| IT Organization Creation For Startup |
| Problem |
- Merger of two very large telecommunications companies required full integration of all existing staff, systems, and operations in order to function as single unit going forward
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| Project Objectives |
- Startup telecommunications company needed to:
- Integrate numerous small entities with moderate to limited IT capabilities into single organization
- Build an IT organization capable of sustaining and supporting planned rapid growth of company and IT requirements
- Immediately relocate existing production equipment to new headquarters on opposite coast prior to build-out of new data center
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| Approach |
- Conduct full due diligence exercise to inventory and document existing hardware, software, license and support agreements, and staff skill sets
- Develop new architecture to support high growth of business
- Build data center near new headquarters location and consolidate existing and planned new equipment into facility
- Develop and implement appropriate policies and procedures to support the business
- Assist in hiring permanent staff
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| Results |
- Successfully migrated existing production systems to new space with no impact on operations
- Successfully completed data center fit-out and migration with no impact on operations
- Ended engagement with fully trained and operational IT support team in place
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