IT Leadership

IT Leadership for growing businesses.

Build the IT function before you hire into it.

If your business is creating its first internal IT role, transitioning away from external providers, or trying to bring order to a messy technology environment, BaseLayer helps you build the framework first - so the person you hire has a system to run, not chaos to inherit.

IT operating model

1Audit
2Stabilise
3Framework
4First hire
5Oversight

Outcome

A clearer technology function for the business and a better starting point for internal staff or external providers.

Why this matters

A hire cannot fix an undefined IT function by themselves.

Many businesses hire a part-time IT Officer before they have the foundations documented. The new hire gets buried in support requests while the bigger risks stay unmanaged.

Ticketing process

Asset register

Access register

Vendor register

Cyber risk register

Onboarding/offboarding process

Reporting rhythm

Technology roadmap

Delivery model

Audit, stabilise, install the framework, then support the handover.

The model is designed to give owners and managers visibility first, then a practical operating rhythm their team can keep using.

Technology Foundation Audit

  • Current systems review
  • Vendor review
  • Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace review
  • Domains, DNS and hosting review
  • User access review
  • Device and asset review
  • Cyber baseline
  • Support process review
  • Communications/network review
  • Automation opportunity review

Stabilisation Sprint

  • Create central IT register
  • Set up ticketing/support process
  • Clean up obvious access issues
  • Document vendor responsibilities
  • Review MFA/admin access
  • Create onboarding/offboarding checklist
  • Build asset/software/access registers
  • Create first IT risk register

Framework Installation

  • Weekly IT operations review
  • Monthly management report
  • Quarterly technology roadmap review
  • Support workflow
  • Asset lifecycle process
  • Access management process
  • Vendor management process
  • Cyber risk process
  • Project/improvement pipeline

First IT Hire Support

  • Define the real role
  • Rewrite the job description
  • Create interview questions
  • Score candidates
  • Build a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan
  • Train the new person on the framework

Light Ongoing Oversight

  • Monthly oversight meeting
  • Review ticket trends
  • Review cyber risks
  • Review vendor performance
  • Coach the internal IT person
  • Keep the improvement roadmap moving
What gets delivered

Documents and processes your team can actually run.

The output is designed for day-to-day management, not shelfware.

Current-state report

Technology roadmap

Support/ticketing process

Vendor register

Asset register

Software/licence register

User/access register

Onboarding/offboarding process

Cyber risk register

IT reporting template

First IT hire handover pack

Good fit

Who it suits

  • Growing businesses with no internal IT structure
  • Businesses hiring a part-time IT Officer
  • Businesses unhappy with their MSP or external IT provider
  • Owners and GMs who want visibility and control
  • Businesses that want automation/AI but need foundations first
Clear boundaries

Who it does not suit

  • Businesses wanting cheap unlimited helpdesk
  • Businesses that only need occasional password resets
  • Businesses unwilling to document systems or change process
  • Businesses expecting all onsite support to be included without a support partner
Common questions

Straight answers before we start.

Can this work alongside an existing MSP?

Yes. The point is to clarify ownership, reporting, risk and improvement work. Existing vendors can stay in place when they are still the right fit.

Is this a replacement for an internal IT hire?

Not usually. It often helps the business create the structure before hiring, then gives the new person a framework to run.

Build the IT foundation before you hire into it.