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Stay ahead in TBM and IT financial management with expert insights from Nicus. Explore best practices, industry trends, and strategies to optimize IT spend and align tech investments with business strategy.
Beyond Cost: How CIOs Can Lead the Shift to Value Management in IT

From Family Budget to Boardroom Strategy What does a teenager's request for an iPhone have to do with IT strategy? More than you might think. In both cases, the request isn’t about the price tag; it’s about perceived value. Imagine this: a 16-year-old insists on having an iPhone, despite already owning a perfectly functional Android phone. When asked why, they reply that all their friends have iPhones—and they feel left out, excluded from group chats, unable to share in the [...]

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Burn-Down Tracking
Federal Burn-Down Tracking 101: Confidently Managing Multi-Year IT Budgets

Every year, federal agencies manage vast IT budgets that often stretch across multiple fiscal years and involve hundreds of sub-agencies. Leaders must answer one […]

FinOps Is Expanding—And It’s Coming for TBM
FinOps Is Expanding—And It’s Coming for TBM

Why Modern TBM Must Evolve to Embrace the Convergence of Two Powerful Disciplines For much of the past decade, Technology Business Management (TBM) and […]

Build to Run: The Hidden Expense Driver Killing Your IT Budget
Build to Run: The Hidden Expense Driver Killing Your IT Budget

Most organizations can tell you how much they spend on IT projects—but few can tell you how much it truly costs to run them […]

Run Grow Transform IT
Run, Grow, Transform: A CFO’s Lens on IT Strategy and Spend

What if your organization’s second largest cost was also your biggest blind spot? This is the reality for many CFOs when it comes to […]

Why ITFM is the Key to CFO-CIO Alignment
Why ITFM is the Key to CFO-CIO Alignment

Research from Gartner shows that strong CFO-CIO partnerships are 51% more likely to easily secure funding for digital initiatives and 18% more likely to […]

Beyond Tracking: ITAM’s Strategic Future

IT asset management isn’t just about tracking assets anymore. It’s undergoing a strategic shift to become a core driver of cost optimization, operational efficiency […]

4 Places Where TCO Is Essential to IT Decision-Making

Making decisions based on incomplete information can lead to unintended consequences. It’s a particular problem in IT decision-making, where companies often make decisions that […]

What You’re Not Seeing: Why Accurate TCO Data in ServiceNow ITAM Matters

If you were about to make a decision with a potential $10 million impact, would it give you pause to learn your numbers might […]

The Bowtie Effect: Why Detail Matters in IT Financial Management

In the world of IT financial management, it’s not just understanding your IT costs but the operational detail behind them that drives effective decisions. […]