The Second Opinion Technology Assessment is a results-driven methodology designed to maximize efficiency and enable digital transformation within your higher education, K-12, healthcare, or government technology enterprise.
In five steps the EdgePro Assessment Team will help you determine whether your organizational resources could be aligned more effectively to deliver improved performance.
Step 1: Project Outline & Data Collection
The EdgePro Assessment Team assigns a Senior IT Executive to serve as the leader for the project who will then liaise with the designated point person on the institution’s side to coordinate scheduling, data collection, and logistics.
Current-state data are reviewed in advance of the initial on-site kickoff meeting to ensure a productive use of time and advance discussions with key internal constituents on high-priority areas of assessment. A preliminary plan for the assessment process will be discussed, and a formal kickoff meeting with the institution’s designated senior management team will take place wherein the EdgePro Assessment Team will:
The EdgePro Assessment Team conducts focus group sessions with administrative and technology stakeholders, holds one-on-one interviews with key decision makers, and supports open forums to hear from key internal and external constituents.
In its “First Look” presentation to the organization’s designated senior management team at the end of the data-collection visit, the EdgePro Assessment Team shares the preliminary findings, provides a framework for addressing those findings, and invites additional input from the organization’s leadership team.
The EdgePro Assessment Team performs a detailed analysis of the data collected during the focus group sessions and technical evaluations. In each area, our subject-matter experts compare the use of technologies in our assessment findings to established best practices for your organization, and provide recommended remediation strategies for addressing identified gaps.