Past event: IT Financial Management Week Autumn 2017

Welcome to the 2nd ITFM Week - Autumn

The goal of IT Financial Management (ITFM) is accurate and cost effective management and planning of IT resources for an enterprise. This is easier said than done. IT usage is notoriously difficult to track and price with several moving parts and variables as inputs.

Add to this mix the rapid pace of technological evolution and the result is a sense of loss of control over IT costs, ad hoc cuts or increases in IT budgets, poor resource allocation and  the eventual erosion of a firm's service capabilities, competitive edge and eventually market leadership.

This is where ITFM Week Autumn can help.

We are bringing together a stellar cast of ITFM practitioners from companies like IBM, Cisco and Farmer Insurance to name a few, industry experts and solution providers to discuss issues like:

• Managing and tracking IT assets, costs and usage for maximum efficiency and service quality
• Communicating the cost of IT resources to business users
• How to move the conversation for ITFM to IT adding to  'business value' from that of IT being a 'cost center'
• Understand the impact of technologies like cloud, big data, PaaS, SaaS and more on IT Budgets

Walk away with an understanding of what the ITFM process could look like for your firm, nuances of optimal IT cost optimization models and   get up to date with ITFM trends like agile ITFM, cognitive CFO and data analytics.

Top Reasons to Attend

• Meet With and Compare Top-Notch Solution Providers - Participate in our Demo Drive and stop by our Exhibit Hall to get a good look into some exciting service offerings and stay up-to-date on industry trends
• Experience 2 Days of Expertly Curated Content - Through in-depth workshops, Interactive Discussion Groups on the hottest topics in ITFM today, case-studies from companies finding success and expert panels to get a varied perspective. This program is designed to equip you with both the technical skills and strategic acumen necessary to leverage next generation ITFM tools to optimize IT costs, drive innovation and transform the business of IT
• Make New Connections and Benchmark Against Peers - Participate in our Demo Drive and stop by our Exhibit Hall to get a good look into some exciting service offerings and stay up-to-date on industry trends

Key Areas of Focus

This October we'll be focusing on:

• Financial Management of Agile Projects
• Service catalog creation and how the transition towards agile development may impact your catalog
• Consumption and demand-based modeling, along with cost allocation methodologies
• Telecom/datacom expense management
• Deriving value from IT service management
• The economics of risk and how to account for risk mitigation
• How to keep up with the evolution of ITFM