A practical decision checklist for your next IT strategy review:
- Do we know where our cloud spend is actually going?
Can we clearly identify which teams, projects, applications and business functions are driving our cloud costs? - Are we managing costs proactively or reactively?
Do we review cloud spend before resources are deployed or only after invoices arrive? - Are our resources properly tagged?
Can we accurately attribute spending across departments, projects, products and business services? - How much of our cloud spend is delivering value?
Can we distinguish between intentional investment, growth-related spending and unnecessary waste? - Are we balancing optimisation with innovation?
Could savings generated from waste reduction be redirected towards AI, automation or other strategic initiatives? - Do our technology and finance teams work together?
Are CIOs, CFOs and business leaders aligned on how technology investment supports organisational objectives? - Are we prepared for increasing AI consumption?
Do we understand how AI services, token usage and consumption-based pricing models could affect future budgets? - Do we have the right governance in place?
Are policies, controls, reporting and automation helping us make intentional spending decisions at cloud speed? - How will we measure success?
Beyond cost reduction, are we tracking business value, operational efficiency, innovation and return on investment?
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