The start of a new year is typically a time to reset and get organized. It’s the time of year for list making and goal setting. But, just like making New Year’s resolutions, prioritizing improvements or projects can feel overwhelming. The size and scope of the work to be done seems so daunting; it’s tough to get any momentum as your gut tells you the undertaking will unlikely make it through the budget process.
Many of our customers need to use this time of year to plan and prioritize to meet annual budget cycles. To get projects scoped and submitted for the new budget cycle, the planning and phasing has to start now.
Do you have big projects that need to get done?
As you look at 2024 or even 2025, do you have big initiatives that need to get addressed or planned? Are you wondering how the heck you are going to make them happen?
We regularly help clients break a big project down into manageable phases to help make measurable progress while also meeting budget constraints. So, if your network cabling is nearing the end of its life, or you have dead spots where no one can get cell reception or your wireless access is sketchy, we’re here to help you get them done.
The Power of Phasing and Prioritizing
Unfortunately, the reality of communications infrastructure work is that it is not sexy. As you know, it’s the infrastructure elements in the wall, in the ceilings and in the data closet; the things that most people don’t think about until there is a problem. So, when it comes to phasing and prioritizing, these projects often take a back seat to more visible, tangible improvements that senior management can see, be proud of and share with investors or the board.
It is challenging to explain the risks of an infrastructure that is not going to support the continual addition of new buildings, new users and new equipment that place real demand on the network’s bandwidth. Until users experience strains or there is a problem, there is understandably an assumption that the CAT6 cable will continue doing its thing. Until it can’t anymore.
We offer you our expertise and nearly 40 years of experience to help you break down your big “unlikely-to-get-approved” infrastructure projects into manageable phases that address the business risks you have identified, allowing you to get budget approval phase by phase, spreading the cost over time. The top stakeholders’ needs are addressed, the risks are addressed and crises averted while at the same time you make progress against the list of projects that you need to get done.
KTS is proven in doing this time and time again. Count on us to help you build a long-term plan to get it done. A two-, three- or five-year plan over multiple budget cycles might take that big, overwhelming, ‘never-going-to-happen’ project to a series of smaller projects that get completed more quickly than expected. Read how one school phased a large project over two budget cycles.
Unanticipated problems do come up (and if they do, we’re only a phone call away – read one story here,) but we all know that it’s better to anticipate and prevent issues than have to react to them when they happen.
Get us to the planning table
As you look at your list of projects, you don’t need to figure out how to address the competing priorities, challenging budgets and massive projects on your own. Call, email or contact us to join you at the planning table to convert the improbable projects into an action plan.
We fully embrace that the work we do is not considered cool or exciting; but we are passionate about its importance and the value it provides our customers in their day-to-day operations, enabling the organization to communicate and be productive.
We are confident we can work alongside you to help you achieve your goals in the coming years. We’ll start by reviewing what’s on the list and identifying ways to get it done in manageable chunks that result in wins for you and your team.
