Business of IT

Mainstay believes in running IT like a business. Our blue chip clients agree—and they constantly push us to deliver tangible results that pay off for their business. From strategic IT planning to benchmarking programs to strategic sourcing strategies, you can count on Mainstay to help your IT organization reach its full potential.

  • IT Strategic Planning

    Often the process of developing a strategic plan is as valuable as the plan itself. Whether your IT planning horizon is annual or long-term, we'll drive the process for you. We'll also help you create an Annual Report for IT that reviews IT's contribution across a spectrum of key business functions.

    Services include:

    • IT strategic plan development
    • "Annual Report" for IT
    • Technology architecture standards development

  • IT Governance Design

    The key to effectively governing IT is to rigorously prioritize investments based on a strategic assessment of value, and then allocating the resources necessary to deliver results. Rely on Mainstay to build a governance plan that makes economic sense.

    Services include:

    • Optimization of IT controls
    • Portfolio management process development
    • IT operating and funding models

  • ROI Solutions

    Mainstay can quantify the stream of value you can expect from IT investments over the short and long term—what we call a "business impact roadmap"—and communicate that value to key stakeholders and decision-makers. Our ROI assessments and value scorecards are effective tools for measuring your contribution to the bottom line.

    Services include:

    • IT value measurement and scorecarding
    • Business impact roadmap development
    • ROI assessments

  • IT Value Benchmarking

    Drawing on our experience developing thousands of IT benchmarks, Mainstay is uniquely qualified to evaluate your performance against industry standards and best practices.

    Services include:

    • Competitive research
    • IT benchmark development

  • Sourcing Strategies

    At a time when cost structures are coming under increased scrutiny, Mainstay can help you develop competitive sourcing strategies that free up resources while minimizing business risk. We'll evaluate vendors in terms of quality, cost and viability and recommend a sound outsourcing plan.

    Services include:

    • Sourcing audits
    • Sourcing strategy development
    • Vendor evaluations and recommendations