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Resources for SMB Technology Leaders

Practical guides, checklists and sample reports for owners and leaders of small and mid-sized businesses. Use them on your own, or bring them to a free IT Strategy Session.

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Worksheet · Strategy & leadership

Who Owns Your Technology Function?

20 statements that show which technology decisions have a clear owner and which fall between the cracks. Prefer it online? Take the self-check.

5-page PDF · instant download
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Guide · Strategy & leadership

Is Fractional Technology Leadership Right for You?

What a Fractional CIO and a Fractional CISO actually do, how to tell which one you need, and how to get value from the first 90 days.

7-page PDF · short form
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Guide · Strategy & leadership

The SMB Technology Planning Guide

How to build a technology plan your leadership team can actually use, review and keep current.

7-page PDF · short form
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Guide · Security & compliance

Building a Security Program Without a Full-Time CISO

How to give cybersecurity a clear owner, a plan and a regular check that it's working, without a full-time hire.

7-page PDF · short form
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Checklist · Strategy & leadership

SMB IT Planning Checklist

A year-ahead planning checklist that ties your technology decisions to your business plan, with budget categories and a one-page roadmap.

7-page PDF · instant download
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Checklist · Strategy & leadership

IT Vendor Evaluation Checklist

42 questions to ask before you sign with any technology vendor, a side-by-side scoring sheet and the red flags to watch for.

5-page PDF · instant download
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Checklist · Strategy & leadership

Business Expansion IT Checklist

What to line up before you open a new location, take on an acquisition or hire fast, from circuit lead times to the first 30 days.

6-page PDF · instant download
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Checklist · Security & compliance

CMMC Preparation: What to Gather Before You Start

For small defense contractors: the documents, facts and people to pull together so you know where you stand.

7-page PDF · instant download
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Checklist · Security & compliance

Business Continuity Checklist for SMBs

What to have in place so a disruption becomes a bad day, not a business-ending week. Includes a critical process worksheet.

7-page PDF · instant download
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Sample report · Security & compliance

Sample Cybersecurity Assessment Report

What a clear, prioritized cybersecurity assessment report looks like, shown for a fictional 60-person professional services firm.

8-page PDF · short form
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Checklist · Cloud & infrastructure

Cloud Migration Planning Checklist

A phase-by-phase checklist for planning a move to the cloud, from the first business case to the months after go-live.

6-page PDF · instant download
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Sample report · Cloud & infrastructure

Sample IT Infrastructure Assessment Report

What an infrastructure assessment report looks like, shown for a fictional 45-person manufacturer, with findings and a 12-month roadmap.

8-page PDF · short form
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Guide · AI & automation

SMB Workflows Worth Automating with AI

Eight everyday workflows where automation and AI pay off, what to have in place first, and a worksheet for picking your first one.

8-page PDF · short form
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Guide · AI & automation

The AI-Powered Business Playbook

Where AI fits in a small or mid-sized business, a starter acceptable-use policy outline, a 90-day rollout plan and how to measure value.

8-page PDF · short form
Cover of monday.com for SMBs: Smart Setup Checklist
Checklist · AI & automation

monday.com for SMBs: Smart Setup Checklist

What to decide and check when you set up or clean up monday.com, so your team actually uses it and the data stays useful.

6-page PDF · instant download
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Guide · Software

MVP Scoping Guide for Founders

How to decide what your first version must do, what can wait, and how to brief a development partner.

9-page PDF · short form

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