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Cost Optimization FEATURED VIDEO Four Levels of Cost Optimization Kurt Potter, Research Director Research Director Kurt Potter discusses the use of Gartner's Four Levels of Cost Optimization framework as a planning and communication structure. More Featured Content Cost Optimization Spotlight Method to the Madness: Applying a Methodological Approach to Cost Optimization Cost optimization typically proceeds without methodological guidance. Our research develops a methodologically sound set of guidelines, frameworks, and intervention strategies to redefine and recharge the critical act of cost optimization. Cost Optimization Fundamentals Cost Cutting in IT: When to Use Zero-Based Budgeting Ken McGee It's Time to Prepare for a Return to Business Growth Ken McGee \| Mark Raskino Key Issues for Cost Optimization, 2009 Kurt Potter Preserving Your Investments When Your IT Vendor is in Financial Difficulty Debra Logan CEO Concerns 2009: Dealing With the Downturn Jorge Lopez \| Mark Raskino Balancing Short-Term and Long-Term Cost-Optimization Efforts Barbara Gomolski \| Kurt Potter CIO Leadership Needs a Combination of Short-Term Tactics and Long-Term Thinking in Tough Times John Mahoney How the IT Organization Handles the Three Stages of a Downturn Jorge Lopez The 21st Century Disclosure Initiative Will Reprioritize Your Business Intelligence and Performance Management Strategies Michael Smith \| Bill Hostmann \| John E. Van Decker IT Services: One of the Highest Opportunities for Savings Given It's One of the Largest Sources of IT Spending Frances Karamouzis The Worldwide Economic Crisis Will Bring Real-Time Reporting for Risk Management French Caldwell Top Metrics for Evaluating Project Success Lars Mieritz Managing Employee Absence: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, and Time Is Money Thomas Otter Why Some Offices of the CIO Can Become Bloated Ellen Kitzis Case Study: Cutting IT Costs Can Go Too Far Bill Malik IT Spending and Staffing Report, 2009 Michael Smith \| Kurt Potter How to Determine Whether You Can Afford More Infrastructure Risk Cameron Haight \| Raymond Paquet Top Industry Predictions 2009: Industries in Recession-Driven Transition Jorge Lopez \| Kristin R. Moyer \| Christophe Uzureau \| Alistair Newton \| Thilo Koslowski \| Andrea Di Maio \| Massimiliano Claps \| Jeff Vining \| David McClure \| Keith Harrison \| Dale Hagemeyer \| Thomas J. Handler, M.D. \| Hung LeHong \| John Davison \| Mim Burt \| Van L. Baker \| Gale Daikoku \| Bill Rust Cost Optimization: Classify Costs to Achieve Sustainable Savings Stewart Buchanan Financial Crisis and Recession: Survey Shows Top Concerns for Government IT Organizations Andrea Di Maio The Four Levels of Cost Optimization Barbara Gomolski \| Kurt Potter \| Mark Raskino Actions You Can Take Now Get the best pricing and terms Gartner ensures you get the best value from your IT purchases. Gartner analysts and consultants review thousands of vendor contracts and proposals each year. Read More Identify opportunities to reduce IT costs Leveraging proprietary data, Gartner shows you exactly where your spend is high relative to best-in-class peers. Read More Implement cost-saving technologies Gartner ensures your success in implementing priority technology initiatives in conjunction with the business. Read More Restructure, improve processes, innovate Partner with Gartner to advance your technology initiatives to the next level. Read More Webinars How to Modernize IT While on a Budget 13 May 2009 Learn More How to Significantly Reduce Network Costs in these Turbulent Times 20 May 2009 Learn More Ten Ways to Significantly Reduce IT Costs 27 May 2009 Learn More The Real Truth About Cloud, SaaS and Saving Money Now 27 May 2009 Learn More Related Special Reports Focusing on Talent in Trying Times CIOs and HR leaders must get their enterprises' workforce practices into fighting shape, ready to pick back up when the economy rebounds. Read More Predicts 2009 Our annual Gartner Predicts report highlights projections on the topics that matter most to our clients. Whether the issue is cloud computing, social computing, print services or industries, we urge you to read these special reports before making major or minor IT decisions in 2009. Read More Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything Virtualization changes and touches nearly everything in the IT portfolio, affecting what you buy, how you buy and how you implement it. Read More IT Modernization: The Changing of the Guard IT modernization represents the changes that every IT organization must face as generations of technology are inevitably replaced by the next ones. Read More View all Fundamentals	Stay Connected Gartner Analysts on Twitter Stay Up To Date Outsourcing & IT Services Summit 15-16 June 2009 London - UK IT Infrastructure, Operations & Management Summit 23-25 June 2009 Orlando, FL Events Calendar Set up Email Alerts IT and the Economy Add + Reducing or Controlling Costs Add + Budget Management Add + IT Spending Add + Optimize IT Investments Add +
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