There are never enough hours in the day when you run your own business. Even when you start early and finish late, there’s always something else demanding your attention, like e-mails or tasks. To be productive and successful, it’s crucial to prioritize which tasks you’ll let fill your schedule. Remember, not everything needs to be done by you.
Delegating tasks is not as easy as it sounds. Many business owners struggle with this issue. We often hear statements like “It’s faster if I just do it” and “They won’t do it like I do”. While these statements may be true for some tasks, when it comes to IT and technology, there are always several tasks that business owners can and should hand off to someone else.
Quality cyber security requires 24/7 monitoring, which is unrealistic for busy business owners to handle effectively. It is a mistake to hand off this responsibility to an employee, family member or friend who is typically not qualified to protect you correctly.
There are many other tasks that you may not be aware of that can be handed off to your IT team. Here are 10 tasks you can delegate to your IT team, allowing you to concentrate on running your business.
- Fix or Optimize Wi-Fi – Your IT team can fix or optimize your Wi-Fi, whether it’s down, needs coverage extension, or any other issue. No need for you to crawl around unplugging and plugging your router.
- Install and Set Up Microsoft Teams – To enhance productivity, install and set up Microsoft Teams if you currently use tools like Zoom, Slack and project management software. Microsoft Teams enables direct communication, project management, and collaboration, and offers over 1,900 applications for use. Our IT professionals can handle the setup and provide training to ensure your team knows how to use it effectively.
- Manage User Access Permissions and Credentials – Your IT team can manage user access permissions and credentials. They can provide new employees with the correct user access and immediately revoke access for fired or resigned employees.
- Procuring and Provisioning Devices – If you need laptops, desktops, tablets, printers, etc., sourced for the best value and configured for use, the tech team will handle it.
- Providing Tech Support To Employees – We provide tech support to employees. You no longer have to deal with troubleshooting questions. Your team can submit tech tickets and receive a quick and efficient response from our support team.
- Set Up Dual Monitors – Increase productivity and efficiency by setting up dual monitors. Let IT handle the task of correctly hooking everything up, so your team can start working right away instead of attempting to do it themselves.
- Speed Up Computers To Run Efficiently – If your computer is running slow, call your IT team. to help you improve its speed. Don’t waste time searching for tips on Google.
- Install E-mail/Spam Protection – Let IT filter out dangerous or annoying spam e-mails for you.
- Configure Office Equipment – Need help setting up a new printer? No worries, IT can assist with configuring office equipment.
- Employee Screen Monitoring – Do you want to know if your employees are actually working when they claim to be? We can assist you in finding out by installing software that monitors their activity.
And the list continues. IT providers can assist with HIPAA, CMMC and PCI compliance, file sharing for external/remote access users, data loss recovery plans, office relocation, cabling, web development, and much more. Many business owners we consult with are surprised by the multitude of responsibilities a tech team can handle beyond cyber security.
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