I write for two different readers who sit at the same table. For the head of the municipality, the district head (starosta), the chairman and council members, who don't need to know IT jargon but simply want to understand the risks involved and what it really costs. And for treasurers, financial directors and those overseeing IT, who understand finance and want to supervise projects, requirements and suppliers more effectively — without having to learn to code.

For the board, without IT jargon For financial oversight of IT For both worlds
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I start with the topics that both local authorities and municipal companies, as well as subsidiary companies in industrial groups, actually ask about — and which already have a foundation in the FAQ sections of Krogis's service pages.

Audience

01 12 mistakes buying organisations make before selecting an IT system supplier

Mistakes that buying organisations make before they even choose a supplier - mistakes that later require costly annexes, lead to disputes over scope and make it hard to exit the contract.

· 7 min read
Financial oversight
02 An IT strategy that won't end up in a drawer: what should it actually contain?

Seven elements that make a digitalisation strategy tell the board what to do in the next budget, not just where you want to end up.

· 7 min read
No jargon
03 How to justify the IT budget to the Council: obligation, investment and the cost of inaction

How the treasurer and secretary can split IT spending into obligation, investment and maintenance, describe the cost of inaction, and present it to the Council in plain language.

· 9 min read
Financial oversight
04 The Central Contracts Register in local government, step by step: who reports, within what deadline, and how to avoid manual data entry

Which contracts a local authority must enter into the Central Contracts Register, within what deadline, who is responsible, and how to link the register with invoice and contract workflows to avoid manual data entry.

· 10 min read
Both worlds
05 From EZD PUW to an EZD-class system: what the secretary should establish before the authority chooses its path

Which deadlines actually apply when moving away from EZD PUW, which decisions belong to the authority, and what to ask vendors before choosing a system.

· 9 min read
No jargon
06 The new KSC Act and local government units (JST): what leadership needs to know, and where to start

The amended Polish National Cybersecurity System Act (KSC) has applied since 3 April 2026 and covers district offices and municipal offices. What it means for the starosta, wójt and secretary, and what the first step is.

· 9 min read
No jargon
07 Where should a district office without an IT director start its digitisation?

First steps for a district secretary: an inventory of systems and contracts, a plan of obligations, a budget for the District Council, and a digitisation lead without a new post.

· 7 min read
No jargon
08 How to prepare your company to choose a workflow/BPM/RPA/ERP/CRM system without becoming locked into a vendor

Processes before the tool, an inventory of what you already have, requirements that guard against vendor lock-in, multi-year cost and a contract with an exit plan.

· 9 min read
Both worlds
09 EZD with KSeF Support Is Not Yet Invoice Workflow

Why pulling an invoice from KSeF into an EZD-class system does not automate invoice workflow in a public authority, how many hands and systems an invoice passes through, and how to map that process from receipt to payment.

· 15 min read
Both worlds
10 We have document workflow because we have EZD? Not quite

Why an EZD-class system is only part of a public authority's document workflow, which documents live outside it, and what a process platform is, on which further workflows get built.

· 7 min read
No jargon

Coming up

The priority is set by what local authorities, municipal companies and subsidiary companies in industrial groups actually ask about — I'm publishing in that order.

  1. Does the KSC (Polish National Cybersecurity System Act)/NIS 2 amendment apply to my authority or company, and what are the deadlinesComing soon
  2. What happens if you don't comply with KSC/NIS 2 — penalties and liabilityComing soon
  3. EZD PUW → EZD RP (electronic document and case management system): what's changing and the deadline for migrationComing soon
  4. KSeF (Polish National e-Invoicing System) in local authorities — does it affect us, and howComing soon
  5. How to compare two IT vendor offers — a step-by-step procurement matrixComing soon
  6. What's the difference between a digitalisation advisor and a fractional CIOComing soon
  7. How to prepare the board for a conversation with the council about the IT budgetComing soon
  8. The hidden costs of integrating with a finance and accounting systemComing soon
  9. Someone showed you an RPA tool in a presentation — is that really the right directionComing soon

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