Today’s enterprises face constant pressure to move faster, prioritize smarter, and deliver value with precision. Modern operating models, product-aligned teams, and portfolio-level clarity are now essential.
This fireside conversation reveals how leaders confront cultural inertia, redesign funding models, stand up product-centric ways of working, and use tools like Targetprocess and TBM to expose bottlenecks and accelerate outcomes. The discussion surfaces practical insights on transforming mindsets, aligning teams to strategy, and preparing for AI-driven portfolio management.
Featuring:
Darren Wilmshurst – Managing Director, Cprime EMEA (serving as facilitator and question master)
Greg Holmes – Field CTO for Apptio, IBM (EMEA)
Dominic Kirkby – Acting Portfolio and Tooling Product Owner, Skipton Building Society
Learn what actually works inside organizations navigating this shift, including the lessons they would repeat and the ones they wouldn’t.
Your operating model isn’t broken… it’s disconnected.
Join Oona Ziegler and Konstantin Popov from Cprime’s Enterprise Technology and Financial Management practice as they unpack the critical shift that separates thriving enterprises from struggling ones. In this inaugural episode of Cprime Conversations, you’ll learn why well-intentioned transformation initiatives keep falling short, and discover the proven framework that leading companies are using to navigate disruption, optimize costs, and unlock sustainable growth.
Key Learnings:
Learn why successful companies moved from cost-center waterfall models to capacity-based, product-platform operating models, and how this single change is driving breakthrough results
Discover how deploying “best-of-breed” tools without integration creates organizational bias and process fragmentation that sabotages transformation efforts before they even begin
Understand why documenting business processes and getting your data model right today is essential preparation for the AI-first operating model of tomorrow
Join us at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference 2025, where IT leaders shape how enterprises will accelerate value in the age of AI. Cprime will be on-site to help organizations evolve from operational optimization to strategic acceleration.
At our booth, discover how IT can become the engine of enterprise growth by connecting Technology Business Management (TBM), Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), and AI-powered financial intelligence into a single flow of value.
Stop by to:
Meet our experts to map where your own value flow gets stuck, and how to fix it.
Explore how top enterprises are rearchitecting IT for measurable business impact.
Explore real examples of AI and automation shortening value realization cycles.
Learn how connected operating models fund innovation and drive agility across portfolios.
The expanding mandate of IT — As enterprises modernize for AI, cloud, and continuous change, Infrastructure and Operations leaders are being asked to do more than keep the lights on. They’re becoming architects of enterprise agility and value creation.
The shift from efficiency to intelligence — This year’s conversations at Gartner IOCS focus on how technology can move beyond cost and speed to actively shape business outcomes, turning IT into a proactive driver of growth.
The rise of financial and portfolio intelligence — Organizations are connecting TBM, SPM, and data-driven governance to transform transparency into traction—aligning investment, execution, and results in one continuous flow.
The impact of AI on decision velocity — AI is collapsing the gap between insight, decision, and action. We’re exploring how automation and intelligent analytics accelerate measurable value while strengthening operational resilience.
The path from optimization to orchestration — Enterprises that connect systems, data, and governance into a unified operating rhythm are outperforming those that manage each in isolation. This is the foundation for true acceleration.
Together, these themes shape a new vision for IT, where infrastructure and operations don’t just support the business but propel it forward. We’ll bring this perspective to life in our upcoming theater session on how IT becomes the accelerator of enterprise value.
A Preview of Our Exciting Theater Session at Gartner IT IOCS 2025
When FinOps Starts Thinking for Itself
Cloud and vendor spend have outpaced human oversight. FinOps was built to manage complexity. But what happens when complexity starts managing itself? This session explores the next evolution of financial operations, where AI agents anticipate spend, govern trade-offs, and turn optimization into an autonomous discipline. Attendees will see how the line between finance and intelligence is blurring—and why that shift accelerates enterprise value creation.
Attendees will learn how to:
Shift FinOps from cost tracking to continuous value optimization through embedded intelligence.
Harness AI-driven insights to predict, prioritize, and reallocate spend in real time.
Build governance frameworks that keep autonomous financial systems accountable and aligned to business goals.
Identify where to start today without overhauling your entire finance model.
Presented by Konstantin Popov, VP of Enterprise Technology and Financial Management
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Uncover how a connected operating model—powered by TBM—turns transformation into measurable momentum.
You’ve invested in agile, cloud, and customer experience. But without a connected operating model, even the smartest initiatives stall. Strategy gets stuck. Funding moves slower than the market. Results fall short of expectations.
This executive ebook introduces a new way forward: an enterprise operating model designed to accelerate value flow by linking planning, funding, execution, and measurement in one adaptive system. And at the heart of that system? Technology Business Management (TBM), the value governance engine that makes strategy measurable, spending accountable, and performance visible in real time.
Most enterprises are filled with strong capabilities that simply aren’t working together. The result: stalled momentum, slow adaptation, and wasted investment.
What you’ll discover inside:
Why transformation efforts stall, and what actually unlocks enterprise ROI
How TBM powers smarter decisions, faster funding, and measurable results
The three-layer operating model that aligns your teams, systems, and investments
Examples of how leading enterprises orchestrate execution at scale
If you’re looking to move faster, lead smarter, and drive growth with confidence, this model is built for you.
Why agility, alignment, and intelligent orchestration—not just more tools—are the real transformation advantage
Enterprise leaders are facing mounting pressure to deliver business value faster, with fewer resources and greater accountability. But most organizations are still making strategic decisions, funding allocations, and delivery plans in silos, leaving value on the table and slowing down progress.
This webinar explores a new approach: a modern enterprise operating model that connects strategy to execution through intelligent orchestration. It’s not about more agile teams or another platform. It’s about creating the conditions for cross-functional teams, shared goals, and real-time decision-making to work together at scale.
