Chief Information Officer (CIO) On-Demand

Three Fish’s CIO On-Demand service brings enterprise-class IT executive leadership and expertise to the small or mid-sized business management team easily and affordably. CIO On-Demand can provide ongoing executive leadership to a growing IT department, facilitate business realignment, ease the burden of a management shake-up, or bring much-needed leadership and expertise to a critical development project.

CIO On-Demand delivers proven leadership with the capacity to dramatically transform your company’s IT organization, aligning technology initiatives with established business goals and making the most of your hardware, software, and human resources.

Drawing on over fifteen years of experience in the startup and ongoing leadership of eCommerce and other tech companies, our CIO consultant brings key capabilities and resources to your organization:

• Business experience and training that provides an unwavering focus on the overall profitability of the enterprise
• Ability to effectively liaise with C-level managers and other business units to achieve consensus and move initiatives forward quickly and effectively
• Established relationships with key vendors, service providers, and specialized industry consultants
• Superior vendor contract negotiation expertise to accomplish big things on a small budget
• Proven success in mentoring engineers, coders, graphic designers, web developers, and other IT personnel to achieve common goals
• Hands-on expertise in network/systems administration, coding, and web development
• Unparalleled experience in online marketing techniques and strategies

Provide Ongoing Leadership and Oversight

For startups and small businesses not eager to commit to the high salaries, benefits, and overhead of seasoned IT management employees, CIO On-Demand provides an excellent solution. Three Fish can provide quality IT leadership and expertise generally only possible in large organizations. For a minimal investment, you can retain an experienced C-level IT manager who has founded successful tech startups, led companies from near-disaster to rapid growth and profitability, executed complex multi-million dollar initiatives, and managed diverse teams of industry-leading engineers, coders, and other developers.

Be assured of the same IT leadership advantages of your largest competitors at a fraction of the cost!

Benefit from CIO Leadership Sooner

Due to the affordability of CIO On-Demand, it is now possible to introduce seasoned IT leadership to guide the technology agenda of a startup company or small business much earlier than has traditionally been the case. Benefitting from such expertise, clients are assured of first-rate management experience, able to avoid the costly missteps common in “green” IT organizations, and empowered to accelerate the execution of the overall business plan achieving intended goals more quickly and successfully than would otherwise be possible.

Tackle Major Projects

CIO On-Demand is a smart way to handle the organization and execution of key business initiatives and tech projects. Industry studies paint a stark picture, revealing that over 70% of all major information technology projects end in failure. Don’t let your next project become a statistic.

Three Fish will begin by precisely identifying the business goals and rules that govern your project, interrelationships between the proposed project and other ongoing initiatives and strategic plans, and potential synergies and conflicts in your organization. Our leadership and expertise will ensure open lines of communication and make sure that all major stakeholders in the project are agreed to a course of action.

Once management has agreed upon the project plan, Three Fish will employ its proven methodologies, drawing on years of IT project management experience to execute your initiative efficiently, successfully, and on budget. For more information about Three Fish’s Project Management offerings, click here.