Develop and Manage Your Infrastructure and Operations Budget
Make your budget strategic, not transactional, to build trust and credibility.
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Ineffective budgeting processes lead to:
- “Gaming” the budget.
- Mistrust and eroded credibility from business partners.
- Failure to receive approval for important projects.
Improve your infrastructure and operations budgeting process to:
- Build credibility and trust with business partners.
- Make budgeting strategic, not transactional.
- Manage your team better.
Module 1: Assess the Current Environment
The Purpose
- Assess the current business environment.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Identify the likely impact on IT infrastructure.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Perform environmental analysis. |
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| 1.2 | Review business initiatives and priorities. |
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Module 2: Identify and Prioritize Capital Projects
The Purpose
- Rank-order upcoming capital projects by priority.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Create an ordered list of recommended infrastructure and operations projects for the upcoming year.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Incorporate IT projects and initiatives on your roadmap in the capital planning process. |
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| 2.2 | Create a capital project worksheet. |
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| 2.3 | Develop and apply scoring criteria for capital projects. |
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Module 3: Develop the Operating Budget
The Purpose
- Develop your operating budget and identify potential efficiencies.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Create the infrastructure and operations operating budget.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Conduct zero-based budgeting activities for a single account. |
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| 3.2 | Build the operating budget for your group. |
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Module 4: Drive Ongoing Improvement
The Purpose
- Improve the budget process in a structured, repeatable way with input from the Infrastructure and Operations team.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Build a plan for continuous improvement.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 4.1 | Review your variance reporting practices. |
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| 4.2 | Run a hotwash with your team to identify possible improvements. |
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