IT Team Development

Every bit as critical to success as your software, systems and methods, finding and retaining capable and dedicated technology talent, management and leadership is critical to a high performing IT Department.  Our Team Development practice offers the following services.

IT Personnel Selection and On-boarding Services – While we are NOT a traditional recruiting firm, many of our customers have asked us to help ensure that they are hiring the best possible IT talent.  Among the services we can provide:

  • Identify the skill sets and experience required for open positions
  • Write effective job descriptions
  • Where applicable, work with HR departments, recruiters, head-hunters and online staffing services to identify talent that best fits your culture and needs
  • Help interview and assess talent
  • Assist with on-boarding to ensure your new hire is a success
  • Because we are not a recruiting firm, we don’t charge an upfront or success fee, you only pay for the actual time we assist you.

Assessment of Current IT Personnel – Are they performing at their highest levels to meet your strategic and business goals?  (We can do this as an independent ‘quicklook’ or as part of a broader IT strategy assessment) .

IT Leadership Program – A unique program that features workshops on Business/IT management topics of interest (such as effective budgeting, managing people and projects, effective prioritization, writing an IT Strategic Plan, etc) AND a monthly One-On-One coaching/mentoring meeting to ensure accountability and follow up on major goals and initiatives.  We meet quarterly with supervisors to update progress, understand critical issues, etc.  This class fills up quickly so if you are interested in enrolling an IT manager or Director, please email us for more details.

Training Program Development – For most companies, their IT people are at their best trained on the day they are hired.  Lacking formal ongoing training, their skills and knowledge currency decline with every year that they are with you.  Keep your IT Personnel trained and current (and recruit better talent) with a formal and money-saving IT Training Program.  We’ll help you customize a program that is right for you and easy to maintain!  Many studies have shown that companies with solid training programs have far better employee retention rates than their competition.