Benchmarking IT: How Much Should You Spend and Where?
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Monday, 13 October 2008
03:30 PM-04:30 PM
SYM18_14B.pdfSYM18_14B.ppt
Speaker: Thomas N. Larson
Location: Dolphin Hotel - Northern A-C
Session Type: Track Session
Tracks: ST1, PMB
Job Roles: CIOs & Other Senior IT Leaders, Security & Risk Management, Program & Portfolio Management, Sourcing & Vendor Relationships, Symposium Invitational Program, Business Executives
Vertical Industry: Technology & Service Providers
Business Imperative: Maximize Performance, Profitability & Competitiveness

Thomas N. LarsonHow do other public and private sector organizations allocate their IT budgets? This session uses Gartner's extensive database of IT staffing and spending patterns and trends to help you justify and/or modify your 2009 budget, as well as set realistic medium- and long-term goals.
Key Issues:
  • Is your current IT Budget for Staffing and Spending aligned with your Industry peers – if not, what makes you different or special?
  • What are the major trends in IT Staffing and Spending within Infrastructure and Operations? Is that spending and staffing trend different for Applications?
  • As you plan your 2009 IT Budget do you have the facts to justify your spending?
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