Category Archives: CIO & IT Manager Corner

Chargeback – It’s NOT a Four Letter Word Any More

If the notion of chargeback to your business units for IT allocations makes you shudder, it’s probably because your experience with it was a bit ahead of its time. Many early attempts at ‘chargeback’ were ‘homegrown’ and failed because the … Continue reading

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IT Financial Accountability: It’s Everyone’s Job

If you haven’t yet involved the full spectrum of stakeholders – from the CEO, CIO and CFO to the IT leaders, business unit managers and even to the business partners – in revising behavior and attitude toward technology, now is … Continue reading

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Making your Business Technology Relevant and Valuable for Years to Come – Lessons from Forrester’s IT Forum 2011

ComSci participated in Forrester’s recent IT Forum 2011 event and networked with a global audience of C-level executives interested in learning about the intersection of business and technology strategy. Continue reading

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Five Best Practices for Service Costing

A service costing catalog helps the IT organization communicate the services and solutions that are available to business users. Understanding the strategic benefits of technology decisions and having access to information that empowers managers to make informed decisions are critical, … Continue reading

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Searching for Ways to Increase Accountability?

While smaller budgets are a likely reality for most organizations, increasing technology investments that drive real ROI is a necessity. This paradox requires today’s companies to make judicious decisions when it comes to their technology investments. That means eliminating the … Continue reading

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The Dangers Of False Transparency In IT Practices – And What To Do About It

As organizations seek to drive increased technology cost transparency, IT departments are making good strides to implement the tools and processes to communicate the value of IT. While the approach is right, a common oversight in the rush to implement … Continue reading

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Buyer Beware: Don’t Lose your Head in the Cloud

Everyone is talking about cloud computing and the benefits it will bring to the enterprise.  Yes, it’s in vogue and it seems like every company is doing it; however, buyer beware! In 2011, CIOs will be receiving increased pressure to … Continue reading

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Managing the Financials of IT

As President and CEO of ComSci, I wanted to introduce myself and explain why IT Financial and Business Management is more than just putting a slick looking presentation layer on top of existing IT systems and processes. Prior to acquiring … Continue reading

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