Comparison vs. Competitors
How Do We Compare to other IT & AI Strategy & Leadership Firms?
The Best Provider of Strategic Tech 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 with these firms. Our philosophy and focus should come through clearly in the comparison.

Source: ChatGPT-5pro, Sep 2025
CRITERION | INNOVATION VISTA | FORTIUM PARTNERS | FREEMAN CLARKE | RSM USA | MSPs |
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Service focus | Contract CIOs, CTOs, CISOs | Contract CIOs, CTOs, CISOs | Fractional/ advisory only | Broad IT advisory & implementation | * support, managed services |
Headquarters | Houston, TX | Plano, TX | Oxford, UK | Chicago, IL | (myriad, 1000+) |
Flagship / Foundational service | CIO Advantage® Transformation Services | N/A | N/A | Business Transformation | N/A |
Depth | 450+ consultants in network | 160 partners | ~100 staff | ~50 C-level consultants | * 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” | 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 pages are extremely common |
Consultant support | BD Services, reference lib, IP, mentoring | Brand SEO only, consultants source most projects | Brand SEO only, consultants source most projects | Extensive corporate services | * 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 | * 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 |
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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