IT Management - IT Towers Details - Cost Pool Composition report (v103)

◆ Applies to: Costing Standard 11.8.x running on either TBM Studio v12 or TBM Studio v11.

Introduction

Use this report to identify spend by cost pool for each sub-tower.

Navigation

IT Management > IT Towers > IT Tower Name > Cost Pool Composition

Roles

This report is designed for:

  • IT Management
  • IT Tower Owner

Objectives

Use this report to:

Identify the spend for each sub-tower by cost pool.

Questions answered

The information presented on this report can be used to answer the following questions:
  • Where is my biggest spend by cost pool?
  • Does the spend for this category seem reasonable compared to other sub-towers?
  • Is action required to further investigate spend in a particular cost pool?

Next actions

  • Look at the cost pool spend for previous periods to identify trends (increasing, decreasing or staying consistent).
  • Investigate cost center composition to understand who is responsible for managing the costs by clicking the Cost Center Composition tab.
  • Look at account transactions for the period by clicking the Budget Variance tab.
  • Contact IT Finance Analyst for further investigation.