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Budget or Budgeting

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Budgeting refers to the process of planning, allocating and managing financial resources within an organization. A strategic budget ensures financial stability and supports business objectives.

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I'm leading a software company to deliver software products and professional services. I'm looking for a tool to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of the staff utilization on the spot.

What approaches have you used to advance strategic priorities despite budget constraints? Where have you found opportunities to reallocate budget, rationalize your technology portfolio, or demonstrate faster time-to-value?

In the past 6 months, has your organization had to abandon any AI projects due to cost?

What tips can you share for driving better business outcomes through strategic IT investments? Which spending areas tend to improve results for the business most efficiently?

What cloud cost optimization strategies have you found most effective in your organization? Are there specific techniques or best practices that have helped you reduce expenses without sacrificing the resources your teams need?

What sorts of strategic changes are you making to your IT budget for 2026? Are you reallocating funding from areas like infrastructure or talent in response to evolving priorities related to AI?

What adjustments are you planning to make to your org’s cyber budget for 2026 (if any)?

Any advice for a new CIO planning their first budget for IT? What tips do you have for securing the funding IT needs?

When you’re working on budgeting alongside your CISO, do you ever find that one perspective tends to take precedence over the other? How do you approach finding a balance and making collaborative decisions together?

Which of these areas are you targeting for funding increases in your 2026 cybersecurity budget? (Choose all applicable)

What is the best recommended approach to build intracompany billing in IT shared services models for a group of companies?

Are you using PLAs and ODMs?

Gartner is increasingly advocating for both in their reports.
As vendors (regardless of what we do), is the conversation about ODMs (Outcome Driven Metrics) and PLAs (Protection Level Agreement) practical or still 'academic'?

Do you manage AI and traditional IT infrastructure investments as separate portfolios (budgets, governance, decision criteria), or do you combine them? What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Looking back over recent volatility, where have you improved or increased ROI for IT? How did you maximize the return on IT investments?

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I'm leading a software company to deliver software products and professional services. I'm looking for a tool to monitor the effectiveness and efficiency of the staff utilization on the spot.

What approaches have you used to advance strategic priorities despite budget constraints? Where have you found opportunities to reallocate budget, rationalize your technology portfolio, or demonstrate faster time-to-value?

In the past 6 months, has your organization had to abandon any AI projects due to cost?

What tips can you share for driving better business outcomes through strategic IT investments? Which spending areas tend to improve results for the business most efficiently?

What cloud cost optimization strategies have you found most effective in your organization? Are there specific techniques or best practices that have helped you reduce expenses without sacrificing the resources your teams need?

What sorts of strategic changes are you making to your IT budget for 2026? Are you reallocating funding from areas like infrastructure or talent in response to evolving priorities related to AI?

What adjustments are you planning to make to your org’s cyber budget for 2026 (if any)?

Any advice for a new CIO planning their first budget for IT? What tips do you have for securing the funding IT needs?

When you’re working on budgeting alongside your CISO, do you ever find that one perspective tends to take precedence over the other? How do you approach finding a balance and making collaborative decisions together?

Which of these areas are you targeting for funding increases in your 2026 cybersecurity budget? (Choose all applicable)

What is the best recommended approach to build intracompany billing in IT shared services models for a group of companies?

Are you using PLAs and ODMs? Gartner is increasingly advocating for both in their reports. As vendors (regardless of what we do), is the conversation about ODMs (Outcome Driven Metrics) and PLAs (Protection Level Agreement) practical or still 'academic'?

Do you manage AI and traditional IT infrastructure investments as separate portfolios (budgets, governance, decision criteria), or do you combine them? What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Looking back over recent volatility, where have you improved or increased ROI for IT? How did you maximize the return on IT investments?

Are you using PLAs and ODMs?

Gartner is increasingly advocating for both in their reports.
As vendors (regardless of what we do), is the conversation about ODMs (Outcome Driven Metrics) and PLAs (Protection Level Agreement) practical or still 'academic'?