How to Manage Construction IT Resources
Are you asking the right questions about your construction company’s information technology (IT) plans and expenses, and do the answers you’re getting make sense? “Security is a business issue, not a technical issue,” explains Randy Romes, an information security principal with LarsonAllen.
Business owners and managers received guidance on this hot topic at LarsonAllen’s seminar, What Company Leadership Needs to Know About Managing Technology.
Technology event topics
The following materials are available to download if you missed the session or want a copy.
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Strategic Planning for Technology 
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Nancy Kaplan, technology consultant, LarsonAllen
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Protecting Your Confidential Data and Information Systems: Information Security Trends and Strategies
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Randy Romes, information security principal, LarsonAllen
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Internal Controls, Impact on Audit Process and Document Retention
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Joe Van Vynckt, senior, and Jason Bakke, manager, LarsonAllen
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Adopt and Fully Implement Your Existing Technologies
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Bob Sniegowski, construction principal, LarsonAllen
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Some of the questions to ask your IT professionals
Attendees learned to ask some of these key questions:
- Is purchasing this new software necessary, and does it fit into our long-range plans?
- What are the true life-cycle costs and the perceived benefits of purchasing new technology?
- Do we understand the threats to our intellectual property and employees’ and vendors’ confidential information?
- Has the adoption of technology compromised our internal controls?
Next steps for construction leaders
Whether your concerns are IT cost management, security, or more widespread adoption of the system you own, as the leader of a construction company, you must set priorities and expectations. At this seminar, attendees learned about:
- Better planning, administering, and evaluating risk management as it relates to the company’s use of software, hardware, and network infrastructure.
- Formulating a strategic IT plan with priorities, budgets, and milestones that better fits business requirements.
- Anticipating threats to the IT infrastructure related to business practices, human factors, and effectiveness of current internal controls.
- Improving the effectiveness of internal controls to manage the risks of fraud and develop accountability for spending decisions.
- Coordinating an effort to more fully adopt previously purchased software, hardware, and network assets.
How we can help
IT and systems management can be complicated. We’ll provide an independent evaluation of your current situation and recommendations for improvement in the areas of greatest opportunity. Most importantly, we’ll gain consensus among your employees, and can help your organization set the priorities and identify the action steps necessary to achieve your goals.
At LarsonAllen, we specialize in serving the construction field—our people have experience that mirrors your controller, project managers, equipment managers, field superintendents, and IT support staff.
For more information, contact a construction principal in your region.