Strategic IT Planning for Northshore businesses
Act as if you have a full-time CTO: without the full-time cost.
30 minutes. No obligation. Written findings either way.
The problem
Technology decisions get made reactively. Vendors push products. Budgets get spent without a roadmap. When something breaks, there's no plan for what comes next: just a repair bill and a hope it doesn't happen again.
What we do about it
Lagniappe IT serves as your virtual CTO: strategic direction, vendor evaluation, IT roadmapping, and budget planning. Every technology decision is tied to a business outcome, and nothing gets purchased without a reason.
What does Strategic IT Planning include?
Everything below is covered in one agreement, documented in writing, and reviewed with you on a schedule.
IT Roadmap Development
A 12 to 24 month technology roadmap tailored to your business goals, growth plans, and budget. You always know where you're headed and why.
Technology Budget Planning
Annual IT budget development with cost forecasting so there are no surprises. We align spending to your priorities and negotiate vendor pricing on your behalf.
Vendor Evaluation & Selection
When it's time to buy, renew, or switch: we run the evaluation. Independent analysis, no vendor incentives, and a recommendation that fits your business.
Quarterly Business Reviews
Scheduled reviews each quarter to assess technology performance, revisit priorities, and ensure your environment keeps pace with your business.
New Technology Assessment
When a new tool or platform catches your eye, we evaluate it first. Proof-of-concept guidance and integration analysis before you commit.
Business Continuity Planning
Technology-focused continuity planning that ensures your business can operate through hardware failures, network outages, and disruptions.
IT Governance Policy Development
We develop and maintain the IT policies that govern your environment: acceptable use, data handling, access control, and vendor management.
Business-Aligned Technology Investment
Every IT dollar tied to a real business outcome. Technology investments that move the business forward: not just keep the lights on.
How working with us starts
No sales deck, no pressure. The first conversation is useful whether or not you hire us.
A 30-minute assessment call
We talk through how your office runs today: devices, email, backups, who has access to what, and what keeps you up at night. If it helps, we review your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace settings while we talk.
Written findings and a flat-rate proposal
You get a short, plain-English summary of what we found and what we would fix first. If managed IT makes sense, the proposal is one flat monthly number with everything listed.
Onboarding without disruption
We document your environment, roll out monitoring and security in stages, and introduce your team to the help desk. Most work happens remotely; on-site visits are scheduled around your business.
Strategic IT Planning: common questions
What does Strategic IT Planning from Lagniappe IT include?
Strategic IT Planning includes 12-24 month IT roadmaps, technology budget planning, vendor evaluation, quarterly business reviews, and business continuity planning, delivered as a virtual CTO engagement. Scope is set to your environment, written down, and delivered on a schedule.
How much does Strategic IT Planning cost?
Strategic IT Planning is normally part of a flat monthly managed IT agreement priced mainly on headcount, rather than sold by the hour. Larger one-time projects are quoted separately. We quote after a free assessment so the number reflects your actual environment.
Who is Strategic IT Planning a good fit for?
Owner-led businesses of roughly 5 to 50 people on the Northshore of Louisiana, especially law firms, CPA firms, dental and medical practices, title companies, insurance agencies, contractors and nonprofits that hold sensitive data and cannot afford downtime.
Where do you deliver Strategic IT Planning?
From our office in Mandeville across St. Tammany Parish (Covington, Slidell, Madisonville, Abita Springs and nearby), plus Hammond and the Greater New Orleans area. Most work is remote; on-site visits are scheduled when hands are needed.
How do we get started?
Book a free 30-minute assessment. You get written findings either way, and a flat-rate proposal if there is a fit. Onboarding is staged so your team keeps working while we take over.
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Learn more →Ready to stop worrying about your IT?
Start with a free 30-minute assessment. We look at your current setup, your backups, your email security and your biggest risks, then give you written findings you can act on, whether or not you hire us.
Prefer to talk now?
Call 985-304-3054 or email [email protected].
Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm Central. Security monitoring runs 24x7 through our SOC partner.
1011 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 8, Mandeville, LA 70471