Welcome to the community
As an IT Financial Management/TBM/IT Business Management Professional, you are part of a global community. To assist you in growing your knowledge and connections, we are sharing this collection of resources. This list will be updated as more resources are available.
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No matter where you are in your journey, there are resources here that will support your success.
CONNECT AND LEARN
CONFERENCES
If you are new to ITFM or trying to learn more, the ITFM community at large is a great place to find helpful information. Some of the best ways to learn more is by attending conferences (hopefully in person sometime soon) where you can meet peers who may have had some of the same questions or struggles that you have and can share their hard-won knowledge. Here is a short list of conferences that may be of help:
- ITFMA – A practitioner centered conference organized by a non-vendor not-for-profit April 11-15, 2022
- Thavron’s Calendar of Classes and Events
Online Communities and Free Learning References
While waiting to attend a conference, you can read up or watch some informative videos. Here are links to some educational material portals:
- Free Learning Resources provided here by Thavron
- The IT Financial Management Association
- The TBM Council
- The Apptio Community, for users of the Apptio Software Solution
- The Nicus Community, for users of the Nicus Software Solution
- The Magic Orange Blog
- Learning Resources from Upland/Comsci
BUILD YOUR ROADMAP
Roadmaps are critical in order to realize success that brings business value on your TBM/ITFM journey.
If you are working on how to create a roadmap to build alignment with the rest of the business, you may gain some insights by watching this series:
Part 1 : Creating a Roadmap for your ITFM/TBM Journey is critical to ensure that you are aligned with business needs and provide value with your activities. Learn More about Alignment in this piece of the series. https://youtu.be/wz8HjrrYwZg
Part 2 : Learn what the parts of an ITFM roadmap are, and how to design one. https://youtu.be/28WVMag3vx8
Part 3 : In part 3 of this 3 part series, get details about the resources needed for common ITFM/TBM projects that align you with the business to provide real value. https://youtu.be/QCaQgKXpb58
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CHOOSING YOUR BEST SOLUTION
If you are considering investing in or changing ITFM/TBM software, here are links to some of the major software vendors in the ITFM/TBM space:
How do You Choose?
If you would like a primer on how to prepare for the purchasing process of an ITFM/TBM software, we have made some content available to help you in your decision-making process:
Choosing an ITFM/TBM Vendor Whitepaper
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Choosing an ITFM/TBM Vendor Video Series:
Part 1 : How to prepare for the selection process. Understanding and setting goals is a critical first step, not just for making a software selection, but also for getting the best ROI from your implementation. https://youtu.be/ROeM4TqA8YE
Part 2 : how to prepare for and execute a Call for Vendors, how to quantitatively and qualitatively measure the software tools against your requirements, and how to prepare your data for a proof of concept. https://youtu.be/EnMX6xXBTPE
Part 3 : In the final part of this three-part series, we discuss the part of a successful implementation that fast forwards ROI- the Vendor Relationship https://youtu.be/RuctArjy1Tg
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Thavron Provides Free Assessment and Guidance
If you are feeling a bit lost, don’t know where to start, or have any general questions regarding whether you are ready, please reach out to us. We are always glad to spend an hour talking with you and assessing where you are and what your next steps should be. We never charge for this; it is a courtesy that we offer to all the members of our ITFM/TBM community. You can reach us at info@thavronsolutions.com , or send us a message here online.
Publication Resources:
- Financial Intelligence for IT Professionals: What You Really Need to Know About the Numbers by Karen Bermen, Joe Knight, John Case
- Architecture & Patterns for IT: Service Management, Resource Planning and Governance by Charles T Betz
- Service Management for Dummies by Judith Hurwitz, Robin Bloor, Marcia Kaufman, Fern Halper
- Technology Scorecards Aligning IT Investments with Business Performance by Sam Bansal
- The Remedy: Bringing Lean Thinking out of the Factory to Transform the Entire Organization by Pascal Dennis
- Implementing Information Technology Governance: Models, Practices and Cases by Steven De Haes
- Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling High-Tech Goods to Mainstream Customers. New York: Harper Business. by G.A. Moore
- Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller, Richard Dobbs, Bill Huyett
- Business Capability Models”by Andrew Swindell
- Gartner: Definition: Business Capability Modeling (2019)
- Forrester Report: The IT Financial Management — AKA TBM — Technology Solution Ecosystem Achieve Total Cost Visibility With ITFM/TBM Technology And Services
- Gartner: Communicate IT’s Business Value
- Gartner: Seize this opportunity for Digital Business Acceleration
- Gartner: 3-year roadmap for IT Financial Management Maturity
- Gartner: IT Cost Optimization, Finance, Risk and Value Primer for 2021
- Gartner: Five Success Factors for IT Financial Management Tool Initiatives
- Gartner: Smarter Spending, Invest in Business Outcomes
- Thavron’s Whitepapers and Resource Library