Understand in detail the business dealings of our clients and their strategy.
- Inventory your current technology landscape.
- Assess the talent on your team.
- From Information-gathering identify what needs to change and how to change it.
- Make time to listen – a Business Technology Leader will listen more than they talk.
- Build relationships – relationship-building is critical for any Business Technology Leader who is an executive C-suite partner.
- Build trust – acknowledge others’ challenges and work to fix them.
- Rethink (and rebrand) the IT portfolio priorities – focus on the most impactful issues and the tech initiatives supporting the most critical business needs, quickly building credibility and demonstrating the value of IT.
- Skills gap – need to have the right people doing the right things at the right time, and they have to have the right skills.
- Strategy to deliver business results – quickly take the information available and draft a strategy that delivers on the Tech objectives.
- Establish your expectations – what decisions they can make on their own, what they need to run by you, and how you’ll measure them.
- Name a deputy – our Business Technology Leaders are strategic partners they will not try to solve all the day-to-day obstacles. They will be customer-focused rather than heads-down technical workers. And they will be generous with their time, they are not people that ever says, ‘It’s not my job.’
- Work with influencers within the C-suite – Working with individuals to understand their visions for the organisation and how we can help.
Organisations benefit from working with us across the UK, we work flexibly to support your needs, driving your innovation with our deep understanding of technology and learnings from all industries. Our expert support helps businesses to change nimbly with speed and confidence while pulling away from competitors. Contact me ([email protected]) for an informal, confidential, impartial, no obligation and free discussion on how we can add value to your business.