IT & INFRASTRUCTURE
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Foundation β How IT Thinks
The Epistemological Gap Between IT and Finance
Core Framework β IT’s Operating Model
How Decisions Flow, Who Controls What, and Where Finance Fits
Key Metrics β What IT Measures
25 IT Metrics, the Finance Translation Layer, and the Revenue Linkage Map
Budget Architecture β How IT Spends
Five Budget Pools, Hidden Costs, Opex vs. Capex, and the CFO Review Framework
Analytics & Data β How IT Measures What It Manages
From ITSM Telemetry to Financial Insight: The CFO's IT Intelligence Framework
The Hardest Conversation
Five Difficult CFO-CIO Dialogues and How to Navigate Each
Build vs. Buy vs. Cloud-Native
The IT Investment Decision Framework
OKRs, KPIs & the Shared IT-Finance Dashboard
Designing the Scorecard That Both Finance and IT Can Own
Technology & Tools β The IT Tech Stack ROI
Auditing, Rationalising, and Optimising the IT Tool Portfolio
Teaching Finance to the CIO β The CFO as Education
TCO Literacy, Risk-Adjusted ROI, and the Finance Curriculum for IT Leaders
Case Studies I β Two IT Finance Scenarios
The ERP Cost Spiral Β· The Cloud Migration That Missed Five Cost Categories
Case Studies II β Two More IT Finance Scenarios
The Cybersecurity Incident Β· The Shadow IT Audit That Changed IT Strategy
Case Studies III β Two Final IT Finance Scenarios
The Legacy System Sunset Β· The Managed Services Decision
Relationship Architecture
The Complete CFO-CIO Governance Model and Operating Rhythm
Master Summary
50 Concepts Β· Complete IT-Finance Glossary Β· The 25-Metric IT Map