CostPerform is the most flexible TBM software tool on the market
Discover how CostPerform can help implement TBM with a flexible, customizable, and value-driven framework
- Greater transparency into IT costs and business value
- Show true cause-and-effect by linking IT spend to services and outcomes
- Align IT investments with business strategies. Supports smarter, data-driven decisions.
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Trusted by industry leaders:
Unlock the Full Value of Technology with TBM
IT is at the heart of modern business and a true enabler of value across organizations worldwide. CostPerform’s Technology Business Management (TBM) solution is the proven framework that bridges technology investments and business outcomes. Manual, error-prone spreadsheets and disconnected processes make it difficult to show how IT spend drives business value. CostPerform empowers CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders to align IT with strategy, maximize value, and run IT as a business.
Turn Technology Spend into Business Value.
Simplify TBM by eliminating silos and gaining transparency with powerful capabilities:
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- Benchmarking: Compare IT cost metrics and performance year-over-year to track progress, measure value, and identify optimization opportunities (e.g., TOC, CapEx vs OpEx).
- Cost Flow Visualization: Use Object Navigator to map cost drivers, allocations, and dependencies across services and business units.
- Chargeback & Showback: Apply the service catalog and Bill of IT to link consumption with spend, ensuring accountability across departments.
- Automated Reporting: Deliver department-specific insights faster with a secure, centralized reporting portal.
- Flexibility & Integration: Connect seamlessly to data sources (LIV, ADV, RDS, etc.) and BI tools like Tableau and PowerBI.
- Business–IT Alignment: Strengthen trust between IT, Finance, and the business by linking technology decisions directly to outcomes and strategic priorities.
Lead with Data, Agility, and Confidence
Whether you want to improve cost transparency, optimize services, or align IT with business goals, CostPerform’s TBM solution equips your organization to make smarter decisions and deliver measurable value.
Why CostPerform?
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Diverse, Worldwide Client Base
Join leading organizations across Europe, the United States, and Asia using CostPerform to gain IT financial insights. - Technology Business Management (TBM): Integration By Design Implement a standardized TBM framework that connects business strategy and technology spend through financial, operational, and performance insights — tailored to your organization’s needs.
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Proven Value for IT and Business Leaders
CostPerform’s TBM solution delivers measurable ROI with a quick time-to-value. Our powerful capabilities help organizations link IT investments to business outcomes, optimize resources, and demonstrate bottom-line impact. -
Unrivaled Expertise in TBM
With over 20 years of experience in cost modeling and value-driven management, CostPerform empowers CIOs, CFOs, and business leaders to run IT as a business. Our consultants in the US and Europe bring hands-on expertise in delivering TBM success stories worldwide. -
Extensive Training and Support
We provide dedicated training through our CostPerform Academy, while our partners guide you seamlessly through the implementation.
Trusted by global Business and Technology leaders:
"CostPerform allows us to comply with OMB directives, and gives us the flexibility and information we need to optimize IT spending across the agency."
– Maria Roat, program champion and former SBA’s CIO
How CostPerform Powers
Business & Technology Leaders Worldwide
Link technology investments directly to business outcomes and maximize ROI
Bridge the gap between IT and business with a unified TBM framework
Use transparency to prioritize services and allocate resources more effectively
Empower leaders with real-time insights to guide smarter investments
TBM in Action with CostPerform
Technology spend often exists in a black box within organizations. Without a TBM framework, IT leaders struggle to demonstrate business value, justify investments, or measure true consumption. That’s changing.
CostPerform builds on TBM to standardize technology cost structures and extend them — offering transparency, faster and tailored reporting, actionable insights, optimized resources, and a scalable model fit for complex, global enterprises. See how CostPerform helps transform TBM into a strategic advantage:
British Telecom
The UK’s leading telecom provider leverages CostPerform to strengthen ROI through its IT operations and regulatory reporting. By replacing its previous costing system, BT reduced calculation times and operational costs — setting a benchmark for efficiency, compliance, and business alignment.
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United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
USPTO, headquartered in Virginia, adopted CostPerform to accelerate financial operations while staying TBM compliant. By integrating automation and transparency, the agency now tracks profitability by division and aligns IT spend with governance requirements and strategic priorities.
Other Use Cases
Cost Allocation
Gain clear visibility into your true cost to serve – whether it’s infrastructure, applications, or end-to-end IT services. Trace your costs back to internal customers (eg. HR, Marketing, etc) to identify inefficiencies, mispriced offerings and areas of overcapacity. With detailed cost breakdowns & insights, you can optimize your IT portfolio and make data-informed decisions.
Regulatory Reporting
Ensure IT costs are fully transparent, auditable, and compliant with internal and external regulations such as SOX, GDPR, and other industry standards. CostPerform supports defensible chargebacks across departments or regions with clear cost drivers. Meet regulatory deadlines efficiently and reinforce stakeholder trust through fair, consistent, reliable reporting.
IT Planning
Accurately plan and forecast your IT spend across infrastructure, cloud, and more. Use the right tools by CostPerform to adjust dynamic factors such as vendor pricing changes, usage spikes, or new tech investments. With detailed planning, continuous monitoring, and real-time insights, respond quicker to changes and improve overall financial performance.
Strategic IT Initiatives
Support lean initiatives and one-off IT projects, from automation pilots to cloud migrations and digital transformation, with in-depth financial analysis. CostPerform can model investment scenarios, analyze operational impacts, and quantify long-term savings to help validate financial viability and demonstrate business value.
Scenario Analysis
IT departments face constant changes in cloud pricing, vendor contracts and evolving business demands. You can test assumptions, adjust cost methodologies and track changes with precision by simulating financial scenarios before committing to decisions with our robust forecasting and strategic planning tools. Stay agile and aligned on business objectives with our enterprise-grade TBM solution.
Allocation/Transfer Charges
Ensure fair and transparent allocation of IT costs across departments, business units or legal entities. Distribute costs accurately and automate internal transfer charging with precise cross-border Bill of IT and improved shared accountability. Streamline complex allocation processes to enhance operational efficiency, reduce internal disputes and maintain compliance across your organization.
Beyond Cost Management: Link Technology to Business Value
CostPerform enables organizations to go beyond traditional cost allocation. By embedding TBM practices, our platform links IT costs directly to business outcomes — turning complexity into clarity and helping leaders run IT as a true business partner.
Build a cost model that reflects your operating reality and turn complex to clarity!
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Learn how leading organizations are using CostPerform to bring TBM to life.
In this case you will read all about:
- TBM cost modeling for complex IT services
- Greater transparency and traceability linking spend to business outcomes
- Scalable insights and governance to manage complexity and drive strategic value