Webinar Clip:
Three Key Allocation Strategies
What Are the Pros and Cons of Each Method?
Overview
In this presentation, three key cost allocation strategies are defined: basic, hybrid and pure consumption-based models. Which is most appropriate for your company's needs? The pros and cons of each method are outlined in this clip, which is cut from the webinar titled, "Basic Allocation of IT Costs: Pros and Cons." If you'd like to see the entire webinar, please register in the box at the right. You can also register for the remainder of the 12-part Apptio educational webinar series, "Understanding and Leveraging IT Financial Transparency to Improve Business Alignment."
About the Speaker
Suraj Nekram
President & CEO SteelGlass Consulting
- Former Senior Vice President at Bank of America and the Financial Transparency Executive responsible for charging back their multi-billion dollar technology expense to the lines of business.
- Held leadership roles at Merrill Lynch including Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (Corporate Planning), responsible for Budgeting & Forecasting, Capital Planning and Expense Management.
keywords
basic allocation, cost driver, consumption, utilization, cost efficiency, general ledger, true consumption-based model, over recovery, under recovery, rates modeling, governance, activity-based costing