360 Degree Team Review

The mandate for the new CIO coming on board was to rapidly improve the performance of his newly inherited team. CXO Science conducted a 360-degree peer-review survey of all managers and above in the IT function. This survey was used to identify future leaders, high potentials, and underperformers.

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New Leader Mentoring

A new company with a first time CIO was challenged with setting up a new organization and navigating the challenges of exiting from the services provided by the former parent company. CXO Science provided advisory services including mentoring the new IT leader.

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Contract Savings

CXO Science was engaged to provide an IT assessment but found a major contract for IT services had just be submitted for board approval. CXO Science drove negotiations to improve both price and contract terms ultimately achieving savings in excess of $600,000 per year over three years.

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New Acquisition Assessment

A private equity firm asked for a second opinion on a significant system implementation recommendation they had received on an acquisition just made. CXO Science determined the organization was not prepared to take on the proposed system implementation and the project would likely have failed. A recommendation was made to delay and establish a better business case.

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IT Satisfaction Survey

A large oil and gas company desired fact-based input on the quality of services provided by its IT function. It also needed to rationalize the many overlapping software applications it had in its portfolio that were a result of many acquisitions. CXO Science conducted an IT End User Survey that achieved an 80% participation rate and guided the company in making budget, service, and application selection decisions.

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