Banking In the 21st Century Is a Technology Intensive Business

Implementing and managing the integrated technologies necessary to provide today's customers with responsive products and services is a formidable challenge. Appropriate technology investment is critical to enable institutions to compete in a rapidly changing environment. Effective leaders understand this landscape and develop effective business strategies that embrace new technologies and processes. Shatswell MacLeod is an industry leader in information technology cunsulting for community banks.

Technology Planning

• Information management strategy
• Business needs analysis
• Budget and cost justification
• Technology architecture
• Infrastructure design

Technology acquisition

• Requirements definition
• RFP generation
• Vendor evaluation and due-dilligence
• Contract negotiation
• Implementation and integration

Process Engineering

Information technology is a tool which enables you to change the way in which you do business to be more efficient and more attractive to your market. There is no benefit to acquiring technology unless you change your practices to take advantage of its benefits.

Shatswell MacLeod will assist you with the re-design of business processes to achieve greater efficiency, control, and to enhance your bank's image in the marketplace.

I.T. Audit

With the pervasiveness of information technology in the financial industry come a new set of risks and control requirements. Shatswell MacLeod provides comprehensive reviews of your information technology controls with indepth analysis of the risks inherent to the specific technologies that you rely upon.

The Internet

The Internet has become an important business channel for many institutions. Shatswell MacLeod will assist you in deciding how to approach the Internet as a practical business tool. We will guide you through selection of the best technologies and the implementation of the best practices.