Greetings! 
I continue to be amazed at the untapped potential for greater growth and profitability companies possess.
Most companies we work with are "surprised" that an IT consulting firm seeks to uncover business growth and profitability opportunities. This is unfortunate because this is the reason that IT organizations exist! They need to have this as a primary objective.
Whether a company has one or one thousand IT resources, they can and should be thinking strategically about IT.
Without a strategic business focus, IT will become bogged down in a tactical support and fire-fighting mode...with the business forfeiting higher growth and profitability.
Forrester Research recently found that, on average, companies allocate 80% of their IT dollars to the support and maintenance of ongoing operations. This leaves only 20% for investment in IT initatives that provide a strategic business return. Forrester Article from Tech Republic
Every IT organization has a responsibility to find ways to continually reduce that 80% (become more efficient) while it also seeks to increase returns on the 20% (become more effective), even as they grow that 20% number.
You can position IT to have a more strategic impact on your business. Make this happen, and you too will be amazed at the opportunities you will uncover for greater business growth and profitability.
John Hughes
IT Leadership. Better Business.
Redmond, WA |
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