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Craft Way Consulting
                                                                

Craft Way Consulting is an independent IT consultancy specialising in helping businesses get more from their investment in Information Technology by turning IT Solutions into Business Solutions.

Back in the 90's IT Managers were typically generalists who looked after the hardware and operating environment much as they do today but they were also very involved in the application side even to the point of being developers. Nowadays with IT becoming so complex IT Managers have had to become technical specialists and even if they had time, which is unlikely, they tend not to get involved in the application side so whose doing this work, is anyone? There is very little point in having a fast, powerful, secure and typically expensive IT solution if the business is not getting real business benefits from the investment.

Craft Way Consulting's typical client has between 50 and 1000 employees, an expensive IT environment but typically disgruntled and/or disappointed business managers who want and expect something better. Most IT Managers would tell you their job and budget is for the technical side of IT so they can have high levels of uptime, no viruses, a secure environment, etc but actually their job and budget should be to design, implement and maintain a fully integrated business solution and that is very much more than just technology.

The business solution does need a good IT solution under-pinning it but it doesn't have to be the best solution it needs to be an appropriate one, one that is robust but not one that uses up all the budget. The rest of the business solution centres around your core database; having good data; understanding and integrating your applications; procedures and working practices; and trained staff who know how to take advantage and utilise the tools you make available to them. Many, if not most businesses do not have the skills and most importantly the experience in-house to do the rest so do you use your existing suppliers, employ mainstream consultants or what?

In the current economic climate you will not have a lot of spare cash so you have to make sure every penny counts so if you do want to upgrade to a business solution you do need to get access to people who can cut to the chase and that requires experience more specifically experience of your size of business.

Craft Way Consulting offers a broad range of skills and many years of experience of developing practical and cost effective IT related business solutions. We look to form long-term relationship with our clients and to be available as and when needed whether this is to provide help and advice; turn data into information; to develop an IT strategy; or whatever, Craft Way Consulting will try to help.

Prices are very competitive and reflect a policy of you paying only for what you use.

Craft Way Consulting has a proven track record of helping and advising firms of accountants but the services would be appropriate to any business which would benefit from access to our skills and experience.

If you are a provider of IT or related services you may want to consider working in collaboration with Craft Way Consulting. If you feel there are complementary services that we could offer together and as a result provide clients with a more comprehensive solution you should make contact.

Craft Way Consulting is a member of The Freelance Experience.

Last updated: 23 October 2009