| Changing the Cost Structure of IT | |
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Monday, 13 October 2008
02:00 PM-03:00 PM | |
Speaker: Barbara Gomolski
Location: Swan Hotel - Swan 6
Session Type: Track Session
Tracks: ST2, LEAN | Job Roles: CIOs & Other Senior IT Leaders, Sourcing & Vendor Relationships, Symposium Invitational Program, Business Executives
Vertical Industry: Technology & Service Providers
Business Imperative: Maximize Performance, Profitability & Competitiveness |
 IT is under relentless pressure to improve its cost effectiveness. In response, leading CIOs are substituting IT’s fixed costs for variable costs to achieve radical improvement in the cost effectiveness. What is involved in shifting IT to a variable cost model? What lessons can be learned from the way leading CIOs are restructuring their IT organizations and supply arrangements? How can these lessons be applied by all enterprises to shift the cost point of IT? |
Key Issues:
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- Why should organizations change the cost structure of IT?
- What’s involved in shifting IT to a variable cost model?
- What are the implications of changing the cost structure of IT?
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