Day 1: Dec 5, 2023
5:00 pm
CASE STUDY: BUDGETING UNDER FINANCIAL PRESSURE
Decode the budget puzzle: Capital vs Operational Budgets and how it affects IT services and security
Financial structures shape everything in technology — from the pace of innovation to the strength of your cybersecurity safeguards. Yet for many IT and data leaders, capital vs operational budgeting remains a murky, misunderstood world that slows progress, limits investment, and leads to painful misunderstandings with finance teams. Leave with a plan to:
- Decode financial constraints and unlock momentum by understanding how capital vs operational classifications influence technology planning, lifecycle decisions, cybersecurity spend, and organizational risk appetite.
- Master the finance conversation and how to present IT and data investments in language that resonates with CFOs — value, amortization, ROI, risk mitigation, and total cost of ownership.
- Turn budgeting into a strategic advantage: Discover negotiation techniques, framing tactics, and budget-smart sequencing that help you advance technology goals within real-world financial structures.
Crack the Finance Code to Unlock Faster, Smarter, More Secure IT Delivery
Day 2: Dec 6, 2023
