Nicus to Spotlight AI-Driven IT Financial Management at 2026 ITFMA Annual Conference

Chief Evangelist to Lead Two-Day IT Finance Boot Camp as Customers Share Enterprise ITFM and AI Success Stories

ROANOKE, Va.: #AI--Nicus Software, Inc. (Nicus), a leading provider of enterprise IT Financial Management (ITFM) solutions, today announced its sponsorship and active participation in the 2026 IT Financial Management Association (ITFMA) annual conference, taking place July 20–24, 2026, in Orlando, Florida. As a returning sponsor and exhibitor, Nicus will lead a comprehensive educational program featuring a 2-day IT Finance Boot Camp and eight conference sessions, including three focused on the application of artificial intelligence (AI) within ITFM.

The ITFMA annual conference brings together IT finance, TBM, and FinOps leaders committed to advancing cost transparency, planning maturity, and value realization across technology organizations. Nicus’ continued support underscores its commitment to strengthening the global ITFM community and elevating the role of financial management in technology strategy.

“IT Financial Management is entering a pivotal phase, as artificial intelligence begins to reshape how organizations plan, govern, and evaluate technology investments,” said Eric Stoop, Chief Executive Officer of Nicus. “ITFMA provides an essential forum for advancing this discipline, and we look forward to engaging with industry leaders to explore how AI will influence the future of ITFM and TBM programs. Our continued sponsorship reflects the Nicus commitment to strengthening the profession and supporting its growth and maturity.”

Advancing ITFM with AI-Powered Insight

A central theme of Nicus’ 2026 conference program is the integration of AI into IT Financial Management. Through three dedicated sessions, Nicus and its customers will explore how AI enhances cost transparency, forecasting, and optimization.

Sessions will demonstrate how organizations are:

• Applying AI as an insight layer on top of trusted cost transparency models to detect cost anomalies and generate automated variance explanations
• Embedding AI-driven forecasting and scenario modeling into ITFM frameworks to improve planning accuracy and enable forward-looking decision-making
• Automating cost optimization recommendations by linking financial data with operational signals, including CMDB and cloud telemetry

These sessions reflect a broader industry shift from static reporting toward predictive and prescriptive financial management capabilities.

Customer-Led Enterprise Transformation Stories

In addition to AI-focused sessions, Nicus will co-present with enterprise and public-sector customers who will share real-world transformation journeys, including:

• Ford Motor Company’s progression from spreadsheet-based planning to an enterprise-wide ITFM framework enabling multi-year investment visibility
• COUNTRY Financial’s shift from cost-center reporting to value stream alignment that connects technology spend to measurable business outcomes
• BorgWarner’s measurable ITFM transformation, with reduced planning effort, faster planning cycles, and more efficient, insight-driven budget reviews
• The State of Arizona’s structured approach to building a mature, standards-aligned ITFM capability in a regulated environment

These sessions provide practical insight into how organizations are improving transparency, accelerating planning cycles, and strengthening executive decision-making through structured ITFM programs.

Two-Day IT Finance Boot Camp Led by Robert Mischianti

Nicus Chief Evangelist Robert Mischianti will lead a 2-day IT Finance Boot Camp designed to equip practitioners with practical frameworks for building, validating, and maturing ITFM and TBM programs.

The Boot Camp includes 14 hours of instructor-led content covering foundational ITFM principles, cost transparency methodologies, planning frameworks, chargeback modernization, maturity assessment, and the intersection of FinOps and AI within ITFM programs. Attendees will gain practical tools, including forecasting templates and maturity models, to accelerate program development and drive measurable business value.

“ITFM programs are evolving rapidly as organizations demand greater accountability and strategic alignment from technology investments,” said Robert Mischianti, Chief Evangelist at Nicus. “This year’s ITFMA agenda reflects a clear progression toward AI-enabled insights, predictive planning, and measurable value realization. Our goal is to provide practitioners with actionable frameworks they can immediately apply within their own environments.”

Conference attendees can visit Nicus at the event to learn more about its ITFM solutions and how organizations are leveraging modern financial frameworks to optimize technology investments.

For more information about Nicus’ participation at the 2026 ITFMA Annual Conference, including session details and registration, visit www.nicus.com.

About Nicus

Nicus delivers clarity, control, and confidence in every technology investment, helping leaders maximize the value of technology spend across the enterprise. Our IT Financial Management (ITFM) and Modern Technology Business Management (Modern TBM) solutions are delivered on the Nicus Cloud or natively on the ServiceNow platform, enabling organizations to transform complexity into actionable insight. Trusted by Fortune 2000 companies, Nicus empowers IT, finance, and business leaders to make smarter decisions, optimize spend, and drive better business outcomes. Learn more at www.nicus.com.

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Fonte: Business Wire