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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.
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 FinOps have lived in parallel worlds. TBM served enterprise IT leaders and finance teams as a structured framework for understanding, managing, and optimizing the full spectrum of technology investments. FinOps emerged from the cloud era—a more tactical, bottom-up approach to controlling the explosive growth of infrastructure-as-a-service costs. They weren’t in competition. They were two sides of [...]

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Technical Debt and the Case for ITFM

Technology has become a primary driver of business competition today, but as companies pursue digital strategies, many are struggling under a significant and often […]

5 Personalities Who Can Sink Your ITFM Program or Help it Soar

Every ITFM program has two core requirements for success: effective tactical execution and strong stakeholder buy-in. Which one is more important? The answer isn’t […]

Don’t Miss 2-Day IT Finance Boot Camp

A Strategic Investment for Every IT Finance Professional and Organization In the fast-paced world of IT Financial Management (ITFM), staying ahead of the curve […]

Florida Blue’s Transparency Shift with Nicus: From financial reporting to true IT management

Background With 92 cost centers allocating dollars with no correlation, visibility into IT spend was nonexistent for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, […]

State of Arizona Reinvests $16.6 Million Running Government at the Speed of Business

Background Governor Doug Ducey has a clear vision for Arizona. He wants it to be the number one place to live, work, play, recreate, […]

ITFM & TBM Program Maturity: Technology and Data

This blog is the third in a series of posts regarding ITFM & TBM Program Maturity. Get the full guide. Maturity Factor #3: Technology […]

IT Financials in an Agile and Product-centric World

This post is an excerpt from a whitepaper, authored by Nicus Chief Product Officer Amit Kumar, titled “IT Financials in an Agile and Product-centric […]

ITFM & TBM Program Maturity: Maturity Factor #2 – Process

This blog is a continuation of our previous post regarding ITFM & TBM Program Maturity and the People Element. Maturity Factor #2: Process The […]

ITFM & TBM Program Maturity: Maturity Factor #1 – People

With the right forethought and execution, launching an IT Financial Management (ITFM) or Technology Business Management (TBM) practice is often the single most impactful […]