I had a meeting with a prospective client today. I talked to him on the phone first and he is the CFO a medium size business with multiple locations. 150 employees. He is looking to move some or all of the daily tasks off to a solution provider like our company. I have the these conversations more and more frequently these days. It usually comes when the IT guy has just moved to greener pastures. Some times the IT team is overwhelmed because of growth so they need help.
I walk into the meeting and their current IT guy is there with the CFO. Usually with this setup, the IT guy wants to kill me because he thinks I'm going to take his job (even though I'm not). The CFO starts off that it is the IT guy's idea that he wants to only do the design on the data side of the house and have a 3rd party do all of the voice and all day to day desk-top support and maintenance. The job he wants to do is probably 2-3 hours a week. He even tells the CFO that he will be there 40 but only really "work" a few hours a week. Sounds like a great gig for 6 figure compensation.
My question for you IT guys, what are the two or three day to day tasks that you do that you wish someone else (outsourced) could handle for you? The new term is cloud provisioned but it is still outsourcing in my book.
I walk into the meeting and their current IT guy is there with the CFO. Usually with this setup, the IT guy wants to kill me because he thinks I'm going to take his job (even though I'm not). The CFO starts off that it is the IT guy's idea that he wants to only do the design on the data side of the house and have a 3rd party do all of the voice and all day to day desk-top support and maintenance. The job he wants to do is probably 2-3 hours a week. He even tells the CFO that he will be there 40 but only really "work" a few hours a week. Sounds like a great gig for 6 figure compensation.
My question for you IT guys, what are the two or three day to day tasks that you do that you wish someone else (outsourced) could handle for you? The new term is cloud provisioned but it is still outsourcing in my book.
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