ITFM Insights | Episode 21: From Cost Transparency to Strategic Decision-Making in the Age of AI

As budgets tighten and AI accelerates the pace of change, technology leaders face a critical challenge: ensuring investments are aligned to business priorities and delivering measurable value. Yet strategy, portfolio planning, and financial management often operate in separate systems, making it difficult to assess trade-offs, prioritize initiatives, or understand what to fund next. Sharada Panchagnula, VP of Product for IBM Apptio and IBM Targetprocess joins episode host Shannon Toe to explain why IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) are more effective together, and how organizations can create a connected approach to strategy, funding, execution, and outcomes to drive smarter, data-backed decisions. Watch now to discover how leading organizations are turning disconnected planning processes into a continuous cycle of strategy, investment, and measurable business value. Related Resources: ITFM Maturity Model: A Roadmap for Innovation | https://ibm.co/6058ERCjq Strategic Portfolio Management: End-to-end Financial Visibility from Strategy to Delivery | https://ibm.co/6059ERCjS AI-Based Investments Require a New Approach to Deliver ROI Objectives | https://ibm.co/6050ERCjs How IBM Built AI Cost Transparency at Scale | https://ibm.co/6051ERCjt