IT staffing and higher education veteran Eric Kelty shares his takeaways from the Georgia Summit and lets us inside his 5 secrets to IT project success. Eric's insights with some feedback from veteran John Graham makes for an interesting yet brief read.
Trusted Covendis approved IT Staffing company V-Soft Consulting sent a team to the Georgia Summit conference held at the Augusta Marriott Convention Center led by V-Soft's National Higher Education Engagement Manager, Eric Kelty.
Eric’s Georgia Summit Conference Key Takeaway
We got the scoop on what Eric thought to be the key takeaways from the Georgia Summit this year including major technology trends and advances.
The major trend was ServiceNow solutions and staffing. Throughout the conference we were approached by many IT Analysts and nearly all of them said they were in need of staffing services for ServiceNow.
The vast majority of the Higher Education industry is making the switch to ServiceNow, the problem with that is that everyone is in the process of implementing the software and there are very little certified consultants out there to help. " - Eric Kelty, IT Staffing Veteran
Per Eric's discussion with numerous IT Directors, "This is where we come in, V-Soft caught on to this trend early and we quickly gathered consultants who are ServiceNow certified." V-Soft is a strategic partner with ServiceNow and has a committed work force of experienced, certified consultants available. The V-Soft team stays up to date on their certifications and knowledge because we provide all our employees with free training to help our consultants help you.
Working With John Graham
Through his many Higher Education connections, Eric has been able to reach every corner of the industry. This includes Georgia Summit speaker and Higher Education IT thought leader, John Graham. 
John is the PeopleSoft Infrastructure Manager at the University of South Carolina. Eric’s team worked with John on a $70 million 3 year v9.2 Implementation of 30 + PeopleSoft Modules. Here are some other highlights for V-Soft's IT projects and how they turned out from the client’s perspective. Here's what John had to say about Eric Kelty:
Eric is a valued resource and his company, V-Soft Consulting, has provided some very good human resource consultants for the OneCarolina Project at the University of South Carolina. It's great to experience V-Soft Consutling qualified and approved with Covendis as an IT vendor in Georgia."
Eric’s Five Steps to IT Project Success
- Team Communication: The consultants must know the goals of the project. The due date, the budget, the objective, and feel comfortable with leadership to be able to report issues when they occur. Without successful and frequent communication any project will bomb.
- Excellent Leadership: Having a leadership team comprised of experienced, well-rounded IT professionals who know the business and who know their team will ensure that the project will stay on track and be completed to the customer’s expectations.
- Customer Communication: Maintaining constant communication with your customer is extremely important. If the client’s goals change, or their deadlines are altered it is absolutely essential to know as soon as it happens.
- Blended Model: A blended model is best for strategic IT solutions; keeping the cost down while also providing the very best talent in the IT business. Read more about our blended IT sourcing model here.
- People First Mentality: Continuously keeping the “people first” mentality allows for the team to always fully accomplish the task at hand to the requirements and caliber that is expected, all with a smile on their face and a positive attitude.
A Message from Eric Kelty
"It was great to be a part of the Georgia Summit. Although I did not have the opportunity to meet with all of you I wanted to let you know that it was one of the warmest and most satisfying conferences I have had the privilege of attending. You all were extremely friendly and accommodating and the breakout sessions were particularly informative and organized even the great southern style food was special! I hope that I will be able to meet more of you personally in the near future."
As a courtesy Eric is extending a free consultation - "no strings attached" to the first 5 respondents in light of his limited time capacity. Eric will conduct a thorough discovery into your IT practices and share some definite action steps. Simply email Eric to learn more: Eric@VSoftConsulting.com
I wanted to let you know that my team and myself truly appreciate the quality of the PeopleSoft Consultants that V-Soft Consulting Inc. has on our implementation team. I would not hesitate to recommend V-Soft as your implementation partner."
-Howard Haynes, One Carolina Project Director
