The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

While the financials of shifting expenditure to the opex budget rather than the capex budget do undoubtedly support adoption from smaller enterprises, the McKinsey findings remind us that there are a broader range of barriers to overcome if the benefits of the latest technologies are to be spread across society.

TCO 73

TCO Decentralization CAPEX Industry 73

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

Just look at what most do: They appoint a CIO and give him or her a budget and a mandate to get on with it! Of course, this response would be fine if the challenge were merely to deploy technology (on time and to budget) and ensure it continues to function properly for as long as required. They never have!

CIO 8

CIO CAPEX Budgeting CRM 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

That means choosing the right dashboards, defining which metrics matter most and mapping out how long-range planning, resource allocation, and budgeting will work. Are you focusing opex and capex on these priorities in order to build competitively differentiated capabilities? None of these are easy questions.

Strategy 8

Strategy Company Banking Apparel 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

If asked about cost savings, be ready to deliver your pitch on how you intend to reduce or eliminate capex spending, reduce personnel resources, move services to a pay by month model eliminating long term contracts and ultimately reduce your annual budget by a modest percentage year over year over a 3-5 year period of time.

Directory 8

Directory Company IAM CIO 8