... is technology killing you ...
Bullets
Technology gets in the way of you doing business
Technology spend high relative to your use of it
Want to use technology more but do not want to get involved
Discussion
Technology is a tool. Companies benefit from the use technology to manage administration or production. However companies can sometimes get drawn in to using technology inappropriately. A technology 'good idea' can rapidly become a burden and worry.
Technology gets in the way of doing business when it doesn't work, doesn't support your real business processes or is just too complicated to operate.
Technology spend too high occurs when either ;
you have passed spend responsibility out of management control (held to ransom is a common occurrence. This can happen with key staff having undue influence or an outsource relationship is not actively managed.
become dependent on a high maintenance technology
you 'like' technology and so spend in interesting ways
Technology can have a strong positive impact to your company, however this will require managing. If technology is viewed as a distraction to your main business then the opportunity will remain as an opportunity.
How BC-Strategic can help
Fit for purpose
we work with you to objectively assess your technology needs
we review these needs with your current technology and produce a Gap Report of needs versus installed technology
we build a plan for you to prioritise how to fit technology to your needs (this can either be a tactical plan or enhanced to be your company's technology strategy document)
Spend
we work with you to assess your technology spend with your company profile eg. type of industry, size of company, ratio of technology spend to revenues
we review technology activities with your business areas and review these activities relative to actual technology spend
we build a plan to balance out spend apportionment with business areas
Operation
we work with you to build the technology support needs to suit you
we provide options for in-house and outsourced support solutions
we provide operational guidelines and recommendations
we can assist your selection
we can assist your transition
If you have any questions please contact us at
info@bc-strategic.com