Consulting
Setting the Curve

Every organization utilizes Information Technology (IT) in some manner. Even the one-person operation that has no computer uses a notebook to manage their information. Information technology can provide a significant advantage in productivity and customer service to the organization that chooses to use it wisely. Information technology can also be a burden that adds cost when it is not implemented properly. Technology can be viewed by an organization as a necessary evil, a cost of doing business, something that provides some productivity increases, or as a strategic advantage. By determining where on the technology adoption curve an organization chooses to be and where it aspires to be, an organization can begin the process of developing a sound IT adoption plan. This graph will describe the stages of the technology adoption curve and discuss why companies choose to be where they are in that curve. By viewing IT as a strategic advantage a company can improve their bottom line significantly.