FRACTIONAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Unbiased yet dedicated and trusted advisor to the organization
The fractional Chief Information Officer collaborates with the company’s senior leadership team and provides strategic consulting services and budget analyses regarding information technology. The fractional Chief Information Officer performs the same functions as a conventional CIO at a fraction of the cost. The fractional Chief Information Officer is an unbiased yet dedicated and trusted advisor to the organization.
Assess
Continually assess the IT departments alignment with the organization’s operational goals.
Plan
Budgeting, disaster recovery, security, change management, and review contracts.
Forecast
Provide strategic planning, project management, vendor selection, and innovations in technology.
Software & Applications
Optimize all current software applications for maximum efficiency within the organization. Create a future proposal around all vendors, upgrades and future utilization for all applications.
Security
IT security remains a very hot topic for every company. Protecting the organization from threats, breeches and hacks should be on every company’s top priority. Advising the client on how to protect the organization is one of the main roles of a vCIO.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure is made up of hardware, software, network and typically managed services. The vCIO will have oversight of these sections and customize the approach to meet the company’s needs and future goals.