IT Assessment

Evaluate your business applications, IT infrastructure, and operational technologies to identify strengths and weaknesses, align IT strategy with business goals, and uncover opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency enhancements. Our IT assessment process begins with a comprehensive review of your current business applications, IT infrastructure, and the resources supporting your operational technologies. We emphasize the effectiveness and alignment of your IT systems with your business objectives. Then, we identify the strengths and weaknesses of your existing setup, focusing on areas where improvements can be made. Our team also looks for opportunities to integrate modern technologies and methodologies that can help cut costs and increase operational efficiency. The goal of this assessment is to craft a cohesive going-forward IT strategy that not only supports but also enhances your company's business objectives.

Phase 1: Pre-Audit Planning

Defining Scope & Setting Objectives:

We will conduct a full audit of your current business applications, infrastructure, and resources that are currently being utilized in order to pinpoint emerging tools, technologies, and strategies that can be utilized on a going-forward basis to increase process efficiency, cut costs, and improve your organization's security. Throughout this initial process, we will work with you to better define your current business goals as well as future objectives, if necessary.

Phase 2: Discovery

Interviews & Documentation Review:

A thorough review all existing policies, procedures, org-charts, network architecture documentation, and tech-stack diagrams, and service contracts.

Risk Assessment:

Our team will highlight outdated systems, missing or under-utilized security practices, and inefficiencies in resource allocation that could pose a security risk from the perspective of IT and general Operations, or impede the execution of future business goals. We will also document your current capabilities to mitigate these risks and recommend a scalable approach that will address these concerns on a going-forward basis.

Interviews & Fieldwork:

We will conduct interviews with key stakeholders within the organization. and if necessary conduct an on-site review consisting of:

Meetings with key members of staff.
Reviews of system configurations and data flow architecture.
Observation of your organization's processes and day-to-day operations.

Phase 3: Testing & Evaluation

Testing Controls:

A series of tests to determine if Client’s security measures and operational controls function as intended. This often uncovers potential problems including security gaps, non-compliance, and inefficiencies.