--- title: Top 5 things to maximise your budget … description: How often do you really drill down into the depths of your data to find the root cause of a recurring problem?  image: https://www.costratify.com/hubfs/CoStratify%20Blog%20248-2.png --- - [Tel: 0151 433 0696](tel:01514330696) - Welcome to CoStratify - [Email: contact@costratify.com](mailto:contact@costratify.com) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. [![CoStratify Limited](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CoStratify_April2021/images/Main-Logo-No-BG-1x.png?width=1920&height=2160&name=Main-Logo-No-BG-1x.png "CoStratify Limited")](https://www.costratify.com/) [![CoStratify Limited](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CoStratify_April2021/images/White-Text-No-BG.png?width=1920&height=2160&name=White-Text-No-BG.png "CoStratify Limited")](https://www.costratify.com/) [![CoStratify Limited](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CoStratify_April2021/images/White-Text-No-BG.png?width=1920&height=2160&name=White-Text-No-BG.png "CoStratify Limited")](https://www.costratify.com/) - [Home](https://www.costratify.com) - Services - [Roadmap Service](https://www.costratify.com/roadmap-service) - [Transformation Enablement](https://www.costratify.com/transformation_enablement) - [Strategic Guidance](https://www.costratify.com/strategy-guidance) - [Download Service Overview Brochuress](https://www.costratify.com/client-sales-download) - Company - [About us](https://www.costratify.com/about-costratify) - [Our Team & Partners](https://www.costratify.com/our-team) - Transformation Insights & Case Studies - [Transformation Insights](https://www.costratify.com/views) - [Case Studies & Projects](https://www.costratify.com/our-projects) - Contact Us & Book Your Complimentary Call - [Contact Us](https://www.costratify.com/contact-us) - [Book Your Call](https://www.costratify.com/book-a-call) - [Home](https://www.costratify.com) - Services - [Roadmap Service](https://www.costratify.com/roadmap-service) - [Transformation Enablement](https://www.costratify.com/transformation_enablement) - [Strategic Guidance](https://www.costratify.com/strategy-guidance) - [Download Service Overview Brochuress](https://www.costratify.com/client-sales-download) - Company - [About us](https://www.costratify.com/about-costratify) - [Our Team & Partners](https://www.costratify.com/our-team) - Transformation Insights & Case Studies - [Transformation Insights](https://www.costratify.com/views) - [Case Studies & Projects](https://www.costratify.com/our-projects) - Contact Us & Book Your Complimentary Call - [Contact Us](https://www.costratify.com/contact-us) - [Book Your Call](https://www.costratify.com/book-a-call) ## Our Mission ###### We Define Transformation. We Enable Transformation. We Sustain Transformation. CoStratify helps organisations deliver business transformation with confidence—defining clear strategies, enabling effective delivery, and ensuring long-term success, with technology used where it adds real value #### Latest News [![Strategic Guidance: Why it is still so important ...](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Strategic_Guidance_Icon_clean_highres.png?width=800&height=600&name=Strategic_Guidance_Icon_clean_highres.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/supporting-leadership-through-continuous-transformation) ###### [Strategic Guidance: Why it is still so important ...](https://www.costratify.com/views/supporting-leadership-through-continuous-transformation) Aug 05, 2026 [![Why Transformation Fails](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Transformation_Enablement_clean.png?width=800&height=600&name=Transformation_Enablement_clean.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-transformation-fails) ###### [Why Transformation Fails](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-transformation-fails) Jul 29, 2026 [![Why do I need a Roadmap ?](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High%20Res%20roadmap%20image.png?width=800&height=600&name=High%20Res%20roadmap%20image.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-do-i-need-a-roadmap) ###### [Why do I need a Roadmap ?](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-do-i-need-a-roadmap) Jul 22, 2026 #### Find What You Need This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ![Top 5 things to maximise your budget …](https://www.costratify.com/hubfs/CoStratify%20Blog%20248-2.png) ### Top 5 things to maximise your budget … Sep 16, 2022 [by CoStratify](https://www.costratify.com/views/author/costratify) [0 Comments](https://www.costratify.com/views/top-5-things-to-maximise-your-it-budget#comments-listing) Paradoxically, customers are finding themselves in a situation where they may not be getting any additional budget compared with previous years, but with increased expectations for quality and higher security risks, whilst still responding to external pressures beyond the control of IT or even the broader organisation.  Top 5 things to maximise your budget:  1. **Define your services and set expectations** - be clear with consumers of the technologies that you provide, explaining what they get, when they get it and what they can expect for the budget you’ve been given. Be able to articulate why you have the constraints you have, as you’re going to be challenged once you set these.  2. **Have a strategic plan for capital spend** - when you do get additional capital money to spend, make sure you're spending it on a set of activities that strategically improve and transform the business experience. Ensure new project requests from your organisation align with your strategy, and don’t forget any implications for the ongoing annual recurring budget.  3. **Smart sourcing and supplier management** - pull together and keep up to date a contracts register and put a contract review cycle in place to continually review the value that you are obtaining from the contracts, as well as being aware of competitive alternatives that not just save money but give you financial flexibility.  4. **Know your costs in detail** - perform a total cost of ownership assessment for the current spend on technology, and be clear on where you're spending most, including costs of people to run, support and maintain the technology. You'll discover ways to save money by simply understanding this, enabling you to make stronger business cases for change.  5. **Use data to get stable and** **simplify** - if you’re having lots of service outages, dealing with lots of incidents or problems or your technology landscape is overly complex then make sure you’re collecting data on why and prioritise plans to get to a simple and stable platform before taking on any new and innovative transformaton projects. This will reduce effort over time and create headroom in your operating expenditure that you can strategically allocate to becoming increasingly efficient.  