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Cost Optimization SPECIAL FEATURE IT Cost Optimization Key Initiative Overview IT cost optimization, undertaken at both strategic and tactical levels and across all process domains, helps enterprises produce results, improve performance and formulate return-to-growth strategies. IT leaders can use this guide to understand what they need to do to prepare for this initiative. Read Now Cost Optimization Spotlight CEO Concerns: Peering Into 2010 and Beyond This research continues an examination of CEO concerns and priorities since our first report in 2003. The outlook is for a concentration on customers and revenue after a long focus on costs in 2009. CIOs must prepare for the shift that this represents to their budgets and project portfolios. Cost Optimization Fundamentals It Is Time to Rethink the IT Budget Process Barbara Gomolski \| Michael Gerrard \| Susan Landry Managing in a Downturn: Focus on Cost Optimization will Linger Kurt Potter 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. 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