Gartner Expert

Stewart Buchanan

VP Analyst

Stewart Buchanan is a Research VP in Gartner's CIO team, focusing on the economics of digital technologies in the enterprise. Mr. Buchanan has expertise in both supply and demand management through specializations that include IT asset management and gathering data to support the life cycle planning and chargeback of digital technology costs under global contracts and shared services operating models.

Previous experience

As an IT strategy consultant, Mr. Buchanan helped many well-known organizations to measure, plan, purchase, recharge and improve value-for-money in information services, working across industries as diverse as professional and financial services, media, manufacturing and retail. He previously spent 15 years in IT product and service management, working as the IT manager for an international firm and as a technical service manager in distribution and a reseller.

Professional background

GlassHouse Technologies, Strategic Analyst, 6 years

Areas of coverage

  • Strategic Portfolio Management

  • CIO Impact on Strategy and Execution

  • CIO Management of Technology Finance, Risk and Value

  • IT Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management Operating Model

Education

B.A. with honors, Intellectual History, Universities of Sussex and Burgundy

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

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Troubleshoot CIO operating model challenges and business friction to optimize organizational performance

02

Product funding, investment and financial agility to optimize and realize the value of technology

03

Chargeback spending, investments and costs, even in complex distributed organizations

04

Categorize, source, plan and budget for capital investment and operating expenditure

05

Map value streams to measure value flows, monetize and enhance the business value of technology