How Can a CIO Advisory Help in Evaluating Emerging Technologies and Trends?

CIO Advisory Help in Evaluating Emerging Technologies and Trends

For most organizations, information technology (IT) is critical to day-to-day operations. It’s responsible for a wide range of activities including data management, cybersecurity responsibilities, software development and more.

The CIO advisory and IT leadership team must keep their departments running smoothly while also leveraging technologies that can help the organization digitally transform. This can be a tall order, especially as the business environment changes. CIOs and IT leaders are often overwhelmed with operational issues, leaving them little time to devote to the strategic tasks at hand.

A CIO advisory is an experienced sounding board for IT leaders to address business and operational challenges and support their growth and success. These individuals can provide guidance on IT strategy, organizational and end-user awareness, as well as provide an objective perspective that helps identify areas for improvement.

How Can a CIO Advisory Help in Evaluating Emerging Technologies and Trends?

Keeping on top of emerging technologies and trends can be challenging for IT teams, which are often focused on day-to-day IT operations. A CIO advisor can assist in evaluating these emerging technologies and trends to determine their potential to add value to the enterprise. They can also help identify the best patterns to use these new technologies, ensuring that these patterns are sustainable and delivering business value to the company.

Our CIO advisory practice consists of experienced CIOs, CTOs and IT Directors who have moved their own organizations through the digital transformation journey. They have a deep understanding of the technical, financial, organizational and end-user awareness issues that need to be addressed. They can share their insights and experience in how to overcome these challenges to enable the IT department to drive innovation and enable business outcomes.

IT departments need to build trust with the business, which is difficult when the business views the IT leader as a “blocker.” A CIO advisor can help to break down barriers and cultivate a working partnership between the IT department and business leaders. They can assist with identifying business imperatives, translating these into viable IT solutions and then implementing those solutions.

Many IT teams find themselves struggling to maintain their focus on innovation when buried under operational issues and pressure to deliver new projects. A CIO advisor can help by identifying areas of improvement, providing a sounding board for IT leaders, and guiding them through strategic planning initiatives to get back on track. They can also work with the IT team to create a more effective approach, prevent overload situations from occurring and ensure that any new governance, processes and tools are being adopted effectively to reduce overall operational risk.