How to Solve the Number 1 Problem of an IT Manager

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Problem:  Every IT Manager needs to have a 5 year roadmap of projects to support the company’s strategy

Why? 


Job Security, aka Moore’s law.  It's a constant battle each year to justify your budget. With a steady stream of IT projects in the works, say a critical system project pipeline that stretches out 5 years, protecting your budget becomes a whole lot easier.

 

With the constantly changing capabilities of computers, the evolution of both business and business models, an IT roadmap, which is frequently updated, say at 6 months intervals, is of critical importance. 

 

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Steps to Developing Your 5 Year Strategy:

Benefits:

 

A typical Fortune 500 company may have 500 or more IT projects in the pipeline.  By aligning the IT Projects to the Business Strategy, the IT Manager can align the required funding to the project.  Having done this a few times, we've developed a simple guidebook you can get, "  

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Lonnie D. Ayers, PMP

About the Author: Lonnie Ayers is a Hubspot Certified Inbound Marketing consultant, with additional certifications in Hubspot Content Optimization, Hubspot Contextual Marketing, and is a Hubspot Certified Partner. Specialized in demand generation and sales execution, especially in the SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Partner space, he has unique insight into the tough challenges Service Providers face with generating leads and closing sales using the latest digital tools. With 15 years of SAP Program Management experience, and dozens of complex sales engagements under his belt, he helps partners develop and communicate their unique sales proposition. Frequently sought as a public speaker in various events, he is available for both inhouse engagements and remote coaching.
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