of the business capabilities of technology, including future developments and trends.

When successful, the strategy will significantly reduce risk, drive new revenue streams, change internal business processes to remove administration overheads and increase customer satisfaction.

 

Agile CIO

The Agile CIO service offers organisations technology leadership at strategic board level. For an agreed monthly fee, IndigoBlue provide an experienced, senior IT professional to perform, on a part time basis, the role typically carried out by a CIO or IT Director.

Ideal for smaller organisations, the Agile CIO role is undertaken by a senior IT professional with high-level management experience gained in blue-chip companies. It also provides access to the wider resources and knowledge pool within IndigoBlue, which embraces significant experience across a wide range of industries, technologies and business practice.

Long term, the Agile CIO provides a solution to IT development and implementation and invaluable support in IT procurement; significantly reducing the risk associated with expenditure and ensuring that technical decisions are consistent with the strategy.

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Strategy Planning

Utilising senior IT professionals with a wealth of experience in large and small organisations we are able to work with our customers to develop the most appropriate strategy to align IT with the needs of the business. Furthermore, as we work at the forefront of technology, we can identify IT trends that will help your business to exploit new opportunities and make substantial cost savings. Our skills also go far beyond those of traditional strategy consultants; our consultants have direct IT operations experience enabling you to secure advantage in IT procurement, development and delivery.

Underpinning our consultancy is a commitment to quality, collaboration and risk management, which is assured though our in depth knowledge and application of Agile project management methods. IndigoBlue are recognised as experts in the implementation of Agile methods for project management and we have a proven track record in delivering projects, and coaching others in project delivery.