Category Archives: IT Billing System

ITFMA 2012 Conference Attendees Agree: It’s Time to Put Discipline around IT Finance

In the heart of San Francisco, more than 225 IT finance professionals from private-sector companies and government agencies gathered together last week at the ITFMA’s Financial World of Information Technology Conferences. This marks the organization’s 25th year and the event … Continue reading

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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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Is IT Chargeback Evil?

With the advent of technologies such as development outsourcing, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), virtualization, and cloud computing, we’re seeing a consistent pattern: squeeze as much out of the IT organization as possible at a lower cost. In many organizations, the Information Technology … 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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Changing Your Tune: Focus on IT Demand Management

Exiting the weakened economy means many enterprises have already completed or are about to complete round two of their cost optimization efforts. The economic downturn led to significant IT cuts in terms of staff as well as reduction of costs … Continue reading

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You Can’t Measure What You Can’t See

How do most people make buying decisions? Usually it is a combination of weighing price and value. However, to make an informed decision, you need to understand what you are paying for. When it comes to IT services and products, … Continue reading

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