Answers to the questions you should be asking…
Matt provides business management consulting and strategic technology advisory services to businesses across a variety of markets. His high-value approach to consulting involves a project development/innovation methodology he calls, Concept Over Process (COP). COP is a focused mindset and methodology that helps align projects with business value and pragmatic results.
- Business Process Automation
- Virtual CIO/Technology Advisory Services
- CIO/CEO Leadership and Communication Mentoring
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Virtual CIO/Technology Advisory
Target Customer: Small to Mid-sized businesses looking to control spending and gain maximum value from existing technology and future technology purchases.
- Do you ever find yourself wondering, “Why do I spend so much money on technology and still have so many problem? There must be a better way!”
- How do you know if a vendor or technology is right for your business?
- How do you weed through the various projects, technologies, and vendors to determine which brings the greatest value to you and your organization?
The Virtual CIO/Technology Advisory service ensures our client that their technology moves forward with a cohesive and value-based vision. It guards against purchasing technology you don’t need or that does not integrate well with your current systems.
Value-Based Technology Plans
Assist in creating forward-thinking and value-based technology plans and project plans and monitor and assist in the hiring or contracting of technical talent.
Technology Advisory Meetings and Coaching
Available for phone and onsite consultation and direction for business leadership on all business technology questions or decision.
Technology Vendor & Business Management Liaison (interpreter)
Meet with vendors and with business leadership to determine that the business need and technical solution match and then manage and even staff your project.
Vendor Offer and Proposals Analysis
IT To Business/Business To IT Communication Coaching
Ensure communication between technology professionals and business management is not mired in technical details but in business value and impact.
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CIO (IT Management) Leadership and Communication Mentoring
Target Customer: IT Departments and Professionals looking to create concept-driven organizations where the business value is quantified and recognized. Create clarity in business management to IT communications through common business language and goals.
- Do projects seem to under-deliver on the promise of business value due to overly technical or confusing implementations?
- Is there consistent frustration in the ongoing dialog between the IT department executive management and users?
CIO Leadership and Communication Mentoring helps identify and resolve communication gaps between technical professionals and the user population – including business management. Additionally, through meeting & communication analysis, a plan is implemented to help create clarity on both sides of the dialog – helping the IT professional communicate technical concepts or projects using jargonless business value language.
Communication Analysis and Improvement:
Provide onsite and remote analysis of current communication challenges and create a plan of action to remedy the challenges while recognizing the often necessary and inherent technical nature of IT communications.
Value-Based Language & Message
Help identify common language triggers and value-based language so that the IT department can better communicate how their work positively impacts the users and departments in the organization.
Presentation Mentoring, Coaching, and Creation
Help CIO’s and IT Staff prepare presentations for executive management and users that addresses the technical challenges while more effectively communicating the business-value, creating greater understanding and more clearly defined expectations.
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If you are looking to increase your IT organizational value, applied innovation, or business creativity, contact Kreative Knowledge.
