INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MASTER PLANNING

Information systems are required to efficiently execute business strategies in finance, customer service and billing, operations, maintenance, engineering and water quality.

Westin helps develop practical IT strategies and plans to support business needs, ensure adequate funding for IT projects and coordinate enterprise-wide improvement programs.

Based on our experience, we help you create a comprehensive IT road map for your unique business needs. This planning effort outlines projects, priorities, dependencies and schedules. Through well-articulated IT strategies, realistic IT project definitions and justifiable cost estimates, we ensure that your organization is poised for action. Westin’s approach enables you to:

• Prioritize and justify IT investments based on business benefits and technical requirements
• Ensure collaboration and buy-in to objectives, priorities and resource commitments
• Develop operational and capital budget estimates for IT projects
• Establish an IT governance structure to manage your IT program
• Identify the necessary business process and organizational changes
• Define IT organizational structure and resource requirements
• Schedule projects in the context of utility priorities, dependencies, resources and funding

Scaling the Planning Project
Depending on the complexity of your organization and desired detail, IT Master Planning can vary greatly. Westin works with you to understand what you need and tailors our proven planning methodology to deliver a practical outcome. Simply put, we bring the skills and experience to do the job right.