Case Study: Burns & McDonnell improves IT budgeting and cost transparency with Apptio

Burns & McDonnell cuts IT budgeting from a month to minutes with Apptio

Burns & McDonnell, an employee-owned architecture and engineering firm, faced challenges in managing its technology spend. The company relied on manual Excel spreadsheets for budgeting and showback/chargeback processes, which were time-consuming, error-prone, and lacked the data needed to explain costs or drive value. To address this, they turned to vendor Apptio for a solution using IBM Apptio Costing and Planning.

Apptio provided a solution that automated the budgeting process and delivered a data-driven Bill of IT. This enabled Burns & McDonnell to defend costs to executives, build trust with other departments, and have strategic conversations about value. The implementation saved the finance team significant time, reducing a month-long budgeting process to a seamless task with Apptio. The company also plans future integrations to drive even more value.

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