MSP/MSSP Selection & Implementation
We help portfolio companies select, implement, and optimize Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSP) to reduce operational complexity, increase security maturity, and drive measurable improvements in cost, performance, and scalability.
Value Drivers
Cost Reduction
Outsourcing IT and cybersecurity support reduces internal overhead and inefficiencies, improving EBITDA.
Risk Reduction
MSSPs provide 24×7 cyber threat protection, improving security and compliance posture.
Scalability & Flexibility
Managed services scale seamlessly as the business evolves to support rapid growth, transformation, or integration.
Operational Efficiency
Outsourced IT operations enhance service quality and minimize downtime—driving productivity.
Key Areas of Focus
- Conduct a comprehensive review of IT and security operations to identify capability gaps, inefficiencies, and risks.
- Define functional and technical requirements based on strategic goals, regulatory obligations, and cybersecurity threats.
- Lead identification and selection of best-fit MSP/MSSP focusing on value and scalability.
- Develop and manage an implementation plan to ensure rapid onboarding and minimal business disruption.
- Oversee the transition to ensure seamless integration into IT workflows business continuity.
- Work with MSSP to stand up 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and threat intelligence capabilities.
- Establish governance models to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) and ongoing risk management.
- Negotiate performance-based SLAs that ensure uptime, responsiveness, and accountability from providers.
- Implement monitoring and reporting to ensure alignment with evolving business goals and identify opportunities for improvement.
ValueBridge
Our MSP/MSSP Selection & Implementation service transforms IT into a scalable, secure, and high-performing enabler of growth. We reduce risk, improve cybersecurity maturity, lower the total cost of IT ownership, and unlock EBITDA growth —while ensuring that services scale with the business.
ValueBridge
Our MSP/MSSP Selection & Implementation service transforms IT into a scalable, secure, and high-performing enabler of growth. We reduce risk, improve cybersecurity maturity, lower the total cost of IT ownership, and unlock EBITDA growth —while ensuring that services scale with the business.
“Performance Improvement Partners consistently provides us with IT experts and practitioners who contribute to our team in meaningful ways. Management and consultants listen to our needs, identify the root cause of challenges, and deliver practical solutions that have a significant impact on the business.”
“Since 2003, PIP has provided us with sophisticated solutions that support the unique technology needs of our Private Equity Firm. At the same time, they make the complex simple – particularly for our portfolio companies — breaking implementation down into manageable parts. PIP is our go-to technology partner thanks to their ability to listen, understand, and consistently create solutions that act in the best interest of both our firm and our portfolio companies.”
“My 10 years of partnership with Performance Improvement Partners has led to significant value creation across our portfolio. Their approach is both sophisticated and pragmatic, resulting in over a dozen successful enterprise system implementations. Our portfolio companies have nothing but good things to say about PIP, which we too have witnessed in their strong operational and technical expertise.”
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