We have a long track record of providing IT strategy consulting. This includes over a decade at one of the largest enterprises in the country,
where we have helped them cut millions of dollars in costs. We're the consulting firm both government and commercial enterprises turn to when
they need to leverage IT to carry out their mission and remain competitive and cost-effective. Because of the speed of technology change and
improvement, organizations must have a long-term strategy for aligning IT services to their business needs. The enterprises with the best IT
strategy will be the ones with the highest chance of success in the long run.
| What Is It |
Managers at the top of the IT organization, such as the CIO or CTO, must define their future strategic direction. This includes:
- Defining long-term objectives and goals for the IT organization.
- Preparing a plan for achieving those objectives and goals.
- Determining how IT should be organized to offer the best service to customers, users, and stakeholders.
- Aligning IT strategy with the needs of the business. This means demonstrating how businesses can grow and prosper by making the best use of innovative tools and services, rather than reacting to the demands of the business.
- Mapping out a strategy that uses IT to cut costs while using it as a competitive weapon.
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| Our Approach |
Johnston McLamb's approach to IT Strategy:
- Look beyond immediate business needs by collaborating with executives to get a clear picture of the enterprise's future. We
take into account strengths, weaknesses and risks. Our strategy helps bolster government agencies' missions. For commercial
firms, we focus on boosting their competitive position in the marketplace.
- Evaluate the current state of technology within the enterprise, as well as real and perceived strengths, weaknesses, risks,
and level of service.
- Consider technology trends and best practices and their alignment with the current status of the IT organization and its
future plans.
- Evaluate regulatory and compliance requirements and assess how IT can best satisfy those requirements.
- Look beyond the annual planning process to help IT prepare a multi-year strategy. Then help define and implement processes
and procedures to continually assess and revise the strategy so it remains fresh as the enterprise and the world change.
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| Experience Counts |
We have a long history of providing IT strategy consulting, including over 10 years of experience with one of the largest enterprises in the country. Our IT strategists have provided consulting at all levels of the IT organization, including the Chief Technology Officer. We have helped IT implement an organizational structure aligned with the overall business organization. Johnston McLamb's work
- provided an improved level of service
- modernized the overall IT infrastructure and many mission-critical systems
- consolidating IT data centers and service centers
- cut millions of dollars in costs
- provided advanced tools and technologies to help the enterprise more effectively carry out its mission
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