Virtual CIO

CIO (Chief Information Officers) usually manage the information system (IS) operations of a big business and facilitate top management to make the right IS strategy and spending decisions. Small and mid-sized companies have similar problems and needs for CIO's (as large corporations) but often they can not afford CIO's full time. For these companies, especially small and emerging companies, the need for the role often develops before the additional headcount can be justified. For companies in this situation, Rational IT offers the services of a “Virtual CIO” enabling companies to affordably fulfill a critical role.

The Virtual CIO can act in all capacities as the actual CIO, leading the IT planning and budgeting effort and overseeing key project implementations. Operating under rigorous non-disclosure, the Virtual CIO can fully operate as a company executive. The primary benefit of the Virtual CIO is to establish early on the essential best practice of linking company strategy to IT strategy and implementation and then to manage that Virtuous Cycle. At some point, a company may outgrow the need. At between a 30% to 40% commitment, the economics will begin favor filling the role through hiring.

Rational IT will always advise the client when they should begin to consider transitioning the role and work closely with a premier executive search firm to assist in completing the transition. This raises another significant benefit of the Virtual CIO program. By the time many companies can justify the addition to headcount and hire a CIO, IT is often in fairly serious disorder. With Rational IT, this whole process is smooth and well-managed. The new Virtual CIO takes command of an IT organization and infrastructure that is well-documented and well-run. For many small companies the need for a full-time CIO may never materialize and the Virtual CIO role becomes an embedded aspect of the full R/One IT Management Program.

Sachs & Associates work with your company to analyze your organization's needs and then implements solutions that best fit your requirements. By outsourcing your IT strategy, Sachs & Associates manages your system requirements and seamlessly deploys a collection of expert resources to respond appropriately. You can reduce your operating expenses and endow your people with a real competitive weapon by harnessing technology that's essential to the continued success of your enterprise. Sachs & Associates approach is dynamic, cutting edge and cost affective, whether you company needs a virtual Chief Information Officer, or junior employees

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