{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Operational ITAM Podcast","title":"The Decision Table: Where Did the Saving Go?","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/54bdee04\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1257,"description":"An approved reduction is only the beginning. Bill Van Nort follows a fictional software subscription change from forecast through the signed agreement, implementation, invoices and a delayed credit. See why a $48,000 gross forecast becomes a $27,000 net calendar-year benefit—and how to explain every difference.\nIN THIS EPISODE\n• Agree the baseline, scope and reporting period.\n• Distinguish assigned licenses from purchased commitments.\n• Explain delayed implementation and retained capacity.\n• Trace billing corrections to the affected service periods.\n• Separate forecast, verified result and annualized run rate.\n• Check that the service still meets the business requirement.\nAll case amounts are illustrative USD. The fictional supplier minimum and credit timing are not Microsoft or AWS terms. Finance determines your organization's recognition and accounting treatment.\nYOUR NEXT STEP\nPick one completed technology change. Trace its estimate, agreed baseline, effective date, implemented quantity, invoices, credits and implementation costs. Explain material differences. State what is verified and what remains unresolved. Use records you are authorized to access and take the result to your finance partner.\nWATCH, LISTEN & READ\nhttps://www.operationalitam.com/pages/podcast-016-where-did-the-saving-go.html\nWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQgC5BoZD9g\nPRACTICAL RESOURCE\nF02 — Validate benefits and report business outcomes:\nhttps://www.operationalitam.com/store/index.php?page=product&sku=F02\nBill's paid resource includes an editable procedure, flowchart and adoption/evidence checklist. Purchasing supports the show. The homework requires no purchase.\nCHAPTERS\nTRANSCRIPT\nSOURCES & FURTHER READING\nFinOps Foundation — Reporting and Analytics\nhttps://www.finops.org/framework/capabilities/reporting-analytics/\nFinOps Foundation — Quantify Business Value\nhttps://www.finops.org/framework/domains/quantify-business-value/\nMicrosoft — Buy or remove business subscription...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nFlbExxNnhzrwnSlx4jBvKVGVnnfmon8-1VE92EQptA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84NjA4/YzdhOWJhZjcyZjYw/ZTY3Y2E1OTM1NTc2/N2M2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}