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Cost & Budget - Data Collection

Capture your organization's current IT state and spend

Capture your current IT state and cost baseline

Define your company profile, current IT spend, and historical cost data to establish the foundation for transformation planning and cost forecasting.

Complete your Organization Setup to start

Please provide your industry, number of IT users, and currency in the Organization Setup.

Cloud Footprint
20%
On-Premise⬧ Benchmark: 55%Full Cloud

Percentage of workloads running in the cloud (0% = all on-premise, 100% = fully cloud-based)

Operating Model
20%
In-House⬧ Benchmark: 45%Outsourced

Percentage of IT operations managed by external vendors (0% = fully in-house, 100% = fully outsourced)

Automation Level
20%
Manual⬧ Benchmark: 40%Fully Automated

Degree of automation in deployments, monitoring, and operations (0% = manual processes, 100% = fully automated)

Security Level
20%
Basic⬧ Benchmark: 60%Enterprise-Grade

Maturity of security controls and compliance measures (0% = basic security, 100% = enterprise-grade security)

AI Intensity
20%
Basic AI⬧ Benchmark: 35%AI Pervasive

Degree to which AI augments workflows (0% = basic AI, 100% = AI pervasive in processes)

Data Expansion
20%
Stable Volume⬧ Benchmark: 50%Exponential Growth

Aggressiveness of data growth (0% = stable volume, 100% = exponential growth)

Modernization Investment
20%
Legacy/Stagnant⬧ Benchmark: 50%Fully Modern

Investment in modern technology stack (0% = legacy systems, high maintenance, 100% = modern architecture, lower operational costs)

Vendor Flexibility
20%
Locked-In⬧ Benchmark: 45%Full Leverage

Negotiation power and exit options (0% = locked-in, 100% = full flexibility/leverage)

Annual IT run cost (operations, licenses, infrastructure)

Planned investment / project budget this year

Main focus areas of this year's build/investment budget

Full-time IT staff (FTEs)

Total cost including salaries, benefits & overhead

Add Historical Data

Enter historical spending for 2016 to 2025

⚠️ Disclaimer: All projections and recommendations are estimates based on industry best practices and benchmarks. Actual results may vary significantly depending on your specific circumstances, e.g. implementation approach, vendor agreements, and organizational factors. Use these figures as directional guidance for strategic planning rather than exact predictions.

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