Technology Is Great
… if it's the right technology and your organization fully utilizes it. Creating a technology strategy is as much about knowing what not to do as it is about knowing what to do. Understanding business goals and breaking through technical jargon to deliver practical solutions is where we excel.
To start, we listen. Through workshops, brainstorming sessions and one-on-one meetings we bring an objective, intellectual curiosity to the partnership. Often, we find that key team members differ on strategic direction, identification of priorities and measurements of success. We help companies clarify ambiguous situations, build key stakeholder buy-in and create actionable business technology plans.
Whether it’s creating a 3-year technology roadmap, identifying cyber security risks, or redesigning a business process - Blue Road Consulting collaborates with your team to identify opportunities and operational efficiencies that will help drive success for your organization.
Services
Capability Assessment
Identifying what technology you have in your organization is just the beginning. Is it helping your business move forward? Are staff working on the same platform or are different groups using different tools? The loss of both business intelligence and time dedicated to duplicating efforts is real and adds up. If you want to make sure you’ve got the right tools in place to manage a workforce that’s splitting time working from home and in the office, we can get you there. Blue Road Consulting will work with you and your team to provide a clear picture of what’s going on and provide recommendations that optimize the use of technology to match the goals of the business.
Technology Roadmap Development
Ensuring your business reaches its objectives requires having a technology strategy that aligns with your business needs. Through partnering with you we'll create a strategic roadmap that addresses your challenges and opportunities. As a result, you'll improve your team's ability to meet objectives, manage your technology budget in a consistent way, and plan to adjust as new technologies become available or as clients demand change.
Cyber Security
According to a study conducted by Accenture, 43% of cyber-attacks are aimed at small or medium sized businesses, yet only 14% have the technology in place to protect themselves. From device management to employee training, there are simple things you can do to safeguard yourself from becoming a victim. Through infrastructure review, endpoint management evaluation and employee interviews, we’ll give you a sense of what’s going on and a list of actions to undertake to help you secure your business.
Technology Implementation & Vendor Management
Have you implemented new technology and found that you or your staff then develop 'work arounds' to get the results needed, resulting in less efficiency than before? By taking a structured approach that includes employee participation, solution evaluation, and a collaborative decision-making process - Blue Road will help get the results you want. Our team will collaborate with you to identify the needs, assess potential solutions, and ensure vendors deliver what is promised.
Technical Support
Maybe you’ve got that one individual who has taken on the responsibility of supporting technology, or there’s a 2 person IT team that’s stretched too thin, or maybe you’ve got an outside vendor who you’ve been working with for a while that isn’t as responsive as they once were. When’s the last time you looked at support? When something breaks, how long does it take to get fixed? How do employees get help when they’re “locked out”?
With Blue Road Consulting you'll have access to expertise in networking, device and application support, cloud-based tools, web development and an array of other services. Blue Road will work with you to define the delivery and expectations for the support needed and the technical oversight that will make life a little less painful.