Mastering the Science Behind Creating an IT Department
In a podcast episode, host Jason Claybrook interviews David McLaughlin, President & CEO of Columbia Advisory Group, about his career and the company's work in advisory services. They discuss CAG's approach to IT strategy and its role in the public and higher education sectors.
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Key takeaways
Columbia Advisory Group focuses on advisory services and strategic IT planning.
Higher education sectors demand bespoke and controlled change management strategies.
CAG works with both public and private sector organizations on technological advancements.
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In this episode of There’s More to IT, host, Jason Claybrook, sat down with David McLaughlin, President & CEO, Columbia Advisory Group. The two discuss McLaughlin’s journey in the field, the importance of the advisory component in CAG’s work, and CAG’s role in higher education.
McLaughlin co-founded Columbia Advisory Group a little over 10 years ago in March of 2012. “CAG is a technology company,” McLaughlin explains, “but first, we are an advisory. So what to do and how to do it are most important.”A lot of CAG’s focus in the background is executing what the strategy is and then providing a roadmap for a company.
This is especially true for some of the larger public sector organizations that CAG works with. McLaughlin explains that specifically, higher education organizations like to have more input and control over how quickly they change things. As a result CAG has learned to give these organizations a plan, allowing them to control how fast they want to go. “You know your mechanism and your institution more than anyone.”
The two go on to discuss the role of security in higher education systems, the difference between public and private sectors, and much more.
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