The new CTO / Technology Consulting Service is lead by Walter Dennison and provides startup, small and medium-sized companies with the strategic and analytical technology functions that traditionally are provided by a full time senior technology manager. The new CTO / Technology Consulting Service can be obtained in combination with the CFO Service offering or on its own. There can be significant strategic benefits to your company by ensuring that the financial and technology strategies are working together to support your core business mission.

MAJOR PROJECT ANALYSIS

To help you prepare for and make critical technology decisions like support for new business offerings, infrastructure expansion and technology selection

• Prepare and write business cases or project analysis documents
• Review and analyze existing business cases or project plans with a fresh and objective point of view
• Validate that all appropriate alternatives have been considered and properly presented
• Review cost and time line estimates

STRATEGIC ROADMAP

To help you stay on top of your technology development and business initiatives we can provide a comprehensive assessment of your key systems and put together an integrated plan that manages your technology budget, and ensures that your technology is ready when your business needs it

• Prepare a comprehensive roadmap showing all the key technology areas in your systems environment and the key development milestones and technology interdependencies over the next 2 to 5 years
• Review existing roadmaps to validate assumptions and development timelines
• Prepare a strategic roadmap for your technology infrastructure vs. your application development and/or key business services timelines

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

To help you manage your entire technology portfolio by providing an end-to-end review and analysis of all the technology domains that combine to deliver your business services

• Perform an end-to-end analysis of your entire computing environment to capture the state of the environment and identify areas in need of attention
• Create a document showing an overview of your computing environment to capture the structure, interdependencies and organization of the key components and services that must work together to deliver your business services
• Perform a review of your environment to highlight areas that are now, or may soon, impact the reliability and delivery of your business services

TECHNOLOGY PROCESS ANALYSIS

To help you maintain the timeliness of your technology deliveries, reliability of your systems and effectiveness of your technology organization by performing a thorough assessment of your technology delivery and support work flows

• Perform a comprehensive analysis of the work flows that you use to deliver new and updated technology into your computing environment to identify issues, challenges and opportunities to improve your technology processes
• Perform an analysis of your technology organization to assess opportunities to align it with your current business organization or to adjust it to accommodate recent growth or acquisitions
• Perform a productivity analysis to look for opportunities to apply automation or process improvements

BUDGET AND FORECASTING

To help you manage your technology investments by ensuring the accuracy and completeness of your technology budgets and project forecasts which can help you to make sure there is meaningful link between your technology and business spending

• Perform a review of your current technology budget to verify accuracy and completeness
• Perform a review of your major technology project forecasts and budgets
• Work with your senior management team and/or technology staff to develop new or improved technology budgeting templates and definitions
• Review project timelines to confirm accuracy, interdependencies and proper coordination with business initiatives

SENIOR TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING

To help you with the experience, guidance and analysis you need from a senior technology manager to make key technology decisions

• Provide a senior technology executive to work with your senior management team to analyze a critical technology decision or review your current technology investment plans
• Work with your in-house senior technology manager to provide a fresh point of view and an objective perspective on your technology plans, budget or business plan