IT Financial Accountability: It’s Everyone’s Job

Posted on Jun30 by Jeff Yoder

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

Posted on Jun9 by Jeff Yoder

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

Posted on May5 by Jeff Yoder

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?

Posted on Apr5 by Robert Svec

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

Posted on Mar14 by Robert Svec

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

Posted on Feb24 by Robert Svec

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

Posted on Jan28 by Robert Svec

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

Posted on Nov8 by Robert Svec

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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Prevent Managers from Going Rogue!

Posted on Sep22 by Robert Svec

The perception of many business unit managers is that IT purchases and services shouldn’t be allocated and should instead be absorbed as a corporate operating expense. In a traditional chargeback model the IT department might divide its budget for services … Continue reading

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You Can’t Measure What You Can’t See

Posted on Sep8 by Robert Svec

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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