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5 Foundational IT Financial Management Elements for CIO Success

UPCOMING September 26, 2025
| 7:00 a.m. PDT | 1 hour

In today's dynamic business environment, CIOs are tasked with navigating a complex landscape of technical, business and political challenges. Amidst these demands, financial management often becomes a focal point only during critical periods, such as budgeting season, or when IT expenditures need rapid adjustments. Join this complimentary Gartner CIO leadership webinar as a Gartner expert explores the essential fundamentals of IT financial management (ITFM) that every CIO must master to achieve key financial objectives: securing funding, optimizing IT costs and demonstrating IT's value. The session will also explore the five core competencies of ITFM: benchmarking, budgeting, managing spend, cost allocation and investment. Take a close look at how these competencies serve as pivotal enablers for broader organizational goals and how to evaluate your organization's proficiency in these areas. You will walk away from this session with answers to your vital questions and recommended actions to help you achieve your goals.


  • Learn how ITFM is directly linked to key business goals 

  • Assess your capability in each of the 5 ITFM fundamentals to identify areas for improvement 

  • Best practice in ITFM competencies, current trends and future direction

Return to this web page to watch the webinar. Contact us at gartnerwebinars@gartner.com with questions about viewing this webinar.

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Bryan Hayes

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