Strategic IT Guidance Without the Overhead.
Our IT/IS services provide a cost-effective way for banks to obtain experienced IT/IS consulting, management support, and project oversight without hiring a full-time IT or IS manager. Facilicom works under the direction and authority of Bank management and established governance processes.
Our services include IT/IS strategy, IT/IS management support, cybersecurity program oversight, technology risk management, compliance support, and IT project management.
Our team offers efficient project management, industry knowledge, and professional guidance.
Offering expertise in IT/IS Strategic Planning, IT/IS Roadmap and Budgeting.
With our expertise, we help Bank management evaluate, design, coordinate, and oversee improvements to its technology environment, cybersecurity program, and information-security controls.
With cost savings as our mutual goal, we offer flexibility in our work together.
We provide ongoing support and collaborate with Bank management and designated personnel to identify emerging challenges, evaluate implemented solutions, develop recommendations, and coordinate approved adjustments through the Bank’s established change-management and governance processes.
At Facilicom, we recognize that efficient banking operations depend on effective governance, management oversight, and controlled implementation of technology initiatives.
Our IT Project Management (ITPM) service provides a structured, disciplined framework for planning, coordinating, monitoring, and overseeing technology initiatives such as infrastructure updates, M&A integrations, cybersecurity enhancements, and regulatory-compliance projects. Bank management retains appropriate approval and decision-making authority throughout the project lifecycle.
Our approach integrates governance, risk management, change management, and operational oversight to help Bank management evaluate and oversee IT projects in alignment with the institution’s objectives, risk appetite, policies, and approval processes.
Ensures every IT initiative supports strategic objectives and operational priorities.
Structured planning, management oversight, and coordinated implementation can help reduce delays, cost overruns, and inefficient use of resources.
Supports the identification, assessment, escalation, and monitoring of technology risks through feasibility analysis, management review, and governance oversight.
Incorporates audit-readiness considerations and compliance review into the project-management lifecycle, subject to Bank management and applicable compliance oversight.
Facilitates coordination between IT, operations, vendors, and stakeholders.
Provides management with structured tracking of project progress, assigned responsibilities, approvals, risks, issues, and deliverables through appropriate documentation and project controls.
Captures lessons learned to refine future projects and institutional knowledge.
Facilicom provides IT/IS consulting, project management, coordination, monitoring, and governance support. Facilicom works under the direction of Bank management and does not independently authorize or implement changes to the Bank's technology environment.
Technology changes, system configurations, installations, infrastructure modifications, cybersecurity changes, and other implementation activities are subject to the Bank's applicable policies, information-security requirements, change-management procedures, and management or governance approvals. Approved changes are implemented by authorized Bank personnel or qualified and approved third-party service providers, as applicable.
Facilicom may assist with requirements development, project planning, vendor coordination, risk and issue tracking, change documentation, implementation scheduling, testing coordination, status reporting, and post-implementation review.
Assist Bank management in defining the project's purpose, scope, feasibility, risks, and stakeholders; documenting the business case; and coordinating review and approval through the Bank's applicable management and governance authorities, such as the Enterprise Change Steering Committee (ECSC), where applicable.
Facilitate development of a detailed project roadmap, proposed resource requirements, milestones, risk assessments, and budget considerations for review and approval by appropriate Bank management and governance authorities.
Planning should include appropriate feasibility analysis, stakeholder identification, risk assessment, business-case documentation, and management approval before implementation.
Coordinate implementation of the Bank-approved project plan, facilitate communication among Bank personnel and approved third-party providers, monitor project milestones and dependencies, and track assigned deliverables. Technology changes are implemented by authorized Bank personnel or approved third-party providers in accordance with the Bank's applicable change-management, information-security, and approval requirements.
Project tracking may include scheduling, departmental responsibilities, dependencies, approvals, and vendor coordination for activities such as server-room planning, structured cabling, and system deployment. Physical installation, cabling, configuration, or other technology changes are performed by authorized Bank personnel or qualified and approved third-party providers, as applicable.
Track progress, document proposed changes, monitor timelines and budgets, and coordinate changes through the Bank's established approval, change-management, and governance processes.
This includes supporting change-control documentation, management reporting, audit readiness, risk monitoring, and coordination with the Bank's compliance, information-security, and governance functions.
Coordinate project closure, confirm the status of assigned deliverables with responsible stakeholders, facilitate post-project review, document outstanding items, and support formal project closure by Bank management.
This phase documents lessons learned, outstanding risks or action items, and relevant project information for management review and future initiatives.
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