Fractional CIO
Our Fractional Chief Information Officer role is ideal for businesses who cannot afford or simply don't need a full-time executive to hold the position of chief information officer.

Also known as a Virtual CIO, vCIO or Part Time CIO, a Fractional CIO brings an experienced, top-level information technology professional to serve as your part-time or contract chief information officer.

A Fractional CIO is a consultant retained on contract that serves as a working member of a company's executive management team and may or may not serve on the company's board of directors.

The goals for and purpose of a Fractional CIO is to align the company's information technology strategy and spending with the overall business objectives of the company without the associated level of overhead and benefits associated with adding another top level executive. This brings vast experience to your team without a vast expense.

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Interim CIO
Many organizations in transition find themselves in a situation where short term and long term technology needs are unclear. They may have an unexpected CIO vacancy or the business has chosen to make a change. The result is a void in IT leadership and a potential slow down in key IT initiatives.

A proper CIO search and selection process could take up to 12 months to complete. F. H. Christian & Associates will step in quickly, keep the IT organization running smoothly, and allow the business the time it needs to hire the right person for the CIO position. We are prepared and experienced in performing all strategic functions of a CIO, while assessing the current situation and desired future state, collaborating with business leaders to implement an IT Strategic Plan, participating in the permanent CIO search and selection process, and executing the transition plan.

Through our services, we:

Assess:
• Business Objectives
• Executive Sponsorship
• Expectations and Deliverables
• Culture and Values
• Organizational Strength and Capacity
• Resources, Roles and Responsibilities
• Readiness and Buy-in
• Conditions of Satisfaction

Analyze:
• Business Strategies and Goals
• Risks and Rewards
• Key Business Processes
• Current IT Initiatives
• Vertical Efficiencies
• Horizontal Integration
• Technology Impact

Plan:
• Future State
• IT Strategy
• Resource Requirements
• Budget
• Activities, Tasks and Timeline
• Performance Objectives
• Communications

Execute:
• IT Strategic Plan
• CIO Search and Selection Process
• Measurements and Metrics
• Organizational Alignment
• Change Management
• Transition to new CIO
• Coaching and Mentoring

Aligning IT Activities with Business
Objectives:
• IT Strategic Planning
• Business Objectives
• Business Processes
• Technology Investment Portfolio
• Alignment
• Future State

Knowledge Management:
• Architecture Planning and Assessment
• Systems Integration and Conversion
• Disaster Recovery and Business    Continuation
• Security and Privacy Analysis
• Organizational Alignment

Application Development:
• Project Assessment
• Project Management
• Project Prioritization
• Life Cycle Management
• Quality Assurance
• e-Business

Healthcare:
• American National Standards Institute    (ANSI) X12N transactions set
• HIPAA compliance
• EHNAC accreditation
• American Recovery and Reinvestment    Act (ARRA) HITECH