D. I. Petersen Consulting - Information. Technology. Leadership

Consulting Services

	Strategic Planning
	IT Budgeting
	IT Architectural Design
	Software Design and Analysis
	Business Process Analysis
	Project Management
	Vendor Management
	Software Evaluation and Testing

Custom Software

	Visual Basic
	Active Server Page applications
	SQL Server
	.NET Development
	C#.Net/ASP.Net/VB.Net
	Commerce Server development
	BizTalk server development
	Exchange applications
	SharePoint Portal Server development

WHAT IS A CIO-TO-GO?

A CIO (Chief Information Officer) is usually a full time, director-level IT professional that assists in all IT-related issues.

A CIO-TO-GO is a Chief Information Officer who takes on an employee role, although they are not a full-time member of your staff. They spend about 10 hours per week with each client, and, although most of the work is done remotely, the CIO-to-go usually visits the client once or twice per week.

Your CIO-TO-GO provides expert IT knowledge, along with past experience in business management. Along with project management and custom software development, they help formulate IT plans and budgets, analyze business processes and, if warranted, recommend technical or non-technical solutions to make the processes more efficient. Essentially, a CIO-TO-GO is your IT expert!

CIO-TO-GO DEFINED

CIO (Chief Information Officer) is a job title commonly given to the person in an enterprise responsible for the information technology and computer systems that support enterprise goals. As information technology and systems have become more important, the CIO has come to be viewed in many organizations as a key contributor in formulating strategic goals. In many companies, the CIO reports directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). In some companies, the CIO sits on the executive board. Typically, the CIO in a large enterprise delegates technical decisions to employees more familiar with details. Usually, a CIO proposes the information technology an enterprise will need to achieve its goals and then works within a budget to implement as much as possible of the plan.
Typically, a CIO is involved with analyzing and reworking existing business processes, with identifying and developing the capability to use new tools, with reshaping the enterprise's physical infrastructure and network access, and with identifying and exploiting the enterprise's knowledge resources. Many CIOs head the enterprise's efforts to integrate the Internet and the World Wide Web into both its long-term strategy and its immediate business plans.

With that definition in mind, a CIO-to-go is someone with both business and IT experience that your company can outsource. He or she is a persion that can take on role in your company that will assist the executive board or owners in a smaller company in analyzing and reworking existing business processes, with identifying and developing the capability to use new tools, with reshaping the businesses physical infrastructure and network access, and with identifying and exploiting the businesses knowledge resources. This person would help formulate the companies strategic goals.

Is it unique to outsource the CIO position?Some very large corporations are out-sourcing their CIO position. Parsons Corp., Delta Air Lines, Inc., Heidrick & Struggles, ERCOT Inc.

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WHO NEEDS A CIO-TO-GO?

You need a CIO-TO-GO when your company reaches a level of business where you could benefit from the services of someone with past business experience and the depth of IT knowledge that a senior IT executive would possess, but don't require a full-time employee!

You may be ready for a CIO-TO-GO now if you need....

	Custom software, but don’t know who to go to
	Help evaluating new software technologies and advise on how to apply it to your business
	Project management and coordination with outside companies

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HOW CAN A CIO-TO-GO SAVE ME MONEY AND INCREASE MY BOTTOM-LINE?

Although you could benefit from the level of IT expertise that is needed to streamline your business and increase your bottom line, a full-time, director-level IT professional may be too expensive for most growing companies.

A far better value for your company is a CIO-TO-GO!

Instead of paying a top-level, full-time employee, your company would use D. I. Petersen Consulting, your CIO-TO-GO, on retainer. D. I. Petersen Consulting would be on-call 24 hours a day for simple advice, answers to tough questions, communication with outside partners and meetings.

We would also help you develop an IT budget and assist you in planning for future expansion or projects. Our consultation, project management and custom software development skills could increase your bottom line by...

	Suggesting technology that will save your staff time
	Developing custom software that will streamline your business process and eliminate errors
	Planning strategic IT development and budgeting that will save you money and produce long-term positive results
	Providing efficiency not found in full-time IT executives, as it's not necessary to spend as much time in meetings and or get involved in office politics
	Easing need to hire, train and retain CIO or Project Managers

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RECENT ARTICLES!

Find out more about CIO-TO-GO's! Read some recent articles:

	Hail to the Chiefs
		A CIO can help a small company use technology to fully realize competitive opportunities. Here's how to know when you need a CIO. Also: three companies that benefited from bringing one in.
	Leasing leadership
		In need of an IT visionary? Now you can outsource the entire CIO or CTO job.
	For Rent: Savvy CIO, Available Fridays
		Having trouble finding experienced tech help? Here's why some companies are renting their chief technology officers.
	CIOs For Rent
		Outsourcing to temporary CIOs can make project management easier

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