In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses face unprecedented challenges and opportunities in leveraging technology to drive growth, efficiency, and competitive advantage. At CSM we specialize in providing strategic IT consulting services tailored to the unique needs and objectives of each client.
We’re focused on providing our services to clients in these following areas:
- IT Audit Remediation Planning and Execution
- IT Governance & Risk Management
- DevOps/DevSecOps
- Software Supply Chain Management & Security
- IT Process Implementations and Improvements
- IT Project & Program Management
- Resource/Staff Argumentation
IT Audit Remediation Planning and Execution
Organizations must ensure that their IT systems and processes are robust, secure, and compliant with regulatory standards. However, identifying vulnerabilities, assessing risks, and implementing effective remediation strategies can be complex and daunting tasks.
CSM’s team of experience analysts, engineers and project/program managers will help assess, respond, plan and execute remediations efforts to keep your business in compliance.
Contact us today to learn more about how CSM can empower your organization with comprehensive IT Audit and Remediation consulting services. Let us help you safeguard your IT assets, mitigate risks, and ensure compliance, so you can focus on driving innovation and achieving your strategic goals.
IT Governance & Risk Management
IT Governance and Risk Management are two critical components of managing information technology (IT) within organizations, aimed at ensuring that IT systems and processes support business objectives while managing risks effectively.
IT Governance and Risk Management are integral aspects of managing IT within organizations, helping to align IT with business goals, manage risks effectively, and ensure that technology investments contribute to organizational success and resilience. By establishing robust governance frameworks and implementing sound risk management practices, organizations can optimize the value of IT while safeguarding against potential threats and vulnerabilities.
Key Components Included (Governance)
- Strategic Alignment: Ensuring that IT strategies and initiatives are aligned with business objectives and priorities.
- Risk Management: Identifying, assessing, and mitigating IT-related risks to protect organizational assets and interests.
- Resource Management: Efficiently allocating IT resources, including people, technology, and budgets, to maximize value and minimize waste.
- Performance Measurement: Monitoring and evaluating IT performance against key metrics, benchmarks, and targets to drive continuous improvement.
- Compliance and Legal Requirements: Ensuring that IT operations comply with relevant laws, regulations, standards, and contractual obligations.
- Information Security: Implementing controls and measures to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets.
Key Components Included (Risk Management)
- Risk Identification: Identifying potential threats, vulnerabilities, and risks that could affect IT operations and business continuity.
- Risk Assessment: Evaluating the likelihood and impact of identified risks to prioritize them based on their significance and potential consequences.
- Risk Mitigation: Implementing controls, safeguards, and measures to reduce or eliminate the likelihood and impact of identified risks.
- Risk Monitoring and Review: Continuously monitoring and reviewing IT risks, controls, and mitigation efforts to ensure effectiveness and adapt to changing circumstances.
- Incident Response and Management: Developing and implementing plans and procedures to respond to and manage IT-related incidents, breaches, and disruptions.
DevOps/DevSecOps
DevOps practice is a software development approach that emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous delivery to provide high-quality products to customers quickly and efficiently. It is a blend of practices and tools that help organizations grow in terms of delivering applications and services efficiently. DevOps breaks down silos between development and operations teams to enable seamless communication, faster time-to-market, and improved customer satisfaction
Software Supply Chain Management Security
Once you’ve implemented a well planned out DevOps Practice its essential to understand what is in your code. Software Supply Chain Management (SSCM) involves the management and oversight of the software development lifecycle, from the initial design and development stages to distribution, deployment, and maintenance. It encompasses various processes, practices, and tools aimed at ensuring the security, reliability, quality, and compliance of software products throughout their lifecycle. SSCM focuses on managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and optimizing efficiency and effectiveness in software development and delivery. Key components of SSCM include software configuration management, version control, dependency management, release management, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and software asset management. SSCM plays a crucial role in supporting agile and DevOps practices, facilitating collaboration and coordination among development teams, operations teams, and stakeholders, and enabling the rapid and reliable delivery of high-quality software products to end-users
CSM IT Consultants can help you secure you application lifecycle management.
Supply Chain Security
Software supply chain security is the protection of an organization’s digital assets against cyber threats originating from an external source. It involves the reduction of vulnerabilities originating from third parties, open-source software, and cloud services. It also includes the processes that ensure the integrity, authenticity, and security of software components throughout their lifecycle. Software supply chain security combines best practices from risk management and cybersecurity, such as managing dependencies, monitoring supply chain, and patching software.
Analytics & Insights
The current problem with software supply chain security is understanding your gaps of
Software supply chain attacks are on the rise and it’s hard to know what your software is at risk for and how to protect it. Many tools are available to help you generate Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), signed attestations, and vulnerability reports, but they stop there, leaving you to figure out how they all fit together.
IT Process Implementations and Improvements
Implementing and improving IT processes is crucial for organizations to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with business objectives.
CSM consultants can assist to effectively implement and improve IT processes to optimize efficiency, enhance quality, and align with business objectives. With continuous monitoring, measurement, and feedback implemented, you can ensure that processes remain adaptive and responsive to changing business needs and technological advancements
IT Project & Program Management
Whether you’re building out a new PMO or require to ramp up Project/Program Management professionals or staff augment your existing Project or Program management staff, CSM is hear to assist your Project/Program Management
For more information see your dedicated project management section.
Resource/Staff Argumentation Services
Staff augmentation is a service model that allows organizations to supplement their existing workforce with additional talent on a temporary or project basis. Whether that’s local, or nearshore resources, CSM’s staffing partners can help fill in those gaps.
For example if you need to support your in-house mobile development team by adding extra skills and competencies to close gaps and boost efficiency, our Team Augmentation framework is the way to go. CSM is in the right position to help you.
Contact our team to benefit from:
- Seamless and almost instant access to any skill set;
- High cost-effectiveness and availability;
- Transparency and full control over all processes
FinTech Solutions
Fintech, short for financial technology, encompasses a wide range of innovative solutions that leverage technology to enhance or revolutionize financial services. CSM has partnered with Intermed Networks Inc to provide a Branded mobile Fintech solution replacing
traditional banking methods
