CIOs and IT leaders face many difficult challenges. We outline several of these in the Solutions section of this website. One of the most difficult challenges is finding the right expertise to address technology issues from a business point of view to deliver real business value. Too often technology strategists become absorbed in the details of a project and lose focus on the larger business context that caused the project to be initiated in the first place. 

 

We know this because we have been there. Cogentes consultants are all senior executives who have managed very sizable technology initiatives. We know how easy it is to become so focused on execution that business strategy gets lost in the weeds.

 

We also know how this complicates the relationship with business partners. When the IT function under-delivers, it misses a tremendous opportunity to impact the business. This is one of the major reasons that organizations turn to Cogentes.

 

You should work with us because we provide scarce leadership experience and capabilities to deliver technology solutions that help you realize business strategy.   CIOs can engage us for a project of business-level significance and know that we will deliver results, require almost no time from them, and make them look really good in the process.

 

We are just as comfortable communicating with CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and Executive VPs as with IT staff. We are just as at-home perusing spreadsheets and business strategy documents as the latest technology white papers. We have such deep expertise in technology architecture that we can not only read, but also build from scratch, architecture diagrams. But we also read people – their body language and what they are not saying. This is a critical capability in a consultant who must fix problems that often people do not want to talk about or who communicate in ways that IT people struggle to understand.  

 

We believe that navigation on the open seas is synonymous with leading the IT function. CIOs are trying to reach a business destination and are leveraging technology, people’s skill sets and business processes to help them get there. We play the critical role of the navigator, helping CIOs chart and stay on course throughout the journey. Our expertise and experience substantially increases the impact the IT function can have on reaching a desired destination quickly, directly, and as smoothly as possible.