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ITFM Value Gap Report

ITFM Value Gap Report

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Five findings reveal the ITFM Value Gap Organizations may be overestimating ITFM maturity 69% rate their current ITFM maturity at 8 or […]

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Using AI for IT Budget Forecasting and Scenario Modeling

Using AI for IT Budget Forecasting and Scenario Modeling

An IT budget forecast can have a surprisingly short shelf life. The annual IT budget may have been approved only a few months ago, […]

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Using AI as an Insight Layer for Cost Transparency

Using AI as an Insight Layer for Cost Transparency

An executive begins a meeting with the question: Why did cloud storage costs jump this quarter? The answer exists somewhere. It may sit across […]

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Key #2 to ITFM Implementation Success: Strategic and Tactical Alignment

Successful ITFM implementation requires resources, communication, organization, and strategic and tactical alignment. In the last blog, we discussed the importance of creating a cross-functional […]

Key #1 to ITFM Implementation Success: Steering Committee

IT Financial Management (ITFM) has become one of the most important initiatives for any organization. When IT can improve service while lowering costs, everyone […]

7 Steps to Great ITFM Data

About a month ago, I attended a phenomenal IT Financial Management (ITFM) Week in Chicago. The weather was perfect, the presenters were excellent, and […]

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Managing Overhead & Shared Costs

This presentation deck explores different types, definitions, and naming conventions of overhead and the various methods for incorporating them into your cost of IT services. Presented at the 2018 ITFMA Conference in San Francisco.

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Evaluating and Implementing ITFM Solutions

This presentation deck explores how to develop an effective selection process to ensure a solid match between the strengths and capabilities of an ITFM solution, the background and knowledge base of the implementation staff, and the long term ITFM goals of an organization. Presented at the 2018 ITFMA Conference in San Francisco.

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Building an Effective Service Catalog

This presentation deck provides some basic foundational information about service costing and chargeback, discusses the pros and cons of various approaches, and reviews the impacts of various levels of granularity. Presented at ITFMA 2018 in San Francisco.

Fortune 500 Insurance Firm Reclaims 2,000 Hours while Elevating IT’s Strategic Position in the Business

In an effort to alleviate ongoing struggles from its legacy, spreadsheet-based planning system, a Fortune 500 insurance firm consulted multiple vendors in search of […]

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TBM vs ITFM: New clothes for IT Financial Management?

Over the past few years, we’ve heard more and more IT professionals mention “Technology Business Management” (TBM), especially in the federal government space. With […]

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2017 Gartner IT Finance, Procurement, and Asset Management Conference

Nicus is a Premier sponsor at the upcoming 2017 Gartner IT Finance, Procurement, and Asset Management Conference (ITFPAM) in Nashville, Tennessee, September 11-13. This […]