The TBM Council: Go from Standards to Results

Why Connecting with the TBM Council Matters Right Now

Successful organizations are focusing on TBM because the expectations placed on technology organizations have fundamentally shifted. In addition to the ongoing IT challenge of having too many projects and not enough resources, the focus is no longer just about cutting costs. It’s about transparency, alignment, and funding innovation while clearly demonstrating value – and staying sane.

A few forces are driving this:

To move past these challenges, leaders are often left asking, “How do these disciplines work together and what should we do first?”

That’s exactly the kind of confusion the TBM Council was established to reduce. Following their process leads organizations to sustainable success.

TBM Process Wheel

How the TBM Council Can Help Your Organization Mature

The TBM Council defines the gold standard for Technology Business Management, giving organizations a shared foundation to effectively manage their technology spend and increase value.

It supports CIOs and technology leaders, IT finance professionals, enterprise architects, PMO leaders, and transformation teams by providing a shared language, standards, guidance, and the necessary resources to apply TBM consistently across the organization.

The TBM Council enables this progress through:

What doesn’t the TBM Council do? They do not execute TBM inside your organization. Organizations apply TBM Council standards in their real-world environments, where priorities, constraints, and maturity levels vary.

That’s why the TBM Council emphasizes collaboration across its community. To realize TBM value and turn TBM standards into results, success often involves engaging with peers and delivery partners who bring real-world experience.

How to Get Connected with the TBM Council, Peers, and Partners

Getting involved with the TBM Council doesn’t have to be a heavy lift. Many organizations start by engaging in simple, practical ways:

And when the path forward is overwhelming or unclear, experienced guides like Rego Consulting can help translate best practices into action.

Guided Best Practices and Increased TBM Maturity with Rego Consulting

Moving beyond check-marking standards to actionable success requires focus, prioritization, and practical execution. An experienced, reliable partner helps organizations move forward with confidence.

Rego Consulting is a proud TBM Council ecosystem member, grounded in current TBM Council standards and informed by the official TBM maturity assessment framework.

Rego offers a strategic, tool-neutral path to success. We have deep experience helping organizations apply TBM Council best practices in real-world environments. Rego is often associated with the IBM Apptio tool because of our long history with the platform, but TBM success extends far beyond any single tool. We can guide you through strategic adoption, execution, and long-term maturity.

The TBM Council defines the gold standard for TBM. Rego helps organizations apply those standards in the real world – moving beyond tools to focus on strategy, adoption, and execution.

– Stephanie Roe, TBM expert guide, TBM Council Standards Committee Member

In practice, helping organizations move from TBM standards to action means focusing on the questions leaders actually need answered, shifting from, “What does the framework say?” to, “What should we do next?”

Rego can work with your teams to bring structure and clarity to TBM efforts by:

Public vs. Private Sector Expertise

Rego knows that in public sector environments, TBM success often looks different than it does in commercial organizations. The focus isn’t always on cost optimization alone, but on transparency, accountability, and aligning technology spend to mission outcomes and impact. Applying TBM effectively in these settings requires experience tailoring best practices to existing funding models, governance structures, and public accountability requirements.

TBM Maturity Model

Rather than treating TBM as a one-time initiative, the TBM Council recommends reinforcing TBM as an ongoing management discipline. This approach improves transparency, strengthens decision-making, and helps organizations continuously adjust as priorities change.

Next Step: The Official TBM Council Maturity Assessment

For a low-risk and free way to move forward, the official TBM Council Maturity Assessment provides a strong starting point. The maturity assessment helps teams understand where they are today in their TBM journey and what areas deserve focus next. It’s not about scoring or benchmarking just for the sake of it. It’s about creating a realistic, prioritized path forward based on TBM Council best practices.

Rego offers this assessment using the official TBM Council Maturity Assessment 2.0 tool, at no cost to you. The goal is simple: provide organizations with clarity, confidence, and a practical foundation for turning TBM standards into sustained results.

Turning TBM Standards into Actionable Success

If your goal is to connect technology spend to business value, the TBM Council remains the right place to anchor yourself in standards, community, and shared learning.

For organizations ready to move from understanding to execution, your practical next steps include:

From there, if you need help, Rego can help you interpret the results, prioritize what matters most, and build a realistic path forward.

The TBM Council sets the standard. Rego helps turn it into action.

Let Rego Guide Your TBM Best Practices

For more than 18 years, Rego Consulting has helped public and private sector organizations apply TBM in real-world environments. Our guides bring hands-on experience across tools like IBM Apptio, combined with a deep understanding of TBM Council standards and best practices. As an active TBM Council ecosystem member, Rego partners with organizations like yours looking to move from standards to results. If you are part of the TBM Council, we will see you at the next event!

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