Accelerating Value: A Fireside Chat with TBM Council Board Member and Former CIO, Larry Godec

How do you reconcile the demand for innovative technology with the relentless pressure to reduce costs and prove ROI? Technology Business Management (TBM) offers the solution.

Join Rego in a fireside chat with two titans of Technology Business Management (TBM): Larry Godec, a distinguished TBM Council Board Member and former Fortune 500 Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Tim Pietro, a leading TBM Subject Matter Expert and member of the cross-industry team that developed the TBM framework.

Larry and Tim bring decades of executive leadership and practical implementation expertise to this conversation. Their perspectives, forged at the forefront of technology management, offer insights into navigating complex IT landscapes, driving operational excellence, and strategically aligning technology to achieve significant business results. They've directly tackled the real-world challenges of optimizing spend, demonstrating value, and fostering innovation.

This high-value discussion targets critical pain points for IT leadership, offering actionable takeaways on accelerating value with TBM, including:

  • Accelerating Strategic Investment: Gain the granular transparency to rapidly identify and optimize technology spend, allowing faster reallocation to high-impact strategic initiatives.
  • Driving Measurable Business Outcomes: Learn to articulate IT's tangible contribution to revenue, profitability, and strategic objectives, transforming IT from a perceived cost center into a clear value driver.
  • Expediting Portfolio Optimization: Develop the insights to quickly prioritize investments, rationalize applications, and align resources for maximum business impact and faster ROI.
  • Building Accountable, Agile IT: Implement TBM as a governance framework that empowers quicker, more informed decision-making and ensures IT reliably delivers accelerated value.

For senior IT leaders seeking to transform their department into a true strategic partner and accelerate value delivery, this fireside chat provides the essential strategies and practical guidance.

 

Speakers

Tim-Pietro

Tim Pietro
VP Business Development
Rego Consulting

Tim Pietro recently joined Apptio Partner of the Year – Rego Consulting. Tim has spent his career pioneering new solutions that empower companies to leverage enhanced visibility into their IT spending to redistribute more toward growth and transformation. Tim spent the majority of his 25-year career at Cisco Systems in IT followed by leadership roles at VMware and ServiceNow. Tim has been a key part of the cross-industry team that developed the Technology Business Management (TBM) framework. In addition to his role at Rego Consulting at VP of Business Development, he continues to cultivate a strong presence throughout the industry as a member of the TBM Council Steering Committee and was recently published in The Next CIO, which is an Amazon best seller. He has been invited to the White House multiple times to help support our US CIO on the 2023 TBM Public Sector mandate and continues to support that effort. Tim’s expertise comprises of over 15 years of experience in the TBM space. His focus is on operationalizing TBM across the IT Organization with a focus on organizational change management and governance.

Larry Godec

Larry Godec
Strategic Advisor
TBM Council Board Member

Larry Godec is a highly accomplished senior executive and a distinguished TBM Council Board Member, known for his transformational leadership as a former Fortune 500 Chief Information Officer (CIO). He brings a proven track record of driving operational excellence, innovation, and strategic alignment between technology and business goals. With deep expertise spanning Technology Business Management (TBM), Cloud, AI/Machine Learning, and cybersecurity, Larry offers invaluable real-world experience in optimizing complex IT landscapes to accelerate business value.