Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO)
Overview
As a company embarks on a number of critical and complex IT projects, it is critical to have access to experienced leadership who understands the complexities of information technology. GKO will collaborate with clients to provide a GKO virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO) to guide the long-term and short-term development of their IT function. A vCIO performs the same functions as a full-time CIO, but in a fraction of the time and using GKO-developed standardized methodologies.
Outcomes for Client Utilizing vCIO
Secure What Matters Most:
- An initial assessment of people, process, and technology and the alignment of those pillars with the business strategy
- 3-year IT road map with business alignment, completed/updated annually
- Workflow analysis and recommendation as needed/changes introduced


Additional Outcomes
Secure Business Outcomes:
- Management/direction of the IT controls to be implemented
- Annual IT budget preparation and support
- As needed technical contract review for new IT purchases/implementations
- Management of the risk register, including audit findings, with quarterly reporting to Leadership