Thomas - ex-CIO at Rambøll and now SVP, IT at Better Energy - shares how to turn cost pressure into business-aligned efficiency: start with hard data on where money actually goes, frame cost as a business collaboration and supportability challenge (not just an IT line item), and use moments of pressure to simplify stacks and modernize fast.  In this conversation you will hear:

• Cost clarity first: partner with Finance, identify real cost drivers (apps, network, infrastructure etc.) and create an IT–business committee to decide together.
• From tool sprawl to standardization: consolidate where it doesn’t touch customer value, allow exceptions with chargeback so the business owns the variance.
• Run–Build–Innovate: cut “run” to fund “build” and “innovate,” set expectations with and govern investments via an IT-business committee.
• Measure what matters: baseline KPIs before projects and track realized savings.
• Business owns the change: IT enables; the line organization sponsors adoption - key to landing big savings with minimal disruption.

Crisis cleanup → better platforms: 75–80% downsizing forced simplification and a 100% cloud, modern setup that now scales.

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