Do I need to Outsource our IT?

Want a basic and honest guide to outsourcing? Read our Beginner’s Guide here.

An outsourcing relationship is like a marriage - it’s not something to rush into!

If you get it wrong, it’s more trouble than it’s worth. At Principal, we want you to be satisfied with our partnership long after the first year is up. We want you to be sure outsourcing is right for you, because we hold ourselves accountable for our relationship.

We will gladly provide a full outsourcing service, but first consider the following:

• What prompted you to consider outsourcing? First, establish the root cause of the dissatisfaction. Better setup or hardware might provide a better solution.
• Maybe your systems are fine, but you’re short on strategy. In this case, one-off strategic assistance may allow your in-house team to cope . Read about establishing an IT strategy here.

At Principal, we don’t want to turn away custom, but we want to take on outsourcing clients who really need the service.

So before considering outsourcing, here’s your plan of attack

• If an IT strategy isn’t in place, develop one!
• Evaluate the stability of your current network, including operating systems, servers, PCs, software etc. Our Network Healthcheck service can do this for you.
• Develop an action plan to cut inefficiency. Implement it, and then see if your resource problems have been resolved.

Even if you still wish to outsource, your system will already be in much better shape, and your outsourcing agreement will be easier to implement.

Now you’re ready to sign an outsourcing arrangement, take a look at the options, here.

For more assistance, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Outsourcing is a fairly bespoke form of consultancy, and we recommend an in-depth discussion first.

Call us on 0333 240 8130