Comparison vs. Competitors

How Do We Compare to other IT Strategy & Leadership Firms?

The Best Provider of Strategic IT Guidance

There are many firms engaged in the business of IT Leadership & Strategy services.  How is “best” defined?  Some firms are larger than Innovation Vista, some offer other services such as project management, infrastructure & operations, and cybersecurity.

Below we offer a comparison of Innovation Vista vs. our major competitors.  We encourage both clients and consultants to compare us vs. these firms. Our philosophy and focus should come through clearly in the comparison.  

CRITERION
INNOVATION VISTA
FORTIUM PARTNERS
CIO SOURCE
CIO PARTNERS
FREEMAN CLARKE
MSPs
Service focus
Contract CIOs,
CTOs, CISOs
Contract CIOs,
CTOs, CISOs
Contract CIOs,
CTOs, CISOs
Recruits perm &
contract CIOs, IT
VPs & Directors
Fractional/
advisory only
* support,
managed services
Headquarters
Houston, TX
Plano, TX
Longmont, CO
Marietta, GA
Oxford, UK
(myriad, 1000+)
Depth
430+ consultants
in network
160 partners
< 10 staff
No standing team
~100 staff
* typically their
CEO/CTO handles
Project
Assignment
Hand-picked
for each project,
by tech & industry
Available
consultant
“off the bench”
Available
consultant
“off the bench”
Recruiting
search for
each project
Available
consultant
“off the bench”
Time allocated
from firm’s leader(s)
Client list
Confidential
Most utilized in PR,
homepage logo list
Some highlighted
in case studies
Some highlighted
in case studies
logo page and
case studies
* logo pages are
extremely common
Consultant
support
BD Services, cyber
monitoring, reference
library, internal IP
Brand SEO only
(each runs their
own practice)
Brand SEO only
(each runs their
own practice)
None
Brand SEO only
(each runs their
own practice)
* N/A – few have
CIO consultants
Scope of
References
& Internal IP
Tech-driven revenue
framework + General
IT best practices
General IT best
practices
General IT best
practices
General IT best
practices
General IT best
practices
* N/A – support
focused only
Consultant
engagement
Per project,
non-exclusive
Exclusive under
firm’s billing
Exclusive under
firm’s billing
Exclusive under
firm’s billing
Exclusive under
firm’s billing
Exclusive under
firm’s billing

Whether you’re an organization seeking IT leadership & strategy services, or a former CIO/CTO/CISO seeking a firm with whom to partner to provide those services, we would love to speak with you to explore how Innovation Vista can help…

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