Helping CIOs Build Healthy, High Performing Organizations
For many busy CIOs, simply keeping up with stakeholder demands is a full-time commitment. Finding time to work "on the business," building high-performing teams, creating a healthy work environment, and driving organizational maturity can feel out of reach. Yet these elements have the greatest impact on deleivering stakeholder value.
Being a government Chief Information Officer (CIO) is both rewarding and uniquely challenging. The role impacts every aspect of the larger organization, from day-to-day operations to employee productivity and constituent services.
However, the increasing demands for efficient service delivery, strategic projects, and organizational value can make it difficult for CIOs to focus beyond immediate technical and service delivery needs. The complexity of this environment, exacerbated by aging infrastructure, budget constraints, and workforce challenges, often leaves little room for developing and maturing the business side of IT.
This is where LGOV can assist. We help busy CIOs and their leadership teams focus on strengthening the business operations side of IT. Our services enable IT leaders to implement the organizational development initiatives they wish they had time for, building a healthier work environment, creating the culture and environment needed to innovate, thrive, and deliver increased customer value.
California State CIO Carlos Ramos presenting
Steve the Public CIO of the Year Award
THE LGOV DIFFERENCE
Unlock Your Organization’s Full Potential
Our approach starts with a deep understanding of your current situation, helping you uncover opportunities and challenges. We work with you to identify the essential organizational infrastructure needed to boost performance and drive sustainable growth. From there, we develop a clear, actionable roadmap that guides your organization forward, empowering your team to achieve lasting success and reach new heights.
Transform Your IT Department into a High-Performing Powerhouse
High Performing Government IT (c) is a right-sized acheivable and holistic framework to transform IT organizations with. Developed by LGOV, it is based on 25+ years of award winning experiance and results.
Steve teaching a Cybersecurity IT Leadership
course at the CSAC Institute for Excellence in
County Government. Sacramento, CA.
High Performing Government IT
The framework to build healthy - high performing IT organizations.
Being a Government IT Leader
Defining your purpose and role
Building a Healthy Organization
Values & Vision
Culture
Structure
People
Communications
Working on the Right Stuff
Enterprise IT Governance
Strategic Planning
Porfolio Management
Service Directory
Budget & Economics
Delivering Great Service
Policies & Procedures
Frameworks
Knowledge Management
Customer Service
Relationship Management
Continuously Improving
Feedback Loops
Organizational Embedding
Processes & Systems
Performance Management
Innovation Leadership
Working on the business
IT is a business requiring organizational infrastructure like all businesses do
- Vision, Values, and "Why"
- Delebrate culture development
- Goals and performance management
- Expectations
- Stakeholder alignment
- Communications Planning
- Roles and responsibilities
- Product and service management
IT Leadership Coaching & Development
- IT Leader
- IT Leadership Team
- Facilitated team engagement to move forward with Vision, People, Culture, Structure, & Processes
Steve: A Proven Leader in Government IT Innovation and Transformation
With 25 years of experience as a local government CIO and Agency Director, Steve has a track record of building and transforming IT teams into nationally recognized leaders. Under his direction, Nevada County’s IT department became one of the most awarded organizations in the country, earning first place six times in the Center for Digital Government's National Digital Counties Survey and consistently ranking in the top five for 20 consecutive years.
Steve's contributions to public sector IT have been widely recognized. He was named California Public CIO of the Year by Public CIO Magazine and the California State CIO Academy, and he received the prestigious Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers of Technology in Government award from the Center for Digital Government. Additionally, the California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) honored Steve with their Visionary Award for IT Leadership.
Before his distinguished career in public service, Steve was a founding principal of a Sacramento-based IT service and consulting firm, where he gained valuable experience in the private sector.
Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a minor in Business Administration, along with several industry-leading certifications, including:
- Certified Government Chief Information Officer, University of North Carolina
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control, ISACA
- Certified Information Systems Auditor, ISACA
- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT, ISACA
- High-Performing Organizations LEAD program, University of Virginia
Steve is also a CSAC Credentialed County Executive and CSAC Fellow. He created the CSAC/CCISDA County Technology Executive Credential program, developing and teaching over 15 IT leadership courses that have credentialed more than 300 California County IT leaders.
Beyond his direct leadership roles, Steve has served on advisory boards for the California State University Chico Cybersecurity for Executives Program and Sierra College's IT Program. He has also been an active participant on technology committees and advisory boards for the National Association of Counties, the International City/County Managers Association, the Rural County Representatives of California, and the California State Association of Counties.
A committed mentor, Steve contributes to various programs, including MS-ISAC®, ISACA, CivStart, and informal initiatives with California County CIOs, helping to guide and inspire the next generation of IT and GovTech leaders.
Steve Monaghan
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY
Executive Mentoring
What started as a quick call to introduce myself to Steve has evolved into a mentorship from Steve to me that continues to this day. The help that Steve provides to me is not unique. We see his guidance and support being provided to CIO’s and many other IT and business leaders that he interacts with him in multiple professional organizations.
Steve provides valuable input with IT Governance, policies, recruiting and staff development, relationship building, budget management, strategic planning, cybersecurity, emergency services, best practices, rural broadband, and more.
~ Stan Moore, CIO Calaveras County, CA
