Independent Review of Your IT and Digital Budget
I review your current IT and digital spend with a CFO mindset — and identify where you’re overpaying, duplicating, or investing without real return.
Use Cases:
- You want to challenge or validate the IT budget before approval.
- You suspect your IT/digital costs are too high but need facts.
- You want a clear outside-in view before the next budgeting round.
What you get:
- A short and clear analysis of your IT and digital spend
- Identification of unnecessary or excessive cost areas
- Benchmarks for typical IT cost structures
- Specific recommendations for cost reduction
- A written summary that you can use in your internal planning and discussions
Cutting Hidden and Unnecessary IT Costs
I analyze your systems, contracts, licenses, and operations — and help you reduce costs without disrupting the business.
Use Cases:
- You’ve accumulated tools and platforms that no one owns or uses.
- You want to reduce your external IT service costs.
- You suspect your infrastructure (e.g., cloud, servers, licenses) isn’t optimized.
What you get:
- A list of unused or low-value tools and services
- Identification of cost drivers in your IT operations
- Recommendations for consolidation or exit
- Optimization proposals for cloud and infrastructure setups
- Input for contract renegotiation and supplier reduction
Preparation for Your Talk with CIO or Head of IT
IT budgets are rising fast, and many CFOs want to challenge costs and priorities more effectively — but don’t have time to dive deeper and prepare for conversations with their IT leadership. I help you prepare for these conversations.
Use Cases:
- You have an important meeting with your CIO and want to enter prepared.
- You want to make sure IT cost discussions are based on facts, not technical slides.
- You suspect unnecessary roles, services, or tools in IT — but need arguments to address them.
- You want to challenge digital projects that don’t deliver measurable value.
- You want to send a clear financial message to IT without creating friction.
- You need someone to translate technical topics into business impact.
- You want to take control of the conversation — not be controlled by it.
What you get:
- Clear talking points and questions
- A list of typical inefficiencies to watch for
- Arguments to use in the meeting
- A short, focused summary you can take with you
Getting Your Digital Projects Under Control
Many digital initiatives run too long, cost too much, and deliver too little. I help you clean up the project portfolio — and define what’s truly worth investing in.
Use Cases:
- You want to stop digital projects that don’t deliver business value.
- You’re unsure what’s still running and how much it costs.
- You want transparency and prioritization — fast.
What you get:
- A clear list of all active digital and IT projects
- Identification of low-value or outdated initiatives
- Cost overview of ongoing efforts
- Prioritization based on business impact
- A shortlist of projects worth continuing – and which to stop
Designing a Leaner, More Accountable IT Organization
I help you assess your current IT structure and suggest changes to reduce management layers, clarify responsibilities, and improve accountability.
Use Cases:
- Your IT is overstaffed in some areas and underpowered in others.
- You want leaner structures without losing core capabilities.
- You need a roadmap for gradual, respectful change.
What you get:
- A clear analysis of your current IT organization
- Identification of overlaps, gaps, and unclear responsibilities
- Suggestions for reducing complexity and layers
- A practical and respectful change roadmap
- Input you can use to realign roles and responsibilities with business needs