ASC Creative Strategy

Helping progressive business owners achieve extraordinary results

Operational Excellence. Experienced Guidance.

Business and Operational Leadership Helping Make the Leap

When To Consider a Fractional CIO?

83% of SME’s have two or fewer IT staff, often reporting to a non-technical manager. This group may not have the time, knowledge or experience to deliver the technology strategy, technical guidance and operational oversight that all modern businesses require. 

If any of this seems familiar, it might be time to consider a fractional CIO: 

  • Weariness from failed initiatives, increasing operational costs and a perception of IT as low value
  • Operational staff taking their time to assume a technology guidance and/or implementation role
  • Alignment gaps between your technology ecosystem and the business, resulting in lackluster results and stakeholder dissatisfaction
  • Failure to meet regulatory or contractual requirements
  • Technology limiting innovation and agility within the business
  • Data loss or project failures
  • Limited IT responsiveness or reported quality of service problems
  • Hidden or shadow IT spending

Why Consider a Fractional CIO?

Technology Strategy, Roadmap and Governance

Optimizing end-to-end value streams according to lean management principles

Stakeholder, Partner & Vendor Relationship Management

Creating Functional Excellence in Sales, R&D, Supply Chain & Procurement and Production Relationships

AI Readiness and Adoption

Increasing market share through fast, agile and efficient time saving strategies

Org Change Management & Adoption

Increase competitiveness and profit by reducing overhead costs in direct and indirect areas

What Makes Us Different?

Let’s face it. There are lots of fractional CIO’s promising to change your business. It feels like all of them are claiming to be the next big thing. They will grow your business, change your life, improve your relationship with your spouse and kids, and bring your coffee every morning.

The hype can feel unrealistic and make you unsure if you have to shout to be heard.  No one at ASC Creative will shout.

As long-time business owners ourselves, we work with business people like you in a meaningful, professional way to help you achieve your goals.

We are so committed to avoiding the typical hype, that we can offer you a very simple, risk-free trial. Our first meetings is at no cost or obligation whatsoever.

If you find that we can work together to improve your business, then you can proceed to hire us. If not, walk away and you’ll still have the benefit of the things you learned during the initial sessions.

What Does Our Engagement Process Look Like?

v

Consultation

We address your questions

Mapping & Roadmap

We work to create a staged roadmap

The Setup

We setup to take action with your team and other stakeholders

Quick Wins

We act on the roadmap to generate results and movement

Assess Impact

Tracking impact and adjusting for upcoming tasks

The Real Impacts of a Fractional CIO

Optimizing Value Streams

Optimizing end-to-end value streams according to lean management principles

Functional Excellence

Creating Functional Excellence in Sales, R&D, Supply Chain & Procurement, Production and Custom Service.

Efficient Market Strategies

Increasing market share through fast, agile and efficient time-to-market strategies

Reduce Overhead

Increase competitiveness and profit by reducing overhead costs in direct and indirect areas

Optimizing Growth

Planning growth with existing resources

Global Growth

Reaching global operational excellence through implementing a value creation system

Optimizing Manufacturing

Factory planning according to lean principles

Improving Performance

Sustainable performance improvement

These benefits are real!

Talk to us today to learn how they can impact your business.