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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.

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, but cloud consumption is already running differently than expected, a vendor has changed its pricing, an AI initiative that looked modest during budget season is growing quickly, hiring has shifted, one project moved forward, and another slipped. None of that necessarily means the original forecast was poorly built, just that the assumptions behind it are aging. [...]

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How AmFam Reduced TCO Analysis from Weeks to an Hour

In 2015, American Family Insurance (AmFam) launched a strategic initiative partnering Corporate Finance and Information Services divisions to improve IT intelligence and deliver better […]

Making the Leap from ITFM Reporting to Business Intelligence

Guest Post by Lauren Fulton We live in a world where anyone can become data literate and access analytical tools at their fingertips.  Empower […]

3 Major Takeaways from Gartner ITSV 2018

Here we are three weeks after the Gartner IT Sourcing, Procurement, Vendor & Asset Management Summit 2018, and I’m still unwinding from the buzz […]

Finding the Right ITFM Solution and Implementation Partner

From steering committees and goal alignment to avoiding common pitfalls and “precision traps”, there are many steps to a successful ITFM implementation. The steps […]

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Key #5 to a Winning ITFM Implementation: Balance of Precision & Simplicity

An ITFM implementation can have its challenges, for example: accepting your data is “good enough” to get started and other obstacles including “precision traps.” […]

Key #4 to ITFM Implementation Success: “Good Enough” Data

Purchasing and implementing an ITFM tool, along with building a sustainable ITFM program, can feel like an overwhelming feat (especially if you feel your […]

Key #3 to ITFM Implementation Success: Proof of Value

Proving value of your ITFM program may not be at the top of your list of to-dos when planning and implementing a new ITFM […]

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 […]