BluePrint HelpDesk’s IT Department Model for Small Businesses in NJ
This is how it works!
BluePrint HelpDesk’s management has spent the over 20 years serving small- to medium-sized businesses in the tri-state area. In assessing why medium-sized businesses are more successful in managing the IT needs of their company versus small businesses, we have come to realize that the major differentiator is that unlike mid-sized businesses, small businesses do not have access to a fully staffed IT department. The stability of a fully staffed IT Department comes from the levels of support it can provide:
- A CIO (Chief Information Officer) to provide management-level IT planning and guidance support.
- A team of experts in a wide range of technology areas.
- A help desk to answer the most common questions.
- Level Two support for the daily maintenance of technology needs.
- Additionally, the full scale IT departments are staffed with IT managers, Project Managers, Web and software development, and telecommunication teams to help in managing their technology initiatives.
BluePrint HelpDesk believes that small businesses need a team of IT experts behind them to navigate the exceedingly complex technology maze. Being a small business ourselves, we do realize that a full-scale in-house IT Department is not a financially viable solution for most small enterprises.
BluePrint HelpDesk’s Out-Sourced IT Department Services can respond to the technology needs of small businesses. We can be your fully Out-Sourced IT Department (TotalCare Services) or you can customize our IT Services to match your requirements and budget on an as-needed basis.
Once you choose BluePrint HelpDesk to be your Out-Sourced IT Department, we assign your small business a team of technical experts led by a CIO. The CIO will meet with you to evaluate your unique situation and draw a technology plan that aligns with your business plan. There can be no “one size fits all” solution. The CIO of your small business will be one of the partners of BluePrint HelpDesk. You will be getting direct support from one of the owners in our business. Being an owner in the business, the CIO understands the challenges of running a small business in New Jersey.
From then on, the CIO will be the single point of contact for all your IT needs. The CIO will hold regular meetings with you to review the technology plan, results, and all the maintenance work that have been done for your organization. Your dedicated Technology Expert will:
- Provide strategic technology planning so your investment can enhance business processes.
- Provide a scalable technology plan to expand with your growing business.
- Manage all IT projects so he/she can keep up with the changing environment of your business.
- Expert solutions to complex IT problems.
- Manage the internal IT Department by providing oversight and assessment of these employees if needed.
- Provide freedom from dealing with multiple vendors.
Out-Sourced Planned IT can eliminate the everyday hassles of managing technology and will make sense out of your IT investment. Once you choose BluePrint HelpDesk to be your Out-Sourced IT Department, you will need to contact only one technology expert, every time, no matter what the issue.
Our competitors only provide one – or at best, a few – levels of the IT Department services that small businesses need. In contrast, we make sure your small business has access to all the following functions of a stable, fully staffed, enterprise-class, in-house IT Department:
CIO - CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
A CIO develops the growth strategy to maximize the benefits of information and computer technologies to a business organization. Our clients can benefit from our experience of having done this many times. By combining our small business management experience with technical expertise, we can provide the following CIO services to our clients:
- Evaluate the proper technology implementations based on specific business needs.
- Define and implement IT budget to meet short- and long-term business goals.
- Create models for Return on Investment (ROI) and Cost Analysis.
- Support business by selecting vendors and deploying appropriate software to improve business processes.
- Define strategies for a secure infrastructure, virus protection, network monitoring, and compliance with regulations.
- If needed, the CIO brings in subject experts to help in areas such as security, remote access, infrastructure design and implementation, email, database management, Web and Software development, and Telecommunications.
Please click here for details on BluePrint HelpDesk's CIO Services.
IT MANAGER
An IT Manager executes one or more planned projects to meet the organizational goals of business growth. We can provide IT managers for small businesses to fulfill the following functions:
- Provide updates to the stake holder(s).
- Co-ordinate activities of all internal and external resources needed to bring IT projects to successful completion.
Please click here for details on BluePrint HelpDesk’s IT Management Services.
PROJECT MANAGER
A Project Manager executes one or more IT projects using the resources available to him/her. Many small businesses have an internal individual, but do not have the technical expertise to manage and motivate him/her. We have the expertise to:
- Evaluate and recruit a manager if you do not have one.
- Monitor and guide him/her to achieve actual business results.
- Set goals and perform reviews.
- Provide guidance to this resource so he/she is able to follow the technology road map defined for a small business.
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LEVEL THREE SUPPORT
Level Three Support personnel are specialists that provide a high level of service and are called upon when the Level Two Support personnel cannot handle an issue. BluePrint HelpDesk can provide specialized service in the following areas:
- Network Router
- Firewalls
- Microsoft Server
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft SQL
- IT Security
- Compliance
LEVEL TWO SUPPORT
Level Two Support personnel make on-site visits to resolve issues that cannot be resolved remotely. We can help small businesses by making available generalist staff that:
- Have a good understanding of many IT areas.
- Are able to resolve 80% of the issues that the Help Desk cannot resolve.
HELP DESK SUPPORT
This is where it all starts! Help Desk gives small business owners an easy-to-access and dependable resource to troubleshoot networks remotely. BluePrint HelpDesk:
- BluePrint HelpDesk believes that the First Call Resolution can be an important contributor in a company’s performance.
- If the Help Desk cannot quickly resolve the issue, it is transferred to a technology expert.
- The Help Desk tracks the status of a call until it is complete.
- The Help Desk also provides monitoring services to its users by implementing tools that will alert them of an issue before it impacts your organization.
WEB/SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
Web and software developers set up websites to create an application that small businesses need to interface with clients and vendors.
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Small businesses can rely on a Telecommunications Manager to guide them in the selection of suitable voice and data carriers. This individual guides the businesses owners in selecting a service plan that suits their business needs and is scalable for a growing business.
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In all businesses, employees come and go, but the CIO model will allow for continuity of technology services for your business so you can have the peace of mind that BluePrint HelpDesk will always be there for your business.
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