Success Stories / Enterprise Technology Deployment at a Tech-Enabled Startup

Interim Leadership and Enterprise Technology Strategy for Tech-Powered Startup

Delivery & Transformation

The client engaged Cuesta to provide interim technology leadership and define, procure, and deploy the entire enterprise technology footprint for a high-growth tech-powered startup.

Complex Program Delivery
Technology Roadmap
Software Selection and Implementation Planning
Organizational Change Mangagement

Challenges

The client was starting a new company in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving carbon credit marketplace
Competitive pressures demanded a three month launch timeline
No technology leadership had yet been recruited
The client needed leadership that could identify and deliver technology solutions that allowed the business model to be dexterous while limiting risk from evolving legal and accounting regulations

Solutions

Cuesta played the role of CIO, driving the enterprise technology strategy definition, leading technology procurement and deployment, and supporting technology organization definition and recruiting
Cuesta led the selection and onboarding of a managed service partner for ongoing technology support
Cuesta also led the program management office tasked with delivering the integrated technology solution to operate on Day One
Additionally, Cuesta developed and deployed cybersecurity policy and disaster recovery capabilities for the company

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