Company Size & Timeframe
- $2.6 billion
- 2,500 employees
- 4-5 days/week, 6 months
Results
- Reduced IT budget by $7 million
- Set plans for additional $1.5-2 million of reductions
- Projects turned from red to green – on time and under budget
- IT and business units working as a team
Company Profile & Position
- CIO
Situation
- Company lost prior CIO and needed immediate leadership
- Relationship between business and IT was broken
- Needed strategy and standards
- Department was disorganized
Implementation
- Established project management and governance
- Created standards within IT including architecture
- Realigned organization management and teams
- Reduced costs to overall budget
- Adjusted projects to move forward with clearer direction
- Applied strong leadership with both IT and business background
Cerius Insights – Customer Quote
“Very thankful for the strategic plan and holding people accountable!”