Evolved360 Strategy

An IT Strategy Advisor is your dedicated technology partner who acts as a fractional CTO/CIO for your business. Unlike traditional account managers who just handle billing, your IT Strategy Advisor understands your business goals, develops your technology roadmap, coordinates all services across our ecosystem, makes unbiased vendor recommendations, and ensures every technology decision aligns with your strategic objectives. They own your entire technology outcomes—not just individual projects.

Strategic technology planning starts with a comprehensive assessment of your current environment, business goals, and growth plans. Your IT Strategy Advisor conducts stakeholder interviews, reviews existing systems, identifies gaps and risks, then develops a 12-36 month technology roadmap aligned with your budget and priorities. The roadmap includes specific initiatives, timelines, resource requirements, and expected ROI. We review and update the plan quarterly to adapt to changing business needs.

A technology roadmap includes: current state assessment and inventory, gap analysis identifying risks and opportunities, prioritized initiatives with business impact ratings, detailed project plans with timelines and budgets, vendor evaluation and selection guidance, risk mitigation strategies, compliance requirements mapping, integration architecture diagrams, and quarterly review milestones. Each initiative links directly to specific business outcomes like cost reduction, revenue growth, or risk mitigation.

IT Strategy Advisory services start from $1,500 CAD/month for ongoing strategic guidance (includes quarterly planning sessions, monthly advisor check-ins, and unlimited email consultation). One-time assessments and roadmaps start at $2,500 CAD and increase depending on company size, number of locations, and complexity of your technology environment. Most clients choose ongoing advisory to continuously adapt strategy as their business evolves. First consultation is free to determine fit and scope.

Initial technology assessment and strategic roadmap development typically takes 3-4 weeks from kickoff to final presentation. This includes stakeholder interviews (week 1), systems assessment and analysis (week 2), roadmap development (week 3), and presentation with refinements (week 4). For complex organizations or those requiring extensive vendor evaluations, allow 6-8 weeks. Ongoing strategy is continuous with quarterly formal reviews.

Yes—they work together but serve different roles. Your IT manager handles day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and tactical execution. Your IT Strategy Advisor provides strategic oversight, vendor-neutral guidance, budget planning, and coordinates across all technology domains (security, cloud, applications, compliance). Think of it as: IT Manager = operations, IT Strategy Advisor = strategic planning and governance. Most IT managers appreciate the strategic support.

We specialize in mid-sized Canadian businesses (20-500 employees) across manufacturing and distribution (ERP integration, supply chain optimization), healthcare and medical (PHIPA compliance, EMR strategy), professional services including legal and accounting (practice management, client portals), and financial services (regulatory compliance, data governance). We understand industry-specific regulations, software ecosystems, and operational workflows.

Traditional consultants deliver a report and disappear. Your IT Strategy Advisor is an ongoing partner who stays with you through implementation and beyond. We don't just recommend—we coordinate execution across our ecosystem divisions (infrastructure, security, CRM, ERP, etc.) and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes. You get strategic guidance plus execution capability without hiring a full-time CTO. No handoff gaps between planning and doing.

Absolutely. Your IT Strategy Advisor acts as your advocate during vendor selection, evaluating options against your specific requirements (not generic checklists), conducting reference checks, reviewing contracts for hidden costs and unfavorable terms, negotiating better pricing and SLAs, and ensuring solutions integrate with your existing environment. We're vendor-neutral—we have no financial incentive to push specific products, so recommendations are truly in your best interest.

Quarterly business reviews (QBRs) with your IT Strategy Advisor include: review of completed initiatives and outcomes achieved, updated risk register and mitigation progress, budget vs actual spending analysis with explanations, upcoming quarter initiatives and resource requirements, technology trends and opportunities relevant to your industry, security posture assessment, compliance status updates, and roadmap adjustments based on business changes. QBRs typically run 90-120 minutes with key stakeholders.