Outsourced technology director: we lead your technology

It is a CIO or CTO as a service: a provider takes on the leadership of your company’s technology without you hiring a full-time executive. With it2sManage, IT2S supports you with the IT budget, technology projects and the technical team, and connects those decisions to the business, without adding another position to your payroll.

When the company has grown and support is no longer enough. The signs are clear: management doesn’t know whether technology spending is well invested, technology projects have no one in charge, or IT decisions are made in a hurry. At that point you need someone who plans, prioritizes and is accountable for technology.

Managed IT runs the day-to-day: help desk, support, visits and inventory. it2sManage leads the technology: IT budget, projects and technical team, connected to business goals. One solves the cases; the other decides where technology is headed. They can be contracted together to get operations and leadership from a single provider.

It works on three fronts. On the IT budget, it helps you plan and prioritize technology spending. Through the technology PMO, it supports your company’s technology projects. And on the team, it leads the technical staff you already have. An IT2S advisor defines the exact scope with you based on your company size and projects.

An IT2S advisor quotes it, because it depends on the dedication your company needs, its size and the projects under way. The advantage over hiring an in-house technology director is that you don’t add a position to your payroll: you pay for the leadership your company needs and adjust it as your projects change.

With an IT2S advisor. In the first conversation they review your company size, your projects and the current state of your technology, and size the engagement you need. Then you receive a proposal with the work plan. You don’t need your own IT department or a Managed IT contract to get started.

Not exactly. The Professional and Strategic Managed IT plans include IT department leadership and planning: an IT2S technology director defines the work plan with you and supports your investment decisions. it2sManage is the standalone technology leadership service, covering budget, projects and team, and its scope is defined with an advisor.

It is the office that organizes and tracks a company’s technology projects: scope, owners, priorities and progress. In it2sManage, IT2S plays that role for your company and supports projects such as migrations, new systems or infrastructure changes, so each one has someone in charge and doesn’t stall halfway.

Yes. Leading your company’s technical team is one of it2sManage’s fronts. Your staff remains yours; IT2S gives them direction, priorities and a work plan connected to the business. If you also need support or a help desk, you can complement it with Managed IT.

The CIO (chief information officer) looks inward: internal systems, IT spending and governance. The CTO (chief technology officer) looks at the product and the technology customers use. An SMB usually needs the former: someone to organize the IT budget, projects and team, which is what it2sManage does.