IT Value Optimization
IT Value Optimization
IT Value Optimization
Technology is a provider of services that enables an organization to effectively deliver products, operate and support the Business. It is important that technology be predictive, stable and efficient. ITeffectivity incorporates a holistic approach to assessing your organization and those “not so flashy”, yet critical IT core capability services that can lead to downtime and astronomical costs if not done right. Leveraging our extensive industry experience, we provide you with “actionable” plans that help IT optimize costs and limit risk exposure.
Technology is a provider of services that enables an organization to effectively deliver products, operate and support the Business. It is important that technology be predictive, stable and efficient. ITeffectivity incorporates a holistic approach to assessing your organization and those “not so flashy”, yet critical IT core capability services that can lead to downtime and astronomical costs if not done right. Leveraging our extensive industry experience, we provide you with “actionable” plans that help IT optimize costs and limit risk exposure.
Benefits
Benefits
Aligned Business Strategy
Team Satisfaction & Engagement
Effective Solution Delivery
Right Technology Decisions
Representative Engagements
Representative Engagements
Services Overview
A representative sample of IT Value Optimization focus areas included:
- Managed the Workforce Optimization program for a top financial market data firm that yielded a $96M annualized save
- Restructured an IT Risk Management function & framework for a highly regulated Fortune 250 firm that led to the closing of over 120 Audits and Regulatory findings
- Transitioned 9 siloed Quality Assurance areas into an award-winning Quality Engineering organization with cutting-edge services & frameworks, leading to < .5% defect leakage
- Designed and implement a Change & Problem Management strategy that helped reduce Productions outages by 38%
- Reduced operating expenses by $8M for a long-term healthcare provider by successfully leading, training, and building an IT infrastructure team from scratch
- Assessed, developed, and designed an organizational change model, resulting in effectively preparing the organization for doubling its size through 3 mergers in less than a year
- Led timely integration of business applications and processes for major mergers and acquisitions, including design and delivery of enterprise-wide Organizational Change Management and communications programs
- Established and led an IT Finance and Contract Administration Office with an annual spend of approximately $50M plus project portfolio, including an $80M multi-year ERP program
- Facilitated the development of an IT Asset Management methodology and created the strategy, roadmap and business case for implementation of an ITAM program at a global engineering and construction firm
- Managed the Workforce Optimization program for a top financial market data firm that yielded a $96M annualized save
- Restructured an IT Risk Management function & framework for a highly regulated Fortune 250 firm that led to the closing of over 120 Audits and Regulatory findings
- Transitioned 9 siloed Quality Assurance areas into an award-winning Quality Engineering organization with cutting-edge services & frameworks, leading to < .5% defect leakage
- Designed and implement a Change & Problem Management strategy that helped reduce Productions outages by 38%
- Reduced operating expenses by $8M for a long-term healthcare provider by successfully leading, training, and building an IT infrastructure team from scratch
- Assessed, developed, and designed an organizational change model, resulting in effectively preparing the organization for doubling its size through 3 mergers in less than a year
- Led timely integration of business applications and processes for major mergers and acquisitions, including design and delivery of enterprise-wide Organizational Change Management and communications programs
- Established and led an IT Finance and Contract Administration Office with an annual spend of approximately $50M plus project portfolio, including an $80M multi-year ERP program
- Facilitated the development of an IT Asset Management methodology and created the strategy, roadmap and business case for implementation of an ITAM program at a global engineering and construction firm
Services Overview
A representative sample of IT Value Optimization focus areas included:
IT Value Spend Analysis
Analysis of IT spend on people, processes and / or technology with data-backed recommendations on where to cut, reduce, consolidate, or invest for long-term gain. Sample areas may include contracts, infrastructure usage, tools, application deep-dives, process automation and more
IT Management Policies, Standards & Procedures
Provides an inventory of IT policies, standards & procedures, their location, format, ownership and associated training & assessments. This is followed by creating a consistent approach for building, formatting, communicating, and storing the artefacts as well as measuring compliance & tracking attestation.
IT Risk Management
Helps establish or enhance the IT Risk Management function including Org design and the framework for identifying, assessing & reporting on non-financial & emerging IT risks, tolerance levels, Audit tracking & response, management action plans (MAPs) and measuring compliance to policy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Program Management for structuring IT pre and / or post close of a merger or acquisition. Considers cost analysis, objectives & associated accountabilities, timing, risk registers, organizational design, business processes, integration, transition, communications & more.
IT Value Spend Analysis
Analysis of IT spend on people, processes and / or technology with data-backed recommendations on where to cut, reduce, consolidate, or invest for long-term gain. Sample areas may include contracts, infrastructure usage, tools, application deep-dives, process automation and more
IT Management Policies, Standards & Procedures
Provides an inventory of IT policies, standards & procedures, their location, format, ownership and associated training & assessments. This is followed by creating a consistent approach for building, formatting, communicating, and storing the artefacts as well as measuring compliance & tracking attestation.
IT Risk Management
Helps establish or enhance the IT Risk Management function including Org design and the framework for identifying, assessing & reporting on non-financial & emerging IT risks, tolerance levels, Audit tracking & response, management action plans (MAPs) and measuring compliance to policy
Mergers and Acquisitions
Program Management for structuring IT pre and / or post close of a merger or acquisition. Considers cost analysis, objectives & associated accountabilities, timing, risk registers, organizational design, business processes, integration, transition, communications & more.
Organizational Design
Assessment of a current organization’s structure and based on Business needs, set-up of a new model with clearly identified roles & responsibilities. Considers spans & layers, flat vs. matrix, central vs. decentral & chain of command. Can be executed at a functional, division or corporate-wide level.
IT Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Focused on people, a framework is designed to ensure an organization can manage the impact of new business processes, IT systems, and / or changes in organizational structure with minimal resistance and disruption of service. Coaching and / or training can be provided at an extra cost.
IT Change Management
Provides analysis of the Change Management function & processes plus an improvement plan for increasing efficiency & reducing outages based on output. Assesses elements such as CAB structure, change types & risk, change windows, approval levels & groups, outage themes, tools and more.
IT Incident & Problem Management
Provides analysis and an improvement plan for ensuring incidents & problems are appropriately captured, tracked, communicated & resolved in minimal time to reduce risk. Looks at Incident & Problem trends, severity levels, root-cause analysis, time & cost to resolve, tools and more.
Organizational Design
Assessment of a current organization’s structure and based on Business needs, set-up of a new model with clearly identified roles & responsibilities. Considers spans & layers, flat vs. matrix, central vs. decentral & chain of command. Can be executed at a functional, division or corporate-wide level.
IT Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Focused on people, a framework is designed to ensure an organization can manage the impact of new business processes, IT systems, and / or changes in organizational structure with minimal resistance and disruption of service. Coaching and / or training can be provided at an extra cost.
IT Change Management
Provides analysis of the Change Management function & processes plus an improvement plan for increasing efficiency & reducing outages based on output. Assesses elements such as CAB structure, change types & risk, change windows, approval levels & groups, outage themes, tools and more.
IT Incident & Problem Management
Provides analysis and an improvement plan for ensuring incidents & problems are appropriately captured, tracked, communicated & resolved in minimal time to reduce risk. Looks at Incident & Problem trends, severity levels, root-cause analysis, time & cost to resolve, tools and more.
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