Strategic Information Technology (IT) Planning

Are your information (IT) systems on track to help you achieve your business objectives? Your information systems are a critical resource for your organization, helping you gain a competitive advantage, bolster staff productivity and enable your organization run more effectively.

They’re also continually changing. To keep your information strategy aligned with your organization’s business goals, you need a long-range plan that addresses current and future systems requirements. That’s why strategic information technology planning is critical to your success.

How we can help

Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs can help to build an information technology plan that is more closely integrated and aligned with your organizational strategy. Our approach to strategic information technology planning often includes the following:

• Analysis of information and needs gathered through in-depth interviews with your management team and staff
• Identification of requirements
• Prioritization of system improvement opportunities
• Structured planning approach that defines business and information system goals, objectives and strategies for your organization

This approach is designed to provide you with:

• A comprehensive three- to five-year initiative implementation
• Recommended alternatives to satisfy each strategic initiative
• Budget estimates that allocate costs to the appropriate years
• Detailed implementation schedule for initiatives related to hardware, software, controls, staffing and training
• Coordination of your IS implementation activities with your business plan

There are several benefits to strategic information technology planning. They include:

• Improved, organization-wide technology use
• Increased competitive advantage as a result of a more efficient and effective systems
• A managed approach to hardware and software expenses
• The ability to better manage change and growth

Why Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs

At Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs, we understand how difficult it is to align your information systems strategy with your business objectives. We offer a customized, flexible approach that’s based on your needs.

Unlike many other providers, Freed Maxick offers a full range of other business consulting services to our clients. We provide risk management, operational consulting and financial services as part of a full-service strategy. This helps to make sure our clients get the most out of their investment.

Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs is Western and Upstate New York's (NY) largest public accounting firm and a Top 100 firm in the U.S. Freed Maxick provides, audit, tax and consulting services to private and public (SEC) companies in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany New York. Affiliated with RSM McGladrey, the 5th largest accounting firm in the U.S., Freed Maxick has vast national and international resources to help your business expand nationally and internationally.

Related Services

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Consulting
  • SOX 404 Compliance
  • SOX IT Audits
• Internal Controls -Non-Profits | Private Companies
• Internal Audit Consulting
• Disaster Recovery - Business Continuity Planning
• Technology Risk Management Services
  • Strategic Information Technology Planning
  • Information Systems Selection - Implementation
  • Technology Assessments - System Reviews
  • Information Systems Security - Controls Consulting
  • SAS 70 Reviews
  • SAS 70 Audits
  • PCI Data Security Standard Compliance

Strategic Information Technology (IT) Planning Contact:

Freed Maxick & Battaglia, CPAs is Western and Upstate New York's (NY) largest public accounting firm and a Top 100 firm in the U.S. Freed Maxick provides, audit, tax and consulting services to private and public (SEC) companies in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Albany New York. Affiliated with RSM McGladrey, the 5th largest accounting firm in the U.S., Freed Maxick has vast national and international resources to help your business expand nationally and internationally.

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