Choosing the best standards for your clients is difficult. Many questions arise when deciding what standards are worthy: Are these the best? Can we do better? Are these proper for their industry? I sat down and thought about this conundrum and came to this conclusion: it depends. I find...
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Aligning your customer’s to a set of standards seems easy. You create questions around privacy, security, and infrastructure and ensure they meet business goals. What if you have outdated, too broad, or non-existent standards? What if you need more and are unsure where to look? If you are looking...
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One of the most important roles in your organizationis vCIO, forit encompasses a range of important responsibilities, including relationship management, client education, and life–cycle budgeting, many of which are essential to your organization’s success. Finding someone who can consistently deliver results as your vCIOrequires not only time, but also financial wherewithal. Once you find the right person to be your vCIO, one...
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At TruMethods, we talk about standards a lot. When implemented properly, they’re how MSPs lower ticket count, reduce reactive work and have more time to focus on strategic relationships with clients. While every MSP has its own set of standards, each standard should follow the same elements. For the...
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We all know that having a company be successful is a team effort. Everyone needs to work together to make sure that everything runs smoothly, and things work the best when we all know where our edges are on our roles and we are empowered to become experts in...
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Calling 2020 a challenging year would be an understatement. The COVID-19 pandemic forced MSPs to reconsider how they were doing business. While many survived, others didn’t. What’s important is that the ones who did, learn from their mistakes. Throughout the coronavirus crisis, we at TruMethods held webinars, delivered content and provided other resources to ensure that the bulk...
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Sometimes your largest customers aren’t always your best customers. While your largest customers may be paying yours bills and then some, they may also be hurting your margins. Look carefully at what your customers are costing you. An MSP typically has a couple of large accounts. Combined, these customers...
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With myITemplates, instead of having to manually add standards, MSPs can select standards templates from the standards library in our myITprocess software. In one of our recent member meetings, we mentioned a large list of templates available in myITprocess by the end of 2020 through the myITemplates repository. The list...
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Creating templates from scratch is definitely hard work. First, you have to find the source material and ensure it is accurate. Next, you have to try and find a copy that is easy to transfer to myITprocess (TruMethods’ software framework built specifically for vCIOs). Finally, you have to perform...
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I’ve got some big news for TruMethods members and the MSP community at large: TruMethods is hosting its first MSP Success Summit in December — and you’re invited! The MSP Success Summit is a week-long event designed to help MSPs climb the mountain of MSP Success. But reaching the...
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