IT Management – Interim Services
Why Interim Management Services?
Many organizations in transition find themselves in a situation where short term and long term technology needs are unclear. They may have an unexpected CIO vacancy, or the business has chosen to make a change. The result is a void in IT leadership and a potential slow down in key IT initiatives.
The company may promote a manager from the technology team on an interim basis, or may ask a non-technology executive to temporarily manage the IT group. In either case, the IT leadership may not meet the requirements of the business.
A proper CIO search and selection process could take 9-18 months to complete. An interim CIO will step in quickly, keep the IT organization running smoothly, and allow the business the time it needs to hire the right person for the CIO position.
Why Sharp Solutions?
Sharp Solutions is prepared and experienced to perform all strategic functions of a CIO. We specialize in cases where an interim CIO is needed to build the foundation for a smooth transition to a permanent CIO.
- Expertise
- Aligning IT activities with Business Objectives
- IT Strategic Planning:
- Business Objectives
- Business Processes
- Technology Investment Portfolio
- Alignment
- Future State
- Management Consulting:
- Technology Assessment and Analysis
- Outsourcing Management
- Business Process Reengineering
- Merger and Acquisition Due Diligence
- RFP Development and Evaluation
- Change Management
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Mentoring
- Knowledge Management:
- Architecture Planning and Assessment
- Systems Integration and Conversion
- Disaster Recovery and Business Continuation
- Security and Privacy Analysis
- Organizational Alignment
- Application Development:
- Project Assessment
- Project Management
- Project Prioritization
- Life Cycle Management
- Quality Assurance
- e-Business
Interim CIO services present a flexible and innovative solution to organizations experiencing an unexpected or planned CIO vacancy. An interim CIO will step into the gap, quickly assess the current situation and desired future state, collaborate with business leaders to implement an IT Strategic Plan, participate in the permanent CIO search and selection process, and execute the transition plan.
Key elements in the interim CIO strategic planning and transition process are as follows:
- Assess:
- Business Objectives
- Executive Sponsorship
- Expectations and Deliverables
- Culture and Values
- Organizational Strength and Capacity
- Resources, Roles and Responsibilities
- Readiness and Buy-in
- Conditions of Satisfaction
- Analyze:
- Business Strategies and Goals
- Risks and Rewards
- Key Business Processes
- Current IT Initiatives
- Vertical Efficiencies
- Horizontal Integration
- Technology Impact
- Plan:
- Future State
- IT Strategy
- Resource Requirements
- Budget
- Activities, Tasks and Timeline
- Performance Objectives
- Communications
- Execute:
- IT Strategic Plan
- CIO Search and Selection Process
- Measurements and Metrics
- Organizational Alignment
- Change Management
- Transition to new CIO
- Coaching and Mentoring