CIO-for-Hire (vCIO) Services

What is a CIO-for-Hire?

A CIO for hire also called a vCIO (Virtual Chief Information Officer), is a consultant hired to align the technology infrastructure with the company's business goals. Our CIOs provide IT leadership and first start by learning your business and where you are going. After that, they assess the current IT systems and then provide recommendations and planning on how to improve or augment. In the case of UnitedWare, we also have the ability to assemble teams to implement our recommendations.

Why would I want to use one?

As a middle market business, you understand your strategic business goals. We can show you how technology can fit within your strategy to accomplish your goals. We ensure that our recommendations fit your needs and budget.

What services can I expect?

• Technology Roadmap & Budgeting
  • Having a consistent and forward-looking technology plan for your organization is critical. Being able to align your business goals with your technology infrastructure is important in enabling smooth and consistent growth. We factor in the real world constraints of costs and value to help define the forcasted budget.
• Business Continuity Planning
  • When disaster strikes you must be ready, and you must have a plan. Our CIOs work with your business to plan for and develop the strategies to allow the business to resume operations as quickly as possible. Be prepared.
• IT Strategic Planning & Analysis
  • We work with you to learn your business and goals in every area (Operations,Finance,Sales,Marketing). We then work together to form technology strategies for meeting these goals.
• Security & Contingency Planning
  • Do you know what to do in the event of a data breach? Would you even know if one occurred? Do you call the FBI, local police, or your lawyers? Developing a plan to answer these questions and create a clear roadmap for this contingency will save you money (Government Fines), lost customers, and possibly jail-time.
• Systems Implementation Planning & Management
  • Whether you're investigating a new CRM database or getting fullying integrated with an ERP system, the vendor selection and implementation process is critical. Our CIOs will work with you to develop a formal RFP requirements document, solicit/vet the vendors, and ensure the implementation and training meets your needs and requirements.
• Directed/Volunteer IT Auditing
  • We use best in class industry techniques to review your business and its operations.
  • We interview all key stakeholders to see how we can make their jobs easier or more efficient.
  • We provide a detailed IT Audit Report with recommendations custom tailored to your organization.
• M&A Planning
  • If you're about to be aquired or looking to sell, we will assess your infrastructure and systems so they can be accurately and seemlessly incorporated into the M&A process.
• Executive & Board Reporting
  • Providing assessment reports of your IT operations and infrastructure to the CEO and Board of Directors.
• Vendor Management
  • We manage your existing IT vendor and service provider relationships and help you make sense of them as part of your larger business goals.