Information Management Strategy

Technology alone does not determine corporate competitiveness—it is how information is leveraged that makes the difference. At Fortience Consulting, we partner with CIOs and IT/Digital leaders to drive enterprise transformation by placing information strategy at the core of management. Our approach to “information strategy” goes beyond conventional IT strategy. It takes an integrated perspective encompassing technology, organization, operations, and talent. We support clients across a comprehensive set of concerns including advanced IT management, IT governance restructuring, CIO function enhancement, IT cost optimization, strengthening cyber security structure, data management foundations, and the strategic use of emerging technologies such as generative AI. Recent innovations such as generative AI, cloud, and data mesh are prompting a fundamental redefinition of IT organizations themselves.
We support clients beyond the introduction of technology, focusing on the transformation of organizations and talent to harness the power of information. Our goal is to help information, IT and digital organizations serve as a bridge between business strategy and frontline execution by designing and embedding sustainable blueprints for enterprise-wide transformation. With a perspective to connect business strategy and technology, strong conceptualization and execution capabilities, and a highly collaborative delivery style, we walk alongside every leader committed to driving change through the power of information.

Service Offerings

Information & IT Strategy Services

  • Rebuild enterprise-wide IT and digital strategies integrated with business strategy
  • Design sustainable IT organizations and talent development strategies for the DX/AI era
  • Drive new business creation and value enhancement through reutilization of legacy IT assets
  • Create next-generation IT architecture blueprints to enable DX and business transformation
  • Visualize IT cost-effectiveness and redesign cost structures to optimize governance
  • Strengthen IT operations and resilience against cyber threats and disaster risks
  • Provide strategic IT research and insights to support CIO and executive decision-making

IT Organization & Talent Development Services

  • Define future-state visions for operations and IT organizations to create new value through digital and data utilization
  • Design VUCA-ready IT organization models
  • Deliver leadership programs to cultivate future executive talent in IT
  • Strengthen IT talent acquisition from a candidate-centric perspective in a seller's market
  • Conduct job-crafting workshops to enhance work engagement
  • Formulate DX capability enhancement plans based on DX literacy surveys
  • Develop mission, vision, and values (MVV) for IT/digital divisions in the VUCA era
  • Score and activate transformation readiness by identifying organizational bottlenecks to reform
  • Facilitate working groups grounded in neuroscience and psychology to drive transformation

IT Planning & Project Acceleration Services

  • Reform IT department processes to enable agile implementations and provide total support for upstream processes
  • Provide PMO support to strengthen organizational capability and project leadership skills in the DX era
  • Formulate next-gen system rebuilding roadmaps from a business-driven perspective
  • Plan and execute global digital and IT projects
  • Support corporate communication transformation to enhance brand power in the digital age
  • Plan and execute digital integration initiatives during office relocation or construction in coordination with general contractors

IT Architecture Design Services

  • Provide IT modernization consulting
  • Formulate legacy system modernization strategies
  • Support hybrid cloud strategy development
  • Transform system development process using generative AI

IT Corporate Strategy & M&A Services

  • Align IT perspectives with corporate M&A planning and execution
  • Design and optimize IT division execution processes for M&A deals
  • Support IT carve-outs and system restructuring during divestitures and spin-offs
  • Support IT subsidiaries and IT divisions in launching new businesses and services
  • Promote business and service development using generative AI

IT Function Reform Services

  • Design CIO cockpits for fact-based decision-making
  • Establish IT investment prioritization frameworks Standardize IT investment governance and execution processes
  • Support integrated management and visualization of group-wide IT assets
  • Establish IT rules and standards to reinforce governance
  • Build unified global/domestic IT governance frameworks
  • Design strategic IT vendor management policies to boost competitiveness

IT Transformation Services

  • Develop strategic transformation programs leveraging digital and information technologies
  • Lead new business and service development using AI agents
  • Design business models and IT blueprints using enterprise architecture principles
  • Standardize, optimize, and integrate business processes and systems
  • Act as client-side transformation and project execution partners

Data Management Services

  • Develop data management strategy
  • Promote data governance implementation
  • Design organizational structure and roles for data management
  • Define data architecture
  • Develop enterprise data models
  • Support master data management (MDM) initiatives
  • Provide metadata management support
  • Support data quality management

Consultants

  • Makoto Yamamoto

    Senior Managing Director

  • Naotaka Kameyama

    Director