IT Strategy and Planning

Successful businesses put in place
strong IT strategies to enable growth

Technology can have a transformative effect on your business - making you more efficient, more profitable and enable you to grow and thrive.

And to really get the most out of your expenditure you'll need a watertight technology strategy.

But knowing where to start can be difficult - that's where we come in.

Our team of experts have the experience to show you where you are going to find areas of savings and where investment will help your team achieve more.

Your IT strategy needs to be unique to your business to help to move it forward. And we'll help you to put it together by listening carefully to your needs and those of your team


We'll help you put together a strategy, as unique as your business, that will move your business forward by listening carefully to your needs and those of your team.

Ready to put in place a serious IT strategy that can deliver business efficiencies and growth?

Technology can have a transformative effect on your business - making you more efficient, more profitable and enable you to grow and thrive.

And to really get the most out of your expenditure you'll need a watertight technology strategy.

But knowing where to start can be difficult - that's where we come in.

Our team of experts have the experience to show you where you are going to find areas of savings and where investment will help your team achieve more.

Your IT strategy needs to be unique to your business to help to move it forward. And we'll help you to put it together by listening carefully to your needs and those of your team.

We'll help you put together a strategy, as unique as your business, that will move your business forward by listening carefully to your needs and those of your team.

Ready to put in place a serious IT strategy that can deliver business efficiencies and growth?

Book a 15-minute, no-nonsense discovery call with one of our expert IT strategy and planning team.

Invest in the right areas of technology to gear your business for growth and avoid wasting cash on IT red herrings.
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Do I really need another strategy?
Quite simply, yes, you do. Your technology investment is complex and without a guide rail you might find yourself spending money in areas that really won't impact your business growth.

Our partnership approach means we can help you understand how to create and implement a strategy that can assist you plan and streamline your business's technology needs.

Every strategy we work on is bespoke – with no copy and paste or pro-forma documents - and we align each item to your business goals.

Further, we'll show you how to measure the success of the implementation of the strategy, so we can both understand the effect it's had on your team and your business.

What our customers say

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I very much recommend them. We're very, very comfortable with the service provided; the value-for-money that it provides; and indeed the way Grant McGregor are integral to our IT planning for the future.

Mark Becher
Head Teacher
The Compass School

Essential Resources

Defend and Invest: Your 2022 Technology Strategy

Let us tell you the two technology areas that will be the most important in 2022. They are Defend and Invest.

Defend is about protecting your business from cyber criminals. We believe cyber-crime is going to rise again this year, to levels never seen before.

Invest is about making sure technology is powering your business forward, not holding it back.

 Our guide looks at both these areas in detail.

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Our Expert Knowledge
Published Weekly

The Five Vital Components to Think About When Creating a New IT Strategy

Developing an IT strategy can be a daunting task to start, especially if you’ve not done it before. Our new guide helps to demystify the process and offers a five-step approach to help you to get it done.

The problem many organisations have when it comes to creating and writing an IT strategy is they simply don’t know what is missing from their current set-up and what to consider.

While you might have an idea that your IT is holding your organisation back, or perhaps you know your staff have developed work-arounds to do the things they need, it isn’t always easy to work out a solution to these problems.

Taking a systematic approach to IT strategy development can help.

26th August 2021

6 Tips for Developing an IT Refresh Strategy for Mid-Size Businesses

Managing your IT estate always comes down to balancing the sometimes-contradictory forces of budget and performance. An effective IT Refresh strategy is an important balancing bar in this difficult act.

There can be little appetite to upgrade when things seem to be ticking along – the maxim of “if it isn’t broken, don’t fix it” still prevails in many IT shops. What’s more, if you upgrade too soon you may well be burning much-needed budget that could be better used elsewhere.

However, the risk of not replacing aging hardware comes with its own financial risks – particularly in terms of lost productivity – and potential security and support risks.

Balancing these two important pressures can be achieved through an effective IT Refresh strategy.

26th August 2021

How Big (or Small) Does Your Organisation Need to Be to Need an IT Strategy?

How big does an organisation need to be to make an IT strategy necessary? Is your organisation too small to need one? Grant McGregor answers your questions.

One thing we hear surprisingly often as IT consultants is “we’re not big enough to need an IT strategy”.

Given the digital world we live in today, it’s more than likely that this statement is not entirely true. These days, even micro businesses need an IT strategy.

Book a 15-minute, no-nonsense discovery call with one of our expert cyber security team.

Invest in the right areas of technology to gear your business for growth and avoid wasting cash on IT red herrings.
Start today with a no nonsense chat ...