CIO advisory services

The role of the CIO has grown and developed significantly as the demands on IT and technology increase. As the business landscape becomes more digitalised and technologies cloud-based, IT strengthens its position as an enabler of growth opportunities. CIO’s must balance the needs of today’s business model with a constant view on the anticipated needs of the future.

A strategic technology roadmap is a vital tool to prevent short-term, reactive projects from overwhelming long-term plans. Driven by the business strategy, it can support the CIO to lead the digital transformation of the organisation whilst providing extra clarity for specialised functions, such as cyber security and data protection.

The roadmap can be used to communicate a common vision for buy in across all levels, translating how technological advancements can build new innovative capabilities and drive new opportunities for revenue growth. Our specialists can work with you to develop a roadmap that helps your business create genuine value and outpaces competitors.

How we can help

Major technology investments are high risk often involving significant operational change and budget. Investment needs to be focused on long-term goals while ensuring that urgent, short-term projects can be accommodated if business-critical.

Reversing the impact of rushed or poorly made decisions can prove to be costly in time, resource and missed opportunity. A strategic IT roadmap, driven by the business strategy and objectives, is an essential tool in balancing the short and long-term demands on technology.

At Forvis Mazars, we have developed a four-stage approach to strategy development, based upon the need for both flexibility and scalability. With an understanding of the current landscape, we will identify the critical requirements of your organisation and create a costed strategic IT roadmap that reflects trends in technology and marketplace competition.

Our team has extensive experience in technologies that need consideration for any roadmap such as AI, blockchain and robotic process automation. We also have change management specialists who can advise and assist on the strategic roadmap to ensure efficient buy-in at every level.

Our approach can be applied across all sectors and has been put into practice at businesses of all sizes from multinationals to small privately-owned businesses.

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