Home Company Solutions Blog Contact Scenario: I've always understood information technology to be just another cost center. Isn't this true? Not necessarily... Scenario: My company faces technology issues all of the time, but my IT budget seems to run wild with consultants, capital expenses, and personnel training. Can Bradman Group help? We certainly can... Executive Brief: Explore the Virtual CIO Advantage Read more IT Budgets Running Out of Control? 3 July 2008 at 10:06 am “My company faces technology issues all of the time, but my IT budget seems to run wild with consultants, capital expenses, and personnel training!” For most businesses leaders we’ve met with, this statement sums up their entire view of (and frustration with) IT. Even if they do not immediately see issues and have just a [...]   Read More Avoiding the IT Version of the “Bozo” Explosion 1 July 2008 at 10:07 am One of the sad realities that I witness almost every day is when genuinely good IT people are overlooked by inexperienced management or human resources teams. Or, these existing good people find themselves being shown the door due to their manager’s inability to work with technologically-minded people. This happens extensively in the realm of growth [...]   Read More The Virtual CIO Advantage 25 June 2008 at 4:04 pm I have been spending a lot of time talking about “progressive business and technology solutions”, but what does this really mean? What is a Virtual CIO? How does it help the small- to medium-sized business? In other words, how does a Virtual CIO increase your business’ competitiveness in today’s marketplace? Let’s first understand why a business would [...]   Read More Five Questions Every Business Leader Should Ask About IT 25 June 2008 at 11:29 am When I meet with potential clients for the first time, the first thing I always do after going over pleasantries and introductions is to dive right into the heart of what we’ve identified as the “five questions”. It’s not a sales pitch at all. We don’t consider ourselves to be sales people and our clients [...]   Read More The Changing View of Technology Costs 18 June 2008 at 1:09 pm Isn’t IT just another cost center in my business? Not necessarily. I’m frequently asked this by business owners because it’s all too common a misconception. When one thinks about information technology, it’s easy to just see IT as an organizational black box where money goes in and problems seem to emerge. The unfortunate reality is that this [...]   Read More HomeCompanySolutionsBlogContact© 2007-2009 Bradman Group, Inc.