IT cost model and showback

An IT cost model built with finance that reconciles to the ledger, and showback that shows each part of the business what its technology costs.

Project type

Cost model and showback

Practice

IT financial management

Where it reached
  • People
  • Process
  • Information
  • Technology

Where they started

The organization knew what it spent on technology, but not what each part of the business consumed.

What we did

  • Cost model. Mapped spend from the ledger to services, and to the parts of the business that use them.
  • Reconciliation. Tied the model to the general ledger, so the total matched finance’s.
  • Showback. Published what each business unit consumes, using drivers leaders could understand and influence.

What changed

A cost picture finance recognized, and conversations about technology demand grounded in what that demand actually costs.

Want a result like this?

Bring the situation you are in. We will tell you where we would start, and whether it is worth doing now.