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Optimizing SaaS Productivity
for CEOs, CFOs & CIOs
Marion Richter
Director Product Marketing
LeanIX
@MarionBRichter
André Christ
CEO & Co-Founder
LeanIX
@christ_andre
Agenda
1. State of SaaS Adoption in the Enterprise
2. CEO-View: Pitfalls of uncontrolled SaaS relevant for a scale-up
3. CFO-View: Business Case for optimizing SaaS procurement
4. CIO-View: Set up of SaaS Management discipline
5. Key capabilities of a SaaS Management Platform
SaaS spend is projected to grow 87% by 2025
$ 273 Bn
$ 146 Bn
$ 104 Bn
2025 (projected)
2021
2019
+87%
Gartner Forecast – Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2019-2025, Q221 Update
SaaS adoption still at beginning for enterprises
SaaS’ share in IT landscape Big regional differences
20%
38%
25%
12%
6%
50-75%
10-25%
25-50%
> 75%
<= 10%
LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105
65%
39%
35%
61%
US
Europe
>= 25% SaaS share
< 25% SaaS share
SaaS Management ownership shared across IT
Department owning the process Number of involved departments
16%
61%
20%
3%
3
4
4+
2
4%
11%
Finance/ Procurement 10%
31%
34%
10%
I don’t know
Governance/ Risk/
Compliance/ Infosec
Software Asset Management
Enterprise Architecture
Other department
LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105
Discovery perceived as highly relevant for 43%
Receive information
on usage data
3%
37%
41%
6%
20%
36%
Provide up-to-date information
about #, type of licence, costs
15% 6%
10% 9%
Discover decentrally
purchased SaaS
30%
43%
12%
24%
8%
3
2 4 5 = not relevant
1 = highly relevant
LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105
Growing SaaS footprints in a Startup / Scaleup
$ 2 / employee
$ 8 / employee
$ 6 / employee
$ 12 / employee
$ 90 / employee
$ 60 / employee
$ 10 / employee
$ 2m SaaS spend / year
% 400 employees
= $ 5000 SaaS spend per employee
Monthly Cost
of a SaaS Stack
Business Case
at LeanIX
> 50% of SaaS applications often unknown
~ 5000 employees
~ 450 employees
~ 650 employees 60-80
110-130
150-220 490
220
300
Discovered SaaS Apps
Initial estimate
Shadow IT
Business Managed IT
Key CEO priorities when scaling a company
Capture expected
productivity gains
Become enterprise
ready (SOC II, ISO, …)
On- & Off-board
employees efficiently
Is the usage for key
processes as expected?
How do we efficiently
prepare for audits?
Which key SaaS systems are
not yet in SSO?
Data Driven Product Mgmt
Scalable Customer Success
EXAMPLES
Calculating the business case for CFOs
Return on SaaS
Management
Reduction in YoY
SaaS spend
Up to 30%
10X
Increase in
Forecast accuracy
Up to 30%
Up to 50%
Increase in visibility
of business managed
SaaS
Improving Forecasting & Budgeting
Zac Makin
VP of Financial
Planning & Analysis
“The two hardest things to budget for are
headcount and software.“
“To support our growth, we developed a
software approval committee made up of
finance, infosec, contract management,
and data insights leaders.”
Avoiding redundancy & security risks
“We need to make sure people are buying
SaaS tools that aren’t redundant or
overlapping and figure out if there are any
security risks with SaaS vendors.”
Lynn Johnson
Director of Business
Systems
SaaS Management ROI Calculator
6 Steps to Start with SaaS Management
1 Discover SaaS by analyzing data sources
2 Analyze application usage
3 Evaluate and rationalize duplicate applications
4 Implement buying process (Software Review Board)
5 Schedule regular security risk assessments
5 Continuously monitor renewal
SSO & CASB
Financial Systems
Expense Systems
Credit Cards
Contract Mgmt
HR Systems
+ ?
More coordination required in growing companies
Small to Midsize
IT Admin/
Manager
Financial
Controller
Midsize to Enterprise
SaaS
CoE
Enterprise
Architecture
IT Business
Systems
CISO FP & A
Procure
ment
Contract renewal
management
SaaS discovery
& catalog
Workflows &
process automation
Usage &
spend insights
Security &
compliance tracking
Entitlement
& provisioning
Data Sources &
SaaS integrations
Key capabilities SaaS Management Platforms (SMP)
Market of SaaS Management Platforms (SMP)
Source: Forrester Now Tech
Test drive LeanIX – and win an e-bike every day!
Booth #501
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Optimizing SaaS Productivity for CEOs, CFOs & CIOs with LeanIX's CEO

