We help ensure that your IT resources are aligned with your business objectives and structured to minimize key business risks. We also assist in improving the transparency of IT costs and performance.
Key areas include:
IT Governance
- Enhancing the understanding of IT among executives
- Making better business decisions with higher quality and more timely information
- Preventing loss of resources and minimizing the probability of system breach
- Gaining competitive advantage through more efficient and effective operations
- Optimizing operations with an integrated approach to security, availability and processing integrity
- Enhancement risk management competencies and prioritizing initiatives
IT Risk Management
- Assessment of the current state of the IT control environment to identify the key risks associated with IT use
- Assessing the current level of controls already implemented
- Analysis of gaps between the required level and current level of controls
- Defining what needs to be done in order to achieve a level of control that aligns with the level of risk
- Bridging gaps by implementing an appropriate internal control structure over the IT environment
BS 7799 / ISO27001 / CNS 17800 Information Security Management System certificate/implement assistance
- Assembling a team and building consensus on strategy
- Development of an information security framework and identifying the organization's key information assets
- Risk assessment and ISMS construction
- Continuous assessment
IT Cost Management
- Spending analyses and benchmarking
- Assistance with cost modeling
- Advice on cost management and optimization
- Assistance with the preparation of investment appraisals
IT Service Management
- Advice on performance of IT service providers (in-house and third party)
- Assistance with the measurement of IT performance
- Help with the development of business cases and service level agreements
- Consultation on funding and commercial management Risk management advice
IT Alignment
- Validation of conceptual design and controls surrounding people, process and technology
- Assessment of non-regulatory requirements, such as privacy policy
- Advice on application and technology maturity
IT Project Management
- Benefit and ROI modeling
- Advice on IT Best Practices in project governance, risk and controls
- Recommendations to assist with envisioning and planning change
- Assistance with funding and investment evaluations
- Assistance with benefits tracking and benefits realization programmes
- Recommendations regarding internal communications and training needs
Business Continuity Management
- Deciding on an appropriate level of response
- Recording of all available tracking information
- Determining where the original breach occurred
- Focusing on putting out the fire and minimizing the damage
- Determination of future risk levels
