If you read any TBM book or attend a conference, you’ll drown in business speak. It’s not that they are incorrect. It’s that they are trying to fill a hundred pages or twenty minutes trying to get down to the essence. At the end of the day, it’s all about driving behavior. Transparency is nice. By […]
Read moreEvery organization is a minefield of acronyms and legacy policies. When you are new to the function or the org, you will need to get up to speed quickly. While there is a “language” of TBM, it will mostly be understood by only professionals in this field. The language you really need to learn is […]
Read moreFor starters, see my career path post. But if you are thinking about a career in technology business management and want to know how to get started, here are some thoughts. Degree I know that some universities have begun to offer degrees in TBM, both undergrad and post grad. I’m not sure that any degree […]
Read moreFor or those that are new; chargeback is creating an allocation engine that takes in costs and attributes them to objects or services. Those costs are then allocated to a client on a dollar for dollar basis. Less cost equals less charge. Not rocket science. To achieve this result, you are going to need a […]
Read moreOne of the first questions I’m always asked is where technology business management should sit; within Tech or in Finance. Like most things, there no one correct answer. In a perfect world it wouldn’t matter as the two organizations would work closely together. However, years of anecdotal evidence suggests that it doesn’t really work that […]
Read moreThe number one question people ask me about TBM is “what is the role like?” This actually is a little more difficult to answer than you’d think. The reason why is that every company is different and the role changes quite a bit as you progress in your career. For the sake of keeping this […]
Read moreWhile I won’t go into any detail for obvious reasons, I am currently the COO for technology at a MegaCorp. This wasn’t my aspiration in life of course. Like most of you, I started out as a college student that wanted to carve out a career of any sort. My aspirations were on Wall Street […]
Read moreThis blog was started to spread my vast knowledge about the subject of technology business management. Vast may be an overstatement, but my point of view may be valuable to you. Read this page if you’ve just started in the field or if you’re looking for tips to take your company (and your career) to […]
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