Four steps to cure sick Information Technology – A best practice for IT Turnaround

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 3, 2009 -- Information Technology projects and organizations can quickly spiral out of control. Statistics shows over 60% of IT projects have budget, schedule, or specification challenges and a more alarming 10%-20% are in serious trouble. Couple this issue with today’s constrained financial environment, and the problems with turning around business enterprises are exacerbated.

“These are the reasons we created our aCure-IT practice” said Nader Afshar, President of Persis. “With the addition of John Greer and his team at Mind over Management, we have a formidable coupling of talent to address the most challenging IT turnaround situations.”
The aCure-IT methodology achieves two critical business outcomes; immediate relief to delivery and financial problems associated with a distressed IT situation, and a long term action plan to develop processes and methods for a sustainable, high performing IT organization.
Implementation of aCure-IT consists of the comprehensive four step process highlighted below.
1. Assess IT – A quick, action oriented assessment to understand vital signs and decide on immediate actions

2. Manage IT–Repair immediate damage, and assess the opportunities and challenges to create sustainability in for our client’s IT organization.
3. Sustain IT –Initiate long term success. Actions are taken to complete all turnaround deliverables, and begin instituting the processes and methods to achieve long term sustainability.
4. Transition IT – Turn over a fully functioning, well disciplined IT organization to our client. The scope of transition can range from basic turnover, to a complete organizational change aimed at maximizing return on investment.

“Our approach is validated with over 10 years of experience” added Mr. Afshar. “For example, we turned around a project that had burned through 50% of its budget with no tangible results. We were able to recover the project from both a technological and financial perspective.”
For more information visit www.MindOverManagement.com or www.PersisConsulting.com.

About Mind over Management: Located in Rochester Michigan, Mind Over Management is a Strategy Execution and Project Management Consultancy. Our obsessive focus is on realizing strategic results, through organizational change required to support aggressive strategy and project execution. We accomplish this through guiding organizations through effective strategy execution, project and program management staffing, training, and specific knowledge transfer required for success. Contact: strategy@mindoverllc.com
About Persis: Located in Rochester Hills Michigan, Persis is a Systems Integration and Advanced Technology Development firm. Since 1999 Persis has delivered proven and substantiated technology results for our clients. We have served clients in industries such as Automotive, Insurance, Government, and Retail. We are proud of our record of 100% referenceable clients. Contact: info@persisconsulting.com

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