Fractional CIO for Alberta’s operations-heavy companies.
Senior technology leadership for 25 to 200 person firms with no CIO, without a full-time hire.
Technology stops being an IT problem the moment it starts carrying risk.
Somewhere between 25 and 200 people, technology decisions outgrow the people making them. The MSP closes tickets, but nobody owns the roadmap. The ERP went live and still is not delivering. The insurer sent a cyber questionnaire and expects an answer.
None of that is a help-desk problem. It is a leadership problem. Hiring a full-time CIO to solve it is rarely proportionate to the size of the business that has it.
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You are about to hire an IT manager and want to know whether that solves the real problem.
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You have grown, acquired a business or opened new sites, and the systems have not kept up.
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An ERP or major system project is under way, or went live and is not paying off.
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Your insurer or a major client now asks security questions nobody can answer with confidence.
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Leadership wants to “do something with AI” and there is no plan or budget behind it.
Start small and fixed. Stay only if it is worth it.
Technology and AI Health Check
A quick, fixed-scope overview of your systems, cyber exposure, vendors and AI readiness. You get a short report with your top risks and recommended next steps.
Learn more about Technology and AI Health CheckFractional CIO
Strategic technology leadership: roadmap, budget, contract negotiation and policy frameworks, without a full-time executive hire.
Learn more about Fractional CIOTechnology Alignment Assessment
A week-long, in-depth assessment of infrastructure, spend and service delivery against your business goals, ending in a detailed roadmap.
Learn more about Technology Alignment AssessmentMonthly Tech Review
Independent monthly oversight of IT service delivery: service reports, open issues and emerging risks, reviewed with you.
Learn more about Monthly Tech ReviewCompanies that run on equipment, sites and crews, not software.
Most clients have no CIO or IT director, rely on an MSP or one or two IT staff, and are based in Alberta, British Columbia or Saskatchewan. We also work with insurance firms and welcome businesses in other sectors.
Construction
Project, estimating and field systems that have to work across head office, yards and job sites.
Read more about ConstructionEnergy services
Field operations, safety and asset data, remote sites, and the security expectations of operator clients.
Read more about Energy servicesManufacturing and agriculture
ERP, shop-floor and dealer systems, plus the connected equipment that now carries cyber risk.
Read more about Manufacturing and agricultureLogistics
Dispatch, telematics and customer portals where downtime stops trucks and costs revenue.
Read more about LogisticsWhy independent matters
Most businesses get IT advice from people who profit from their recommendations. TAP doesn’t.
TAP sells no products, takes no resale margin and accepts no vendor referral fees.
Our recommendations are judged on one thing: whether they move your business forward. That might mean keeping your MSP and changing how you manage them, or choosing a smaller system than the one you were sold.
Every engagement is led by a senior advisor, with security reviewed by a CISSP, and every report is written in plain language for owners and CFOs.
How an engagement works
Discovery Conversation
A conversation with Evan or Sean about where technology risk sits in your business.
Health Check
A fixed-price overview report on your top technology risks, with a readout call.
Decide
Act on the plan yourselves, hire with a clear job description, or bring TAP in.
Fractional CIO
Senior leadership on a part-time basis, sized to the work rather than a salary.
Plain-language thinking on technology leadership.
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Your Growing Company Has a Technology Leadership Problem
Past about 50 employees, technology needs leading, not just buying. Why an MSP or one IT Director can't fill that gap, and what real leadership looks like.
Not sure where the risk sits? Start with 30 minutes.
A Discovery Conversation is 30 minutes with Evan or Sean. You leave with the two or three technology risks that matter most to your business, and a view of what to do first. No pitch deck and no obligation.