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Finding balance between cost, quality and time

Run-Grow-Transform (RGT) Model is a framework designed to help CIOs and IT leaders align their IT functions with business strategy

Typical organization spends 70%-75% of its technology budget on 2 areas: Infrastructure technology (foundational) and transaction technology (business operations, running processes).

Technology Spend

Best practices

  • Technology Portfolio Rationalization
  • Running lesser number of applications, reduces maintenance/operating costs
  • Moving more applications to public cloud infrastructure, takes advantage of volume/utility based pricing
  • Modern App Stack/Cloud native results in business agility
  • Reduced risk of legacy apps, reduce risk of excessive batch windows, more real time operational view of business
  • Evolve from ‘Systems of Record’ to ‘Systems of Engagement’
  • Transactional technology provides Applications/Info systems to process Quote to Cash, Procure to Pay, the core processes which bring cash flow to enterprise. Use Managed Services-based to achieve:
    • Year on year productivity improvements (Cost Containment)
    • Use Global Delivery model & leverage wage arbitrage (Cost Reduction)
  • IT outsourcing is a strategic practice where companies entrust specific IT functions or tasks to external service providers. This cost-effective approach allows organizations to tap into specialized expertise, reduce operational overhead, and focus on core business activities

Outsourcing

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