We regularly hear from business leaders who feel like they don’t have a strong roadmap, or technology strategy. And because of that, they feel like they’re falling behind.
Lack of a business strategy can lead to a reactive approach to technology, and that can mean a loss in time and money. It leads to more problems. It leads to wasted money. It leads to falling behind competition. Businesses without a proactive technology strategy are essentially losing out.
The Solution
A proactive Intelligent Technology Roadmap gives businesses the strategy that they need to reduce stress around tech, and to achieve greater success. There are three parts to an effective Roadmap: 1. Technology: This is the hardware and software needed to effectively run your business. You need to have that predictive budget and predictive plan around technology so your business isn’t susceptible to work stoppages due to tech issues. And you can predict this four to five years out into the future. 2. Security: This is about mitigating risk, and the risks are huge — particularly as more employees than ever before are working remotely. And all it takes is for a staff member to click on the wrong link and hundreds of thousands of dollars can end up in the hands of the wrong people (we’ve seen this happen more than once). And if you aren’t proactively looking at your company’s security setup, it’s not a question of if, but when, your business will get hacked. 3. Productivity: What if you could save four hours per week, per employee? It’s possible. But without a proactive productivity roadmap that gives businesses specific initiatives to work on quarter after quarter, a lot of businesses have more employees than they need. There is likely duplication, or manual process, or too much paper. Essentially, technology is not being used effectively. Businesses are paying more for technology, but getting less.What Our Clients Say
But don’t just listen to what we have to say. We asked some of our clients to share their experiences of working with Techify to create a proactive Intelligent Technology Roadmap, and what it has meant for their businesses. “I love that I can see two-to-three years out what our investments are going to look like and where we need to focus our spending. And Techify works with you based on your fiscal year and your financial position to make it work for you,” says Lorie Mason-Pitcher, the President of HCR Personnel Solutions. “At Techify, they are good listeners. They have continued to make it feel like they bring to us what we need after listening to us, rather than coming to us with a prescribed notion,” says Steve Falk, President and Owner of Prime Data.Case Study #1: HCR Personnel Solutions Inc.
HCR Personnel Solutions Inc. is a leading automotive and manufacturing staffing service in the Greater Toronto Area and Southwestern Ontario. The Challenge:- Technology – Updating antiquated technology that included servers in every office
- Productivity – Moving away from one person managing IT off site and towards a more productive service approach
- Security – A stress-free approach to cybersecurity, and strong protection for personal information being stored and shared within the company
Case Study #2: Prime Data
Prime Data is a progressive marketing services organization. It has been providing unique, revenue driving solutions to North America’s direct marketing community for over 20 years The Challenge: Creating a Technology Roadmap without draining internal resources The Roadmap: We spoke with Steve Falk, President and Owner of Prime Data, about his experience creating an Intelligent Technology Roadmap with the help of Techify. What was the Roadmap process like? About four years ago, Techify brought in a Virtual Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to help us create a long-term technology plan. The Roadmap included looking at all of our equipment and a software with a focus on the future. And having Techify’s support was really helpful. It meant I didn’t have to take some of my own staff to do this. That’s not our core competency; we’re not a hardware company. Where are you now in the process? We meet quarterly with the VCIO, who alerts us to upcoming technical threats or gaps, or suggests software and hardware updates due to changing business requirements. He asks where our company is going, and what resources we’re going to need. From a security standpoint, because we’re handling other people’s data, we want to know that Techify is keeping an eye on that. Having an external party weigh in on security feels good. Why is a Technology Roadmap important to your company? Techify’s Technology Roadmap helps me avoid the risk of having my software get out of license or my staff be unable to work because software is failing. And I also have really fast turn-around time on response rates, and I don’t want to risk having my staff be down for half a day and twiddling their thumbs. You don’t even want to discuss being down for a day. Twenty years ago, we’d just pick up a pen and get the fax machine and keep working. But today, you really can’t live without technology. When you have a really strong robust company who is working for this, they will be cutting your future risks and potential risks to security a priority. What is it like to work with Techify? At Techify, they are good listeners. They have continued to make it feel like they bring to us what we need after listening to us, rather than coming to us with a prescribed notion. Business owners like to avoid risks. But without a Roadmap you’re potentially leaving yourself open to risk if you don’t have a really good IT support company. Techify’s VCIO has given us a pretty good sense of what the next three years will look like.Let’s Get Started
Contact us today to learn more about how we can work with you to create a strategy that fits the needs of your business, while also ensuring a stress-free future for you and your employees.Oops! We could not locate your form.
