Sidekick SuiteTM
Assisting the IT management team in optimizing the cost, risk and business value of IT.
So, what;s a Sidekick? A sidekick is a trusted friend and savvy advisor.
Most IT organizations have an abundance of data ‘locked’ in operational systems. This makes it very difficult to make data-driven decisions.
Sidekick solves this problem. Powered by ITin3D, a powerful, agile modeling platform Sidekick is optimized for four key IT management roles - CIO - Product Manager - Financial Manager - Architect. Each of these personas can be implemented individually or in any combination.
CIO Sidekick
Client Value
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CIOs can prove IT value contribution to the business
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IT and business KPIs are aligned to drive common goals
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Performance issues are caught early and mitigated
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IT performance is optimized around cost, risk, and business value
Features
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KPIs are designed around business objectives and value streams
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KPI targets are designed and tracked to drive IT performance
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KPI risk is evaluated against magnitude and mitigation factors
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Cost, risk & value of solutions are compared in a Curve analysis
Service / Product Manager Sidekick
Client Value
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Provides an in-depth transparency to lower IT costs
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See the whole picture with multi-dimensional portfolio optimization analytics
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Gain in depth insights into individual product costs
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Compare IT product costs to industry benchmarks
Features
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Transforms IT financial data from cost centers to IT services
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Re-distributes technical services to business services
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Distributes business services to consumer
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Enables in depth granularity and transparency of all IT costs
Financial Analyst Sidekick
Client Value
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Forecast multiple scenarios for change
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Report to management the realization of benefits
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High quality financials for digital transformation initiatives
Features
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Rigorous ROI for cloud migration and other major initiatives
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Underpins and tracks roadmap plans and decisions
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Measures change over time against baselines
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Includes business benefits and financial impact
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Track large projects actual costs and tag KPIs
IT / Business Architect Sidekick
Client Value
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Connects business & IT architecture to asses business contribution
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Maximizes ROA (return on assets) for IT decisions
Features
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Cost / benefit analysis of architectural options and trade offs
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Build alternate architectural cost scenarios
IIIE is an authorized sales agent of the Sidekick Suite™ built with the ITin3D™ Modeling Tool. The SidekicK Suite™ and ITin3D™ (patent pending) are fully owned products of IT Business Dimensions, copyright all rights reserved.
