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Financials (BRM Accelerator)

The financials page contains the following portlets:

Service ROI

Displays ROI, NPV, and other pertinent data points for each service the IT executive or manager handles. The portlet is also accessible from the Provider Dashboard through the ROI metric. The only difference is that, when accessed from the Provider Portal, this portlet handles multiple departments that can have multiple services.

Portfolio Budget Status

Displays specific time periods and tracks them against planned and actual costs. The IT manager can view three separate budget years to compare performance. Data appears in a grid and includes the following columns:

Budget Period

Displays the entire budget period including past year, current year, and next year.

Budget Total

Displays the total planned costs aggregated across all services the IT manager owns.

Performance

Displays the total services cost aggregated across all services the IT manager owns.

Budget Status

Displays the budget status (Approved or Not Approved).

Recovery Statement

Displays all the chargeback dollars that are recovered. Also, calculates any variance between total service cost and monies received. A list of services displays with their charge amounts per quarter. Data is displayed in a grid and includes the following columns:

Service

Displays the service name that the IT manager owns. Click a service name to access the Service Dashboard.

Cost

Displays the total cost for a service.

Charges

Displays the amount charged for delivery of the service.

Variance

Displays the difference between cost and charges.

Variance%

Displays the variance amount expressed as a percentage of cost.

Status

Displays the status indicated by the following stoplights:

  • Red. The variance is <20 percent.
  • Yellow. The variance is <5 percent.
  • Green. No red or yellow stoplight values.
Portfolio Budget Summary

Displays a line graph comparing total service cost with actual cost across quarters. The planned costs on the services associated with the departments that the IT manager handles are aggregated. Displays them in relation to the actual amount spent. The line graph displays one line for planned costs and a second line for the actual amounts. The X-axis displays time periods in quarters (for the current year). The Y-axis displays costs.

More information:

Provider Dashboard (BRM Accelerator)