Budget

Episode 13 Budget Season Simplification

In this video Chris Don and Darren Wray (CEO of Fifth Step) talk about IT budgets and what CIOs and IT leaders should be thinking about during this budget season. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel to get regular updates and thought leadership. You can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes, or add us to your favourite podcast player (our favourite is Pocket Casts which is available on all popular mobile platforms http://www.shiftyjelly.com/pocketcasts/) by searching for Fifth Step Podcast within the app, or add our feed address: http://fifthstepltd.podbean.com/feed/... this and other podcasts from Fifth Step on our website, along with supporting material for the Podcast at https://www.fifthstep.com/Podcasts Thank you for watching this Fifth Step webinar, to learn more about Fifth Step and our thought leadership please visit https://www.fifthstep.com. You can find copies of Darren's books about IT Leadership, Data Privacy and Complex Change/Brexit Readiness on Amazon by visiting https://amazon.com/author/darrenwray or https://www.amazon.co.uk/Darren-Wray/e/B074N23S33 or by visiting your local Amazon store.

Darren Wray
Tags: 
Budget
CIO
IT Leadership
Vendor Management
YouTube Categories:
People & Blogs

Drawing up an IT budget checklist

It’s that time of year again when those with budget responsibility are being asked to submit their final numbers. With this in mind, it is worth remembering that of all the areas up for review by the Board, IT will often be the most hefty. IT is (or should be) a strategic asset, servicing the business and helping it meet its strategic and tactical objectives and revenue targets. The challenge is to ensure that IT and business budgets are aligned. In some organisations this communication is only done when the budgets are being finalised.

Darren Wray
Tags: 
Budget
Check List
Planning
Business Strategy
IT Strategy