Scenario

You are a group of consultants that have been brought in by the board of directors of a small organization $($SME$)$ that develops business software of with about $150$ employees and revenues of $$75$ million per year which is expected to grow at $8\%$ per annum.

Current Executive positions:

CEO

CFO $$ accounting, finance, sales and marketing report to this person

Chief Information Officer $($CIO$)$ infrastructure reports to this person

VP Software Development $($team includes both development and testing$)$

Chief Research Scientist

VP HR & Training

The management team recognizes the possible need for new executives with respect to new developments in the field. As you might imagine they are constrained by budget considerations.

New technologies or issues:

Cybersecurity

Privacy

Emerging technologies for products $($digital assistants and new types of products$)$

Emerging technologies for infrastructure $($cloud services, edge, remote work$)$

Hybrid workplace

Deliverable $/$Problem:

Add to$,$ and reorganize the management team, to accommodate the new technologies or issues.

Questions to address:

Over the next $5$ years what positions can be deleted? Or what functions could be shifted from some executives to others?

What changes to the management team do you recommend?

Will these changes add to the revenue of the company?

What other benefits will they add to the company?

What will the consequences of not making changes?

Is there some other way to accomplish them?