in its series of briefings for the 鈥淩eluctant IT Director鈥 at BDO鈥檚 offices in Colmore Row.
These briefings are aimed specifically at senior managers in mid-market businesses, such as the finance director, who have been 鈥渄ropped in IT鈥; helping them understand the practical and commercial issues inherent in technical matters.
In this session, the presenters explored best practice in managing IT in mid-market companies and focused on Issue Management with SLA鈥檚, Staff and their Responsibilities and developing an IT strategy.
Gavin Davis and John Dennison from the . Mr Davis said: 鈥淲e ask attendees to suggest topics for these briefing sessions to ensure they are relevant to their business鈥.
鈥淕ood IT Management becomes ever more important as a business grows and simply 鈥榤aking do鈥 is no longer an option. Most businesses rely heavily on IT and can very quickly become dependent on systems and staff.
鈥淭his dependency is often understood but passed over because the business is unsure of the options open to them鈥.
鈥淎t BDO we are regularly experienced a serious systems failure or who have lost their key source of technical knowledge.
鈥淏y understanding the risks and how to mitigate them at an early stage will allow IT to grow in parallel with the business鈥.
鈥淲ith business IT becoming increasingly sophisticated and such people are being called on to make decisions on technology that are well out of their comfort zone.
鈥淭hese workshops, and BDO鈥檚 Reluctant IT Director Forum on LinkedIn, provide a source of independent advice and support,鈥 Mr Davis added.
