Assistance with strategic IT planning is one of the most frequently requested services. It is recommended to be carried out at the beginning of a new project in order to avoid additional costs.
However, updating a plan is possible even if existing infrastructure or a plan is not appropriate. We think of strategic IT as a core competitive strength, helping you to invest in the right technologies to prepare your company today for tomorrow’s challenges.
Why Your Business Need Information Technology Planning Services?
One of the most significant reason, the key point and the value delivered by IT planning is that you can create an IT strategic plan or roadmap for your organization. In general, an IT strategic plan lays out your key business drivers, objectives and goals, and identifies the actions needed to achieve them.
An IT roadmap is crucial to ensure your technology organization is in alignment with the overall business strategy and objectives. Having a documented IT strategy benefits both technology leaders and functional executives by creating transparency and encouraging collaboration across teams.
More specifically, an IT strategic roadmap can help you:
⇨ Create an “end-state vision” that gives you and your team a clear picture of where your company is headed so they can focus on the desired outcome.
⇨ Identify priorities in both the short term and long term, so everyone understands what needs to be tackled first and what can wait.
⇨ Align your business plan to a realistic IT budget that enables you to implement the right level of innovation to meet your organization's needs.
⇨ Gain executive buy-in across all critical stakeholders, allowing for quicker and more efficient execution of the plan.
NTP IT consultants will work with you to document a detailed strategic plan that maps your business goals to short-term and long-term action plans to achieve those goals.
IT Budgeting
IT budgeting works hand in hand with strategic IT planning. But trying to build a technology budget without a clear understanding of what your company needs is frustrating and is doomed to waste resources and finances.
NTP IT consultants work with you to develop a realistic IT budget that incorporates both your own assets and resources, plus the projected costs of the new technology that will deliver the most value to your organization and help you achieve your business goals.
Cloud & Data Migration Services
Many businesses are transferring their data and applications from on-premises data centers to private or public clouds, typically to reduce costs, increase security, and build redundancy. Our IT consulting helps you to plan and develop the right cloud migration strategy, including having the right cloud security in place. We take you through the pros and cons, help you evaluate cloud providers, calculate costs, and then implement a plan to ensure a successful cloud migration project.
Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery (BCDR)
Business interruptions happen, and a continuity and disaster recovery plan is vital to keep your company up and running through whatever crisis you might face. As an information technology consulting firm, NTP helps you formulate a BCDR plan that encompasses how employees communicate in a crisis, where they look to find the information they need, and how they can access the tools and processes they need to perform their jobs in any situation.
In the process of IT planning, we always develop a disaster recovery plan, and include BCDR suggestions in it. This is in order to minimize the effects of outages and disruptions on your business operations.
Virtual CIO (vCIO)
A virtual CIO is a semi-dedicated IT executive who provides short- or long-term support for IT strategy, operations, and leadership. If your business needs strategic direction but you don’t have the budget for a full-time CIO, a virtual CIO is an excellent choice to help you set your priorities and manage your day-to-day technology operations.
Our seasoned virtual CIOs have helped tens of other companies navigate the same challenges you are facing.