Virtual IT Director

How can a Virtual IT Director help transform your organisation?

A Virtual IT Director (vITD) – or Virtual CIO (vCIO) – brings all the skills, knowledge and experience of an IT leader into your organisation at a fraction of the cost of recruiting in-house.

At Smartdesc, we have a team of Virtual IT Directors who work on site with clients typically a few days a week, shifting IT from a reactive “break / fix” state to one that is strategic, forward thinking and proactive. Our IT Directors take ultimate accountability for the IT function within the organisations they represent, reporting to Board level.

A key part of the vITD role is owning the IT Strategy. This often involves working with representatives from across the organisation to create a strategy where none existed before, then overseeing its implementation over a one- or two-year period.
The role is flexible by nature; typically the first few months may need more time to set up or improve processes or systems, then it can scale back to a day or two a week to maintain momentum and provide management information to the Senior Leadership Team.

Our Virtual IT Directors work hand in hand with the existing IT Team – be that in-house, outsourced to another vendor, or a hybrid model. Indeed, ensuring the organisation has the optimum resource model for IT Service Delivery is another responsivity of the vITD, along with:

As well as the in-depth expertise of the Virtual IT Director, access to the valuable knowledge and experience of the full Smartdesc team is also available.

 

The service can be delivered as a discreet project, or as an ongoing service.  Find out more here.

 

If you are an NCVO member, click here to find out more about the offers available, including a free consultation with one of our Virtual IT Director’s.

 

View some of our Virtual IT Director Case Studies below;