If you want to transform IT, start with finance

Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by cratermoon on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @07:48PM (#27827616)

> Computers first came into many companies via the Finance department way back when because they recognized what computers could do as glorified calculators, spreadsheets and accounting systems.[1] IT departments were often an outgrowth of those early systems

And yet, somehow, IT departments ended up getting classified as cost centers by the finance department.

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Re:If you want to transform IT, start with finance by blihp on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @08:34PM (#27828014)

If they don't directly contribute to the bottom line, that's how they should be classified from an accounting perspective. There are at least a couple of ways IT departments could avoid that fate: having internal customers pay for their services independent of the cost or directly managing projects that otherwise contribute to the bottom line. It's rare, but it does happen.

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