Our Story
We met as colleagues at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), a $2BN non-profit home healthcare provider and Medicare/Medicaid payer where Michael was the Deputy CIO, and Sankar was the Director of IT – Business Partnerships. While working on an ambitious, multi-year transformation program to modernize and replace almost every aspect of IT applications and infrastructure, we bonded over a shared passion for high-quality work that genuinely enabled the business teams to provide better service, maximize efficiency, and increase compliance.
We also learned we had shared the experience – time and again through our careers – of being disappointed by the consultants that we hired. Our choices were always between staffing firms that did not truly understand the business or technology needs and provided resources without the necessary skills and experience, and the so-called ‘best in class’ consulting firms that talked a good game and charged an arm and a leg, but who left without the client actually having achieved – or even being positioned to achieve – the results they needed.
We knew it didn’t have to be that way. We had each been consultants earlier in our careers and had delivered successful IT projects both then, and as leaders now. We also knew the talent was out there – people who were motivated by doing good work.
Fueled by our passion for delivering real results – and our disinterest in flashy slide decks – we decided to create Anoteros: the consulting firm we had always wanted to hire.
Our Promise
True partnership
We’re not working for you; we’re working with you. We get to know you, your team, your organization, and the problem you need to solve. We go deep, ask a lot of questions. We learn how your people are using technology (or not), we listen to the frustrations and the aspirations. We use our experience leading IT departments to put ourselves in your shoes as the decision-maker. We understand all the different opportunities and constraints you’re working with, and we ask: “If this was on our shoulders, what would we do?” We shape our recommendations from that perspective and then work alongside you every step of the way.
The perfect team for the job
Our consultants bring real-world experience, often as IT and business leaders themselves. They have years of experience addressing complex problems and delivering real results. Contrary to most consulting firms, we believe strongly in finding a two-way match, giving our consultants an explicit choice of whether they join a particular project. We know that as the top talent in their field they have the pick of consulting firms to work for. We make sure they can work on projects that excite and challenge them – so when they join a project that needs their specific deep skills, it’s a win for everyone.
Equal parts methodical & creative
No two projects are exactly the same because no two organizations are exactly the same. We know when we were the client, we were frustrated by boilerplate solutions that didn’t account for the nuances of our business, our in-house team, or the internal organizational politics. Using technology to achieve your business goals needs an approach that works for you. We start with proven methodologies, but if your project needs something different, something creative, then we’ll adapt – without cutting corners.
Substance, not flash
We’re here for the work. Truly. High quality work is what motivates us. We reward our teams well and keep our overhead low – no regal offices or private chefs. This allows us to focus on the work, and for you to pay for the work – and nothing more. We don’t think we know better – you and your team are the experts in your environment, your strengths, and your challenges. We know that sometimes you need additional skill or capacity, and our goal is to bring you that, and in a way that allows your team to keep succeeding after we’re gone
Relentless results orientation
Once we’re up and running we’re going to drive the work forward and produce. No “death by PowerPoint” -we do more than we talk. We work with and alongside your team so everyone will be on the same page, be clear what they need to do, and be excited about doing it. When things change (because yes, things change), we spot it early, communicate clearly, and work with you to adapt. We’re with you all the way – you can rely on us.
Our Team
As much as we love technology, we know that our business – just like yours – is about people. We hire people with deep skill sets who are motivated by high quality work, and we work hard to find projects that will challenge and excite them. We know from experience that solving the hardest problems needs new ideas and different perspectives so we’re intentional about ensuring our team brings real diversity in both professional skill and life experience. We’re also proud that some of our colleagues are former clients and some of our clients are former colleagues.
