05Module · Technology Business Management
Cut costs.
Decide smarter.
IT costs are spread across ERP, cloud accounts and license databases. knooing aggregates every source on one platform, allocates costs to business units via TBM logic and compares them against delivered value.
What this module delivers
Four views, one steerable cost model.
01Cost Intelligence
All IT costs consolidated — per app, service and department.
ERP vendor invoices, cloud bills, license charges and internal effort are consolidated. Every cost item is attached to an application, service or capability – the single-number IT cost debate is over.
- Consolidation of ERP, cloud and license costs
- Every item linked to an app, service or capability
- Drill-down from business unit to a single invoice in few clicks
- Filtering by cost type, region, contract type
02TBM mapping & explorer
Allocate costs transparently to business units.
A TBM model passes costs from the purchased resource down to the business unit. Allocation rules are explicit, traceable and adjust automatically when usage or distribution changes.
- Multi-level TBM model (resource → service → capability → unit)
- Explicit allocation rules instead of a black box
- Automatic classification of new cost items
- TBM Explorer for interactive deep-dive analysis
03TBM Forecast
Reliable projections for budgets and investments.
Contract terms, usage trends and planned actions feed into a 12 to 24 month forecast per business unit and capability. Budgets can be defended and investment decisions backed up with data.
- 12 to 24 month forecast per business unit and capability
- Considers contract terms and notice periods
- What-if scenarios for planned actions
- Forecast vs. actuals comparison over time
04Cost Actions & Value Dashboard
From savings potential to realised savings.
Cost Actions are concrete measures with owner, target date and quantified savings potential. The Value Dashboard shows what has actually been realised – making IT value contribution visible, not just IT cost.
- Cost action backlog with owner and target date
- Quantified savings per action
- Value Dashboard with realised benefit over time
- Direct link to Optimization Projects and demand decisions
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