SHIREY ADVISORY GROUP INC.
TAMPA, FLORIDA

what we offer your business Business Management Consulting We use our business skills to provide objective advice and expertise while assisting organizations to develop skills that they may need. A company's technology organization should support its business strategy, not constrain it. Shirey Advisory Group focuses first on the strategic needs of our clients' businesses to determine the technology capabilities needed to support their long term goals. We help companies confidently address technology related decisions and ensure their IT organizations and operating models are agile and effective, equipping them to cut through the noise of technology trends to create enduring results. Shirey Advisory Group helps clients maximize the business results from technology initiatives, including turnaround programs. We help executives evaluate the case for investment, set up projects for success - or place current projects on the right track - to ensure they capture value when implementing new systems and programs. we bring a full range of experience to each client engagement to help companies navigate their specific business situation. Business complexity, broader technology adoption and increasing expectations force shifts in the role of IT. In the past, CIOs were focused on efficiency - supporting the business with optimal operational performance. Now, CIOs are also expected to advance the business - developing flexible capabilities to increase effectiveness, enabling the business to grow. Additionally, there is an increasing expectation to drive innovation - adopting new technologies to differentiate the business. Our service offerings will help organizations to achieve new business goals for profitability. "Rocky is a strategic planner with superior leadership skills. He possesses the ability to relate and gain consensus at any level within an organization. Rocky brings value to many areas for a business, including contract negotiation, vendor management, employee mentoring, budget planning, project management and software development. I hope to be fortunate enough to work with Rocky in the future." “I had the opportunity to closely work with Rocky while he was the CIO of SOE Software. Rocky is a very senior information technology executive, passionate and pragmatist, having a wealth of experience managing software development, technology and people. Rocky was responsible for managing the development of complex and mission critical software applications as well as involved in the delivery and implementation of these applications in complex public sector projects with unmovable hard deadlines in the US as well as international. He is an exceptional leader and motivator, and greatly contributes to a positive work environment. Rocky has decades of experience in the IT sector which is something you immediately notice. He always comes up with excellent ideas and solutions and his outstanding communicating skills allows him to communicate these to senior management, customers, reports as well as other stakeholders. I have also seen Rocky’s exceptional coaching and mentoring skills, turning others into great information technology professionals. I strongly recommend Rocky for any CIO level position as well as for providing information technology consultancy. Rocky is an asset to any organization he works for.” "Rocky was the ideal project manager to work with. He provided the base requirements for our projects and let the development team run with them in a positive way. I'd work with Rocky again at any point." "From the moment I interviewed with Rocky, I knew that he was going to be a special manager. He provides an environment for his employees to excel without him having to check up on every little status detail. He knows how to lead by example and keep his "troops" informed along the way. I'd love to be able to work for Rocky in the future." "I worked for Rocky as a Sr. Business Analyst for three years and he was one of the best managers that I've had in my working experience. He knew how to effectively manage work while at the same time caring for those who reported to him. He would be a valuable asset to any company." -Kirsten Palmer, Business Systems Analyst - PNC "Over the years I have worked with and for Rocky at John Hancock and GTE. As a manager I found Rocky to be fair to those working for him, while not loosing sight of the company goals and policies. He had a great understanding of the business domain. Rocky was able maintain a very efficient, productive team by empowering his direct reports to make many decisions (not micro-managing). If ever I had the opportunity to work for Rocky again I would not hesitate to do so." With 35 years of Information Technology and Business Management experience in Telecommunications, Financial Services, Ground Transportation and Elections, Rocky Shirey brings practical solutions to complex problems. Shirey Advisory Group is well positioned to help organizations create a cost effective, flexible, and highly productive workplace that enables high performance. How can we help you succeed? Align your business and technology goals. Business Consulting Experts that provide excellent interim CIO services. and learn more about which of our services fits your business needs or visit us on social media! Shirey Advisory Group Inc.