Executive Advisory Program (EAP) Overview

The Enterprise Ecosystem

Burton Group Executive Advisory Program provides the executive the information and tools to help effectively manage and lead the enterprise IT organization. The executive is part of the team charged with the success of IT initiatives. Many executive-focused offerings make an effort to separate the executive as a VIP and ignore the fact that their team is charged with execution. At Burton Group, we work to provide strategic advice to the executive which is supported by pragmatic, actionable research for technologists.

The Content Spectrum

Burton Group is known for our in-depth technical research. The Executive Advisory Program provides new resources for executives that tie directly to the underlying Burton Group technical reports, facilitating the conversation between executives and their staff. In addition, the program provides content targeted at the technologist to help them become more business-aware (including tools for business case development, presentation accelerators, and executive summaries for use with management). The Burton Group Executive Advisory Program provides a top to bottom perspective on IT issues through a complete spectrum of content.

Staff Development

A common concern among executives is the readiness of their staff: readiness to absorb new strategies; readiness to respond to business objectives; readiness to modernize in the face of competitive pressure. In addition, many managers see a widening gap in their organization between those that understand the business and those that write applications and maintain infrastructure. Burton Group provides advice on developing and retaining staff to support the enterprise in the long term.

Trusted Advisors

Burton Group’s vendor neutrality is a cornerstone of our executive research and advice. We work to understand requirements in an organization and position solutions that fit, as opposed to solutions that are only good in theory. Placement of a point on a chart is very different from matching the dimensions of a problem to an actionable strategy. Our Burton Group Executive Strategists work with executives and their teams to really understand the dynamics of the company. It’s not about product, it’s about capability.

A Human Face to Research

Research is easy to find and sometimes difficult to make relevant. Burton Group’s Executive Strategists are positioned to help the busy executive find the research that matters to them and their staff. Executives have a direct line to someone who understands their issues, their pressures, and their environment.