Soar to Success December 2017

SOAR TO SUCCESS / December 2017 / Core Business Strategies Evaluating Your IT Throughout 2017 In Preparation For 2018 By Jeanne DeWitt A s 2017 draws to a close, it’s time to start making plans for the year to come. Before you decide to make changes to your technology infrastructure and settle on new IT investments, it’s important to consider not just what your future goals are, but how well your current technology has helped your business prosper over the last year. Evaluating the impact your technology had in 2017 will help you make more informed decisions going forward. An in-depth analysiswill give youmore information to work with, but a great way to give yourself a general overviewof howwell yourpast investments paid off and what you should focus on next, is to answer these three questions. How did your technology help you over the past 12 months? This is probably the easiest question to answer. Did the new accounting software you purchased solve the efficiency issues youwere hoping to overcome? Did moving to a hosted server help you better manage your monthly IT costs? Take note of all the accomplishments you and your team had over the past year that were a direct result of changes made to your technology over the course of 2017. These wins are indicators that you’ve been on the right track. 1