Join Konstantin Popov, VP of Enterprise Strategy, Finance & Technology Management for a candid, practical session on how to:
Align product, technology, and financial decisions around business value
Fix the disconnect between strategy, funding, and execution
Build an operating model that supports AI adoption instead of slowing it down
Focus your transformation efforts on the six core capabilities that drive measurable impact
Take action, even if you’re not ready to overhaul everything at once
If you’re a transformation leader thinking about how to make your organization more responsive, this session will give you a clearer path forward, and a model that actually works.
In an industry racing to catch up with digital transformation, many construction firms are still burdened by legacy systems, disconnected workflows, and ballooning cloud costs. In this 30-minute fireside-style webinar, construction industry advisor Joshua Pierce sits down with Cprime experts Max Danilevsky and Lisa Lyman to unpack how forward-thinking construction companies are using modern ways of working and new “systems of insight” to turn IT from a cost center into a strategic growth engine.
Whether you’re a CIO, CFO, or operations leader, this candid conversation explores:
Why most digital transformation efforts stall in “pilot mode”—and how to break the cycle
How TBM frameworks bring IT, finance, and operations into strategic alignment
Practical FinOps applications to rein in cloud spending and fund innovation
How to win buy-in across skeptical, change-resistant teams
Don’t miss this actionable conversation designed specifically for construction leaders ready to modernize their financial and technology operating models.
Panelists:
Max Danilevsky
Managing Director
Cprime
Lisa Lyman
Business Transformation Consultant
Cprime
In a world where AI demand is accelerating cloud adoption at breakneck speed, cloud spend is a strategic asset. Enterprises that treat it as fuel for growth—not just a budget line—gain the flexibility to move faster, fund innovation, and stay ahead. But most enterprises are leaking value. Up to 32% of cloud spend is wasted due to inefficiencies, misalignment, and a lack of visibility.
This webinar reframes cloud financial management as a strategic lever for innovation. Join FinOps expert Lisa Lyman as she reveals how leading organizations are funding transformation without asking for more budget—by finding the money in their own pockets.
You’ll learn how to convert cloud costs into Cloud Currency: an internal asset that can be optimized, reinvested, and used to accelerate innovation across the business.
Key takeaways:
Unlock trapped value. Identify where cloud waste hides—and how to redirect it toward high-impact initiatives.
Orchestrate accountability. Empower teams with real-time visibility, clear tagging, and self-service analytics to drive smarter decisions.
Build agility into governance. Balance financial control with the speed and flexibility business units need to innovate.
Move beyond easy wins. Explore advanced savings strategies and real-world success stories that show what’s possible when FinOps is fully operationalized.
Whether you’re new to FinOps or evolving a mature practice, this session offers a practical path to fund what’s next—without slowing momentum or compromising ambition.
Download this webinar and discover how to turn your cloud investments into competitive advantage.
Speakers:
Lisa Lyman
Business Transformation Consultant
Cprime
A leading financial services company has addressed delivery transparency, prioritization alignment, and automated reporting by leveraging IBM Targetprocess. Centralizing shared budgets and simplifying the budgeting process has improved transparency and focused on product-centric prioritization and funding.
The integration with their cloud Jira environment has enabled them to track progress, enhance roadmaps, prioritization, planning ceremonies, and connect their OKR strategy to all IT initiatives. This has resulted in increased visibility and automated reporting into cross-functional dependencies, centralized initiative progress, and executive directives, allowing for quick reactions to pivot funding and resources to drive competitive advantage.
In this presentation, you will learn:
How IBM Targetprocess connects funding, budgeting, and execution, providing a comprehensive view for stakeholders.
Strategies for streamlining planning and communication of prioritized roadmaps to teams.
Techniques for empowering agile resource management, enabling swift adjustments to maintain a competitive edge.
The importance of establishing a foundation for continuous improvement, fueling data-informed decision-making.
In a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) world, Business Agility—the ability to sense and respond to change faster than the rate of change itself – is the key to winning. In an AI powered world of change, sustained success requires more than planning—it demands continuous learning. Enterprises need intelligent systems that connect strategy to execution, enable rapid feedback, and align teams around the flow of value.
Enterprises must not only rapidly test whether their strategies are working, but also whether their current structures and value streams are aligned with the evolving needs of their customers. That means learning at every level: adjusting direction, adapting workflows, and reforming how value is delivered—based on insight, not instinct. Accelerated with AI Agents working 24/7, this is the AI Native Enterprise.
You’ll discover how to:
Leverage AI-native insights in ServiceNow to fuel real-time decision-making, optimize investments, and drive enterprise visibility.
Use SAFe’s Lean Portfolio Management to create flow, establish guardrails, and foster fast learning at every level of the organization
Connect strategy to delivery through digital workflows and operationalized feedback loops that enhance governance, adaptability, and speed.
Reduce the friction of continuous learning and adaptation with ServiceNow’s intelligent workflows that make it easier to re-align and reform value streams as insights emerge
Rely on Cprime’s experience to implement and scale these solutions effectively
Whether you’re starting or scaling, this session will offer actionable insights and real-world stories to help you evolve your operating model and accelerate value delivery.
Key Takeaways:
How ServiceNow enables AI-driven Strategic Portfolio Management
How SAFe and ServiceNow work together to accelerate enterprise feedback loops
The role of Cprime in orchestrating successful SAFe + ServiceNow adoption
Real-world use cases demonstrating measurable business impact
Having a unified view of demand and capacity can transform your ability to make proactive, better informed and timely decisions to manage constraints and maximize the value your IT organization delivers. In this session, we’ll showcase how IBM Targetprocess integrates your demand and capacity data to provide actionable insights and better outcomes.