Having and analysing data which gives you operational insights at your fingertips is essential to enabling this efficiency in your organisation. If you’re struggling to maximise your budget, please [get in touch](https://www.costratify.com/contact-us)for a no-obligation conversation     [![3 Criteria To Test If A Business Application Is Still Relevant](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CoStratify%20Blog%20248.png?width=150&height=150&name=CoStratify%20Blog%20248.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/3-criteria-to-test-if-a-business-application-is-still-relevant) ###### [3 Criteria To Test If A Business Application Is Still Relevant](https://www.costratify.com/views/3-criteria-to-test-if-a-business-application-is-still-relevant) [Previous](https://www.costratify.com/views/3-criteria-to-test-if-a-business-application-is-still-relevant) [![Who decides which IT projects get the green light?](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CoStratify%20Blog%20248-3-1.png?width=150&height=150&name=CoStratify%20Blog%20248-3-1.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/who-decides-which-it-projects-get-the-green-light) ###### [Who decides which IT projects get the green light?](https://www.costratify.com/views/who-decides-which-it-projects-get-the-green-light) [Next](https://www.costratify.com/views/who-decides-which-it-projects-get-the-green-light) ###### No Comments ![About](https://www.costratify.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CoStratify_April2021/images/luca-bravo-9l_326FISzk-unsplash-e1573123332996.jpg) #### About Us CoStratify has helped organisations move from strategy to results, defining transformation, enabling delivery, and sustaining outcomes through a structured, evidence-based approach. ### Subscribe To Newsletter ### Latest Posts - [Strategic Guidance: Why it is still so important ...](https://www.costratify.com/views/supporting-leadership-through-continuous-transformation) Aug 05, 2026 - [Why Transformation Fails](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-transformation-fails) Jul 29, 2026 - [Why do I need a Roadmap ?](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-do-i-need-a-roadmap) Jul 22, 2026 ### Tags - [Company News (2)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/company-news) - [Events (3)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/events) - [Featured (6)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/featured) - [Insider (6)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/insider) - [Services (2)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/services) - [Thought Leadership (9)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/thought-leadership) - [Uncategorized (2)](https://www.costratify.com/views/tag/uncategorized) [![CoStratify Limited](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/CoStratify_April2021/images/logo.png?width=1920&height=2160&name=logo.png "CoStratify Limited")](https://www.costratify.com/) Get in touch with the CoStratify team today to discover how we can help your organisation develop a transformation strategy that aligns with your business goals and is driven by clear, actionable evidence. Download our [Privacy Policies ](https://www.costratify.com/privacy-policy) - Call Us [0151 433 0696](tel:0151%20433%200696) - [contact@costratify.com](mailto:contact@costratify.com) - [See our offices](https://www.costratify.com/contact-us) #### Recent Posts [![Strategic Guidance: Why it is still so important ...](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Strategic_Guidance_Icon_clean_highres.png?width=800&height=600&name=Strategic_Guidance_Icon_clean_highres.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/supporting-leadership-through-continuous-transformation) ###### [Strategic Guidance: Why it is still so important ...](https://www.costratify.com/views/supporting-leadership-through-continuous-transformation) Aug 05, 2026 [![Why Transformation Fails](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Transformation_Enablement_clean.png?width=800&height=600&name=Transformation_Enablement_clean.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-transformation-fails) ###### [Why Transformation Fails](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-transformation-fails) Jul 29, 2026 [![Why do I need a Roadmap ?](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High%20Res%20roadmap%20image.png?width=800&height=600&name=High%20Res%20roadmap%20image.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-do-i-need-a-roadmap) ###### [Why do I need a Roadmap ?](https://www.costratify.com/views/why-do-i-need-a-roadmap) Jul 22, 2026 [![CoStratify joins Byond Group to create a strategy-to-service transformation partner](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Announcement%20CS.jpg?width=800&height=600&name=Announcement%20CS.jpg)](https://www.costratify.com/views/costratify-joins-byond-group-to-create-a-strategy-to-service-transformation-partner) ###### [CoStratify joins Byond Group to create a strategy-to-service transformation partner](https://www.costratify.com/views/costratify-joins-byond-group-to-create-a-strategy-to-service-transformation-partner) Jun 30, 2026 [![Register to Download Our Sales Collateral](https://www.costratify.com/hs-fs/hubfs/11%20common%20mistakes.png?width=800&height=600&name=11%20common%20mistakes.png)](https://www.costratify.com/views/the-11-common-mistakes-organisations-make-in-digital-transformations-0) ###### [Register to Download Our Sales Collateral](https://www.costratify.com/views/the-11-common-mistakes-organisations-make-in-digital-transformations-0) Jun 24, 2026 #### What we do… From Strategy to Delivery – A Complete Transformation Journey **We don’t just define strategy—we deliver it with you.** At CoStratify, we support the full transformation lifecycle: **Define Transformation** through evidence-based roadmap development **Enable Transformation** through strong governance, capability, and delivery structure **Sustain Transformation ** through sustained and optimised business and technology aligned transformation Our services are designed to work together, creating a clear path from vision to measurable results.   - [Define Transformation](https://www.costratify.com/roadmap-service) - [Enable Transformation](https://www.costratify.com/transformation_enablement) - [Sustain Transformation](https://www.costratify.com/strategy-guidance) #### [Contact us](https://www.costratify.com/strategy-guidance/) Get in touch with the CoStratify team today to discover how we can help your organisation develop a transformation strategy that aligns with your business goals and is driven by clear, actionable evidence. Download our [Privacy Policies ](https://www.costratify.com/privacy-policy) - - - Top