Tech Strategy & Leadership services
CIO IQ® Strategic Tech Advisory
Our foundational IT & AI Advisory service offers the most affordable way to leverage an expert consultant hand-picked for your organization based on technical skills, industry experience, and cultural fit.
CIO Advantage® Transformation Services
Our flagship service embeds an expert IT/AI consultant in your organization to collaborate with your leadership team on a tech vision to drive revenue & market-share, and then to lead the transformation efforts.
Artificial Intelligence Strategy
Looking for expert guidance to navigate the fast-changing world of AI? Our experts have launched and overseen AI programs, and driven real business impact with AI capabilities.
IT Assessments that Drive ROI
Want assurance about your IT department’s capabilities, support model, system architecture, &/or security? We provide an expert outside opinion and suggestions.
Technology Strategy
Looking for a strategic partner to help you cast a vision of innovation for your company? We “Build Trust First” to partner with you on a strategy tailored to your company.
Virtual CIO/CTO Services
Want expert IT leadership and guidance, but can’t afford a full-time top-level CIO? Our Virtual CIO Service provides affordable expert leadership where it matters most.
Interim IT Leadership
Need experienced hands on the Tech wheel in your organization for a transition, PE investment, turnaround, or M&A event? We provide expert experienced leaders.
Cybersecurity Consulting
Need expertise to guide your cybersecurity protections and monitoring? Our Virtual/Fractional CISOs and Interim CISOs provide top-level leadership & guidance.
Data & Analytics Strategy
Need help leveraging your company’s data as a competitive advantage? Our experts have expertise in integration, data management, data quality, enrichment, and BI/AI Analytics.
M&A CIO Services
Need an experienced IT leader to lead due-diligence and integration/turnaround for an M&A transaction? Our consultants bring experience with these kinds of projects in your industry.
Digital Transformation
Wanting to transform your company’s capabilities, supply chain and/or value chain with technology? We have a track record of success transforming business plans with IT capabilities.
Two Speeds. One Innovative Approach.
CIO IQ®
100% of the Expertise, a Fraction of the Cost®
- Affordable access to strategic IT ideas & advice from a proven CIO
- An expert from your industry hand-picked to collaborate with you
Delivers: Policy uplift, Assessment & recommendations report, Budget collaboration, Contract negotiations, Vendor oversight
Cadence: weekly collaborative calls, research and analysis
CIO Advantage®
Innovate Beyond Efficiency® for Top-line Impact
- Our flagship service · Tech ROI-focused Leadership and Execution
- Let’s disrupt your sector &/or transform tech into a profit-center
Delivers: all CIO IQ® deliverables (quicker) + Digital Transformation planning & leadership, Full IT/AI platform & org-chart leadership
Our consultant joins your leadership team on a contract basis
Stabilizing IT
Suffering from system issues, limitations or instability? Our expert consultants can help you stabilize and establish a solid foundation for Innovation in both IT architecture and staffing.
Optimizing IT
There are so many ways to do IT! We can help you determine whether you would benefit most from leading-edge capabilities, low costs, or a combination of these approaches.
Monetizing IT
Interested in turning the investment you’ve made in IT into new revenue and/or increased market share? Or possibly even to disrupt your industry, rewriting its economic rules so only you can win?
CIO / Tech Intrapreneur Advisory
Want to leverage a mentor for your existing IT leader(ship) to upgrade the platform or prepare for growth? We provide targeted insights.
Disaster Recovery CIO Services
Need help recovering your organization's IT after a disaster event or crisis? Our proven leaders can take tech recovery off your plate so you can focus on the rest of your recovery.
Startup CIO Services
Starting a new organization and want experienced guidance on all the strategic IT decisions that need to be made? Our consultants have positioned startups to scale and succeed.
Migration from QuickBooks
Outgrown QuickBooks, and seeking expert advice on what to migrate onto? Our consultants have experience with dozens of ERP systems in every industry.
Digital Marketing Strategy
Looking for guidance to align your IT function to your Digital Marketing efforts? Our experts have experience with web design, SEO tuning, automation tools, and marketing AI.
MSP Oversight
Want to leverage an expert to ensure you're getting the best service - and innovation - from your MSP, not just the minimum they need to meet your SOW?
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