Technology Strategy
Most small businesses have never had anybody look at their technology as a whole. Tools were bought one at a time, each for a good reason, and what you ended up with is a setup nobody designed. Strategy work is where we fix that on paper, cheaply, before you spend money on anything.
What this covers
Technology assessments
A proper review of what you run, what it costs, what it does well, and where it is costing you time.
Technology strategy
A clear written answer to where your technology should be in a year, and what has to happen first.
Technology roadmaps
Put in order and budgeted, so each step pays for the next instead of everything landing at once.
Software selection
An honest comparison of the two or three programs that actually fit you, with the downsides said out loud.
Vendor reviews
Reading the quote, the contract and the renewal terms with you before you sign, not after.
Technology budgeting
What you are spending now across every subscription, and what you should be spending.
Process analysis
Mapping how work really moves through your business, which is rarely how anybody thinks it does.
Digital transformation
The plain version: fewer manual steps, fewer programs, better information, done in stages.
What this looks like in real life
The subscription check
We list every program the business pays for, what it is used for and by whom. Most owners find two or three they forgot about and one that does the same job as another. That part usually pays for the whole engagement.
The buying decision
Somebody is selling you a twelve thousand dollar system. We look at what it claims to fix, whether you have that problem, what it costs in year three, and what two cheaper options would do. Sometimes we tell you to buy it.
The twelve-month plan
Instead of five projects fighting over the same month, one clear order of operations, so the connecting work happens after the systems it connects have settled.
What you get out of it
- A written picture of everything you run and what it costs you
- A ranked list of what to fix first and what to leave alone
- Real numbers you can put in a budget
- Fewer purchases you regret in eighteen months
Northeast Florida. We would rather drive out and see the problem than send you a deck about it.
Common questions
Do we have to buy anything at the end?
No. What you are paying for is the plan. A good share of what we recommend is free, already paid for, or a change in how the work is done. If the plan says do nothing this quarter, that is the plan.
Is this worth it if we only have five employees?
Especially then. A small team feels a bad technology decision straight away, because there is nobody spare to absorb it.
Can you work with our existing IT company?
Yes, and we prefer to. We handle strategy and process. If you already have somebody keeping the computers running, they stay.
Let us work out what you actually need.
Thirty minutes, free, and nobody pitches you at the end. Bring us the part of your week you hate and we will tell you honestly whether technology can fix it.