The Finance Team Guide to Becoming a CIO Whisperer

How to Achieve Technical Buy-In for FinOps Projects

Let’s say you have a transformational financial operations (FinOps) strategy that requires buy-in from the IT department. Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and IT departments are notoriously cynical about any technology introduced into their purview, but even the most xenophobic IT executives recognize that there is an inherent benefit to smoother, more efficient, more compliant operations. After all, you can’t do everything in a spreadsheet.

This guide discusses the most effective methods to keep your IT department in the loop on accounting technologies that you’re looking to employ. This can not only help you maintain a smooth evaluation process, it can also ensure that you get buy-in from all parties involved in FinOps.