CIOs Must Address IT's Perceived Value Problem
CIO, Tuesday, September 3rd, 2024
With 2025 budget battles upon us, IT leaders must recognize the importance of perception and fix how IT value is measured to ease their arguments for adequate advantage-producing investment.
In a perfect world, enterprise IT should be funded at levels that enable existing operations to function outage- and security incident-free with a smattering of investments in a manageable portfolio of competitive advantage-producing innovation initiatives. Is this too much to ask?
Looking ahead to the 2025 budget season my futurist colleagues forecast a drama-rich street fight for enterprise IT resources. With 2025 budgets expected to be tight, IT must have its 'value story' ready.