| You have an IT department, but you are not big | | | | suited for your business, and someone who knows |
| enough to have a Chief Information Officer (CIO) or a | | | | where IT is going. |
| Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and the company | | | | If you have such a company and are in France, you |
| owner isn't a technology master. Can you outsource | | | | can hire me. If you are willing to work with someone |
| this position part time? | | | | remotely, I may still be your man. But, this post is not |
| There are a lot of companies that bring in people to | | | | about getting me a job. |
| cook the books on a weekly or monthly basis, but few | | | | The person you need must have a willingness to |
| consider bringing in someone to make the IT decisions. | | | | collaborate with your business units, and be able to |
| In fact, all too often the important IT decisions are | | | | explain in terms that you will understand where the |
| passed off to the IT department ( or IT person) hoping | | | | technology is going and how both the technology and |
| they will make the right decisions. | | | | your business can grow together. |
| Leave IT Governance To An Expert | | | | IT Governance is a complex field and should not be |
| In business today this is a horrible decision. Consider | | | | taken lightly. |
| finding an IT professional, who can manage your IT | | | | Technology touches all parts of a company, so it is |
| department, not on a day to day basis, but to make | | | | important that the different business unit leaders are |
| the decision on where your company should be going. | | | | involved in this process, and they have to understand |
| Someone that can work with you to outline your | | | | that the person, even though part time, has the |
| business goals and budget, and then tell you the | | | | decision making responsibility. Too many people think |
| technologies that are best suited for your company. | | | | they know enough about technology to make |
| Often people hire a consultant to come in one time to | | | | decisions themselves, but a sales person is usually not |
| do an audit, and then that person vanishes forever. Or | | | | the best person to make these type decisions. Bringing |
| until the company suddenly finds themselves about 5 | | | | in a part time person is to improve their performance, |
| years out of date. What you are looking for someone | | | | to another person to do battle with over fiefdoms of a |
| with knowledge of your business, a wide | | | | company. |
| understanding of technology, an understanding where | | | | If you don't have a person to run your IT department, |
| both your business and the technologies that are best | | | | outsource IT decision making. |