Do you need a consultant?

A major overhaul of your IT infrastructure will inevitably involve a step into the unknown. You may not have the technical skills and expertise to implement such a strategy within your organisation so you will have to get help.

A growing number of IT consultancy services exist to help businesses plan and implement strategies. They will look at your business, assess your needs and provide guidance about how you should move forward. However, these can be expensive.

This, combined with the actual cost of your project, can make you think again or cut corners, but that would be a mistake. Many businesses have faced enormous bills because a new IT system didn’t work. If implemented badly it could cause more problems than it solves, create confusion, increase costs and reduce sales.