February 9, 2016
If you were to ask Mindsight to sum up our consulting methodology in one or two sentences, we’d be hard-pressed to do so. There are circumstances impacting every client environment that can wildly impact the ways in which our solutions architects must approach the situation. From legacy equipment and facility restrictions to personnel limitations and office politics, no two jobs are the same.
At its most general, however, there is one salient theme.
At Mindsight, we aim to deliver solutions instead of products. Our solutions architects take a holistic view of our client’s environment and craft the optimum approach, accounting for the unique variables in play, to achieve the desired result.
That’s a dense statement. To better illustrate what we mean, we have to unpack it a little.
…solutions instead of products…
We are happy to perform equipment upgrades and like-for-like swaps as the network and data hardware reaches its end of life (EoL). Yet, that strategy may not solve the underlying problems in the environment. Too much attention is centered on the “means” instead of the “goal,” and we would rather focus on the latter.
If our conversations instead began with, “I’d like to increase the performance of this application by 50%,” we could devise different strategies to achieve or exceed that goal and determine which one is the most valid. It may turn out that a legacy equipment upgrade is indeed the best way to increase the application performance, but by following a “goals first” approach, we are better able to weigh other options and confirm our solution.
…a holistic view of our client’s environment…accounting for the unique variables in play…
No department in a company operates in isolation. Marketing supports sales. Sales books the projects that the service team executes. The quality of the service team directly impacts the customer experience team and so on.
The IT department has an even greater tie to the success and hardships of departments throughout the organization. Many departments would be completely disabled without the network and computer systems supported by IT. Therefore, any changes to the IT environment are sure to ripple out to the widest reaches of the company.
In that same vein, different applications in the environment share a similar relationship. Applications can be integrated, closely tied together, or even dependent on each other to function properly.
Mindsight is cognizant of these interdependent relationships and we approach each client environment with them in mind. When crafting a solution to meet the client’s goals, Mindsight assesses the impact, good or bad, that each solution would create within dependent departments and other applications.
…the optimum approach…
The entirety of Mindsight’s business is based on our expertise. Were it not for the skill, experience, and expansive knowledge of our team, we’d have very little value to offer our clients. Mindsight is a Chicago IT Consultancy firm, and that title hinges on our ability to do more than sell and install hardware.
We must see the things others do not see, understand the technologies forwards and backwards, and know the results of our plans before they are enacted.
To do this, Mindsight staffs only the most experienced, highly certified engineers we can find. Over 90% of our engineering team holds advanced certifications in their practice area, and we pride ourselves on our technical acumen.
Beyond elite personnel, we follow only proven steps and strategies to implement our solutions.
Bringing It All Together
The Mindsight consulting methodology is designed to produce the best results for our clients, even if the answers aren’t immediately obvious. Once the process is broken down, it is plain to see.
At Mindsight, we aim to deliver solutions instead of products. Our solutions architects take a holistic view of our client’s environment and craft the optimum approach, accounting for the unique variables in play, to achieve the desired result.
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Mindsight, a Chicago IT consultancy and services provider, is an extension of your team. Our culture is built on transparency and trust, and our team is made up of extraordinary people – the kinds of people you would hire. We’ve always prided ourselves in delivering the full spectrum of IT services and solutions, from design and implementation to support and management. Our highly-certified engineers and process-oriented excellence have certainly been key to our success. But what really sets us apart is our straightforward and honest approach to every conversation, whether it is for a local business or global enterprise. Our customers rely on our thought leadership, responsiveness, and dedication to solving their toughest technology challenges.