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Spreadsheet Confessions: 7 True Stories That Should Make You Rethink Your Next Budget Cycle

From billion-dollar swings to bungled city budgets, these real-world Excel errors reveal just how risky the wrong process can be. Budget season déjà vu? You’re not alone. In our eBook, Confessions of Spreadsheets Anonymous, we take a practical look at why planning often feels stuck in a loop—and what it takes to get out. The message is clear: spreadsheets aren’t the enemy, but they’re no substitute for purpose-built software. Still not convinced? Consider these seven spreadsheet “confessions.” They're not hypotheticals. [...]

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5 Ways ITFM Empowers CFOs to Drive Business Outcomes

5 Ways ITFM Empowers CFOs to Drive Business Outcomes

When an organization spends hundreds of millions (or more) on IT, visibility and control over that spend is a high-stakes proposition that can make […]

IT Cost Modeling Deep Dive

Why ITFM Projects Fail, Part II: An IT Cost Modeling Deep Dive

The cost model is the heart of any ITFM program. When it’s working, it gives leaders clear direction on how to cut waste, reinvest […]

Why ITFM Projects Fail

6 Reasons Why ITFM Projects Fail

An IT finance team once completed a prioritization exercise during the kickoff of an ITFM implementation. They identified 60 key capabilities they wanted the […]

CIO Value Management

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 […]

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 […]