Optimal use of IT investments

With today’s complex IT systems it is not unusual to have on-going discussions about whether the company’s IT cost is realistic in relation to the service provided. IT Optima focuses on Total Cost of Ownership – not just IT departmental spend.

Concrete figures

Often such discussions are opinionated and not very constructive. However, it is possible to overcome this by using concrete figures about the IT situation. An IT Optima analysis documents the present level of the company’s IT, and points out the potential for cutting costs in specific areas. Furthermore we can help you execute changes.

Specifically we measure areas such as

• capitalized costs
• operational costs
• end user time
• wasted time

We also analyse the organisation of the IT department/competence centre, systems/modules, degree of standardization etc. We can identify whether the number of employees in the IT department / the SAP competence centre is reasonable, too few or too many in relation to the business need.

Best practice

Benchmarking can give a company inspiration from other companies enjoying the benefits of best practice: what IT performance have they achieved – and how? This makes it easier to set objective goals for IT performance in relation to the company’s cost level. If a client is considering outsourcing some of its IT functions, we can also provide figures and results from companies who have already outsourced.

New investments?

An analysis from IT Optima can be used as an IT management tool, so that it is possible to keep an eye on developments in the company’s IT and ensure an optimal relationship between costs and investments in the area. In short, we give the company a better overview of IT operations and of what needs to be prioritised, as well as a tool for documenting the reasons for choosing to prioritise in this way.