CIO Consulting

Do you view technology as an expense or an asset?

Have you tried to implement a new software system and been disappointed with the results?

Are you frustrated that your people can’t effectively share information?

Does your technology compliment your processes or hinder them?

Is your current system configuration fully documented?

Does your business have a Disaster Recovery Plan? If so, has it been tested??


If you don’t like your answers to any of the above questions, ENS is offering an alternative approach. We take a broader perspective on technology. We act as a Virtual “Chief Information Officer” (VCIO) to actually help manage a company’s technological investment. Our professional services practice helps clients align their technological needs with their business in several ways. One aspect is preparing technology budgets and action plans to support the client’s existing business plan. The second aspect is developing a framework for our clients that will increase awareness of technology opportunities that potentially make contributions to their business, thus positively enhancing the bottom line. The third aspect is to ensure that clients are adequately protected with Disaster Planning.

Too many companies miss out by looking at technology as an expense rather than an asset. Many companies think of technology in terms of email, accounting and continually being forced to purchase faster computers. Information technology can and should work for them, not the other way around. We help our clients increase revenues and decrease expenses by becoming more productive and efficient. Often, it may not even involve increasing or modifying their current system as much as it is learning to use what they already have to its full capacity. The VCIO practice was designed by ENS to help business’ bridge the gap between continually changing technology and good business practices. With VCIO, ENS can help leverage the right technology to help a business succeed, while putting the products, services, and budgets together to plan for expenses.

The ENS VCIO practice is also designed to improve business processes to remove “information islands” throughout the organization. We often see clients duplicating efforts in different departments and not effectively sharing the same information. By challenging the operational “status quo”, our clients gain improved visibility from both a technological and business viewpoint.

Your company’s electronic information is your most valuable asset. Statistics prove that should it be lost in a disaster, companies rarely recover. We believe that every company should have a tested Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) as part of its overall business plan. Our VCIO consultants can assist you with testing your DRP or help you design one if none exist.

At ENS, we know how technology best contributes to business and how it doesn’t. The VCIO program serves as an excellent tool for communication between the IT staff and executives. Our VCIO consultants use their experience in business and technical solutions to develop a statement of the economic value (ROI) and the benefits of technology investments being considered.

Testimonial

ICON Exhibits chose to work with ENS Group because they view technology from a business perspective.  ENS has helped us focus our resources so that we are confident our technology-related expenditures are planned and will help enhance our bottom line.  The Business Technology Audit ENS helped us with was a real eye opener.  While we’ve always had a pretty good handle on our internal processes, ENS helped us discover alternative ways that technology can improve how we do business.  We expect to continue using ENS Group’s VCIO consulting services as part of ongoing business planning.

Matt Fortney, Controller
ICON Exhibits
www.iconexhibits.com