Right-Sizing IT for Value, Speed, and Strategic Impact 

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Is your IT team too big? Too small? Are they driving innovation—or just keeping systems running? 

Many organizations find themselves with overbuilt IT departments weighed down by underutilized applications, or lean teams stretched thin by growing complexity. Cuneiform helps companies design IT organizations that are purpose-built for their business—lean, accountable, and empowered to lead.
 
We also establish governance models that bring structure, clarity, and transparency to IT operations—ensuring technology investments are aligned with business priorities, and decisions are made quickly, collaboratively, and consistently. 

Why IT Organization Design & Governance Matters 

Your technology organization should create value—not just maintain systems. 

But without the right structure and governance, IT can become reactive, bloated, or disconnected from what the business actually needs. Common challenges we solve include: 

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App sprawl creating unnecessary support burdens 

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Duplicated or unclear IT roles and responsibilities 

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IT teams focused on maintenance over innovation 

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Poor visibility into system performance or business alignment 

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Siloed decision-making and inconsistent prioritization 

Cuneiform helps you shift from tactical IT delivery to strategic technology leadership—by structuring your team for efficiency, agility, and enterprise impact. 

What Cuneiform Provides 

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1. IT Organization Assessment & Benchmarking

We evaluate your current IT function—including team size, structure, skillsets, and performance—against best practices and peer benchmarks. This helps identify inefficiencies, over- or under-resourcing, and gaps in alignment. 

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2. Organizational Design & Role Definition

We design right-sized IT operating models with clearly defined roles, reporting lines, and functional alignment across infrastructure, apps, data, and cybersecurity. Teams are built for business fit, not internal bias. 

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3. IT Governance Framework Development

We establish practical governance frameworks to manage IT strategy, investment decisions, risk, and project portfolios—ensuring faster, better-aligned outcomes across business units. 

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4. Application Sprawl Prevention & Portfolio Rationalization

We identify and eliminate redundant or underutilized software that bloats your IT footprint. This reduces cost, streamlines support, and avoids inflating headcount to maintain systems that don’t deliver value.

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5. Performance Management & Accountability Frameworks

We define KPIs and scorecards to track IT performance across operations, projects, user satisfaction, and ERP system health—tying IT delivery directly to business impact.

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6. IT-Business Alignment Models

We ensure IT participates in business planning and prioritization—embedding leaders in strategic forums and establishing processes for shared accountability and collaborative execution.

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7. Change Management & Capability Building

We support the people side of transformation with communications, leadership enablement, and adoption planning—so new structures and governance models take root and deliver results.

Why Partner with Cuneiform

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Right-Sized Execution

We design lean, focused IT teams that support critical business needs—no more, no less.

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Business-First Technology Thinking

We structure IT to serve business objectives—not just infrastructure uptime.

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Governance Without Bureaucracy

We create frameworks that empower decisions, not slow them down.

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Application Portfolio Control

We eliminate software sprawl that inflates costs and overburdens your team.

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Actionable Metrics and Accountability

We put measurement in place to ensure IT is delivering what matters most.

Is This Service Right for You? 

Our IT Organization Design & Governance offering is a fit for organizations that: 

  • Aren’t sure if their IT team is over- or underbuilt 
  • Struggle with duplicated tools and excessive support needs 
  • Lack clear roles, accountability, or prioritization across IT 
  • Want to move from reactive IT to strategic tech enablement 
  • Need to align IT delivery with digital transformation, ERP, or business growth initiatives 

Reshape Your IT Organization with Confidence 

Cuneiform helps you govern your technology environment, optimize your support structure, and turn IT into a driver of growth—not overhead.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation and start building a future-ready IT organization.

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