360º ICT Funding

 

This is a unique 360º Holistic Funding service in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) space for investors planning to invest in any kind of business with a Guaranteed Assurance for Return on Investment in ICT.

STRATCOM 360º is executed through a standardized and proven methodology as follows:

  1. Assessment and Review of the Business & Investment Plan of the Primary Business.

  2. Derivation of ICT Initiative Costs taking in consideration the Business Plan of the Primary Investment.

  3. Mapping each ICT Initiative to Measurable Benefits.

  4. Financial Assessment & Cash-Flow projection on ICT Investments and Operations.

  5. Non-Financial Assessment of Indirect impact of ICT Initiatives on the Business.

What are ICT INITIATIVES and why are they required?

ICT Initiatives give organizations a basic guideline to assess and enquire their internal IT needs based on broad classifications as follows:

  1. End-Point Hardware/Software

  2. Server Hardware/Software

  3. Infra Management & Networking

  4. Data Quality & Storage

  5. Information Security

  6. Application Development / Architecture

  7. Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC)

  8. Outsourcing

  9. Wireless / Mobility

Key advisory team skills consideration for executing 360º:

  1. Process Orientation – Building Processes and Drafting Policies

  2. Project Management – Managing Projects and Group of Projects

  3. Departure Point - Appraising the Current Situation and assessing Business needs

  4. Appreciative Inquiry Defined – Understanding Organization’s Business Plan

  5. Changing the Conversation - Transforming an Industrial Culture to Organic Culture

  6. The Power of Collective Action – Promoting informed and collective decisions

  7. Dealing with the Soft-Hard Side of Consulting – Maintaining a balance between discipline and flexibility

  8. Learning to Understand – Understanding ground realities and bottom-line impacts

Benefits for Board of Directors and Senior management

 

Quarterly ICT Return-on-Investment Dashboard

  1. Ensures that the Board Members have a holistic realization ICT Investments and the returns

  2. ICT Cash-Flow & Productivity Dashboards for easy Decision Making

  3. Financial and Non-Financial (KPI’s) Measures on Value added by ICT

  4. All ICT Proposals can be verified against actual results and NOT Assumptions

 

Project/Program/Portfolio (ICT) Management

  1. All ICT Projects are to be managed based on PMI Guidelines

  2. Ensure Scope, Timelines and Budgets are controlled in line with Expectations

  3. Accountability and Visibility in Projects in terms of Planned Vs. Actuals

  4. Program & Portfolio Management in terms of aligning all ICT Projects with organizational goals

Maintain Vendor Relations

  1. Fruitful win-win associations with ICT Vendors is recognized as a critical factor to providing ICT Services successfully in any organization

  2. A balance of Vendor Dependency vs. Technology Requirement i.e., Vendors are only used to source technology, thereby avoid unwanted ICT Expenditures

  3. The clarity in communication with ICT Vendors allow Vendors to provide the right solutions at the right cost

 

ICT Staff Development

  1. Handholding of ICT Staffs

  2. Honing relevant technical and management skills

  3. Ensuring Proper Policies & Strategies are followed through established ICT Procedures