  • 1. Optimizing SaaS Productivity for CEOs, CFOs & CIOs Marion Richter Director Product Marketing LeanIX @MarionBRichter André Christ CEO & Co-Founder LeanIX @christ_andre
  • 2. Agenda 1. State of SaaS Adoption in the Enterprise 2. CEO-View: Pitfalls of uncontrolled SaaS relevant for a scale-up 3. CFO-View: Business Case for optimizing SaaS procurement 4. CIO-View: Set up of SaaS Management discipline 5. Key capabilities of a SaaS Management Platform
  • 3. SaaS spend is projected to grow 87% by 2025 $ 273 Bn $ 146 Bn $ 104 Bn 2025 (projected) 2021 2019 +87% Gartner Forecast – Public Cloud Services, Worldwide, 2019-2025, Q221 Update
  • 4. SaaS adoption still at beginning for enterprises SaaS’ share in IT landscape Big regional differences 20% 38% 25% 12% 6% 50-75% 10-25% 25-50% > 75% <= 10% LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105 65% 39% 35% 61% US Europe >= 25% SaaS share < 25% SaaS share
  • 5. SaaS Management ownership shared across IT Department owning the process Number of involved departments 16% 61% 20% 3% 3 4 4+ 2 4% 11% Finance/ Procurement 10% 31% 34% 10% I don’t know Governance/ Risk/ Compliance/ Infosec Software Asset Management Enterprise Architecture Other department LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105
  • 6. Discovery perceived as highly relevant for 43% Receive information on usage data 3% 37% 41% 6% 20% 36% Provide up-to-date information about #, type of licence, costs 15% 6% 10% 9% Discover decentrally purchased SaaS 30% 43% 12% 24% 8% 3 2 4 5 = not relevant 1 = highly relevant LeanIX SaaS Management Survey (July/ August 2021), N=105
  • 7. Growing SaaS footprints in a Startup / Scaleup $ 2 / employee $ 8 / employee $ 6 / employee $ 12 / employee $ 90 / employee $ 60 / employee $ 10 / employee $ 2m SaaS spend / year % 400 employees = $ 5000 SaaS spend per employee Monthly Cost of a SaaS Stack Business Case at LeanIX
  • 8. > 50% of SaaS applications often unknown ~ 5000 employees ~ 450 employees ~ 650 employees 60-80 110-130 150-220 490 220 300 Discovered SaaS Apps Initial estimate
  • 11. Key CEO priorities when scaling a company Capture expected productivity gains Become enterprise ready (SOC II, ISO, …) On- & Off-board employees efficiently Is the usage for key processes as expected? How do we efficiently prepare for audits? Which key SaaS systems are not yet in SSO? Data Driven Product Mgmt Scalable Customer Success EXAMPLES
  • 12. Calculating the business case for CFOs Return on SaaS Management Reduction in YoY SaaS spend Up to 30% 10X Increase in Forecast accuracy Up to 30% Up to 50% Increase in visibility of business managed SaaS
  • 13. Improving Forecasting & Budgeting Zac Makin VP of Financial Planning & Analysis “The two hardest things to budget for are headcount and software.“ “To support our growth, we developed a software approval committee made up of finance, infosec, contract management, and data insights leaders.”
  • 14. Avoiding redundancy & security risks “We need to make sure people are buying SaaS tools that aren’t redundant or overlapping and figure out if there are any security risks with SaaS vendors.” Lynn Johnson Director of Business Systems
  • 15. SaaS Management ROI Calculator
  • 16. 6 Steps to Start with SaaS Management 1 Discover SaaS by analyzing data sources 2 Analyze application usage 3 Evaluate and rationalize duplicate applications 4 Implement buying process (Software Review Board) 5 Schedule regular security risk assessments 5 Continuously monitor renewal SSO & CASB Financial Systems Expense Systems Credit Cards Contract Mgmt HR Systems + ?
  • 17. More coordination required in growing companies Small to Midsize IT Admin/ Manager Financial Controller Midsize to Enterprise SaaS CoE Enterprise Architecture IT Business Systems CISO FP & A Procure ment
  • 18. Contract renewal management SaaS discovery & catalog Workflows & process automation Usage & spend insights Security & compliance tracking Entitlement & provisioning Data Sources & SaaS integrations Key capabilities SaaS Management Platforms (SMP)
  • 19. Market of SaaS Management Platforms (SMP) Source: Forrester Now Tech
  • 20. Test drive LeanIX – and win an e-bike every day! Booth #501

Editor's Notes

  • #4: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-04-21-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-grow-23-percent-in-2021
  • #7: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-04-21-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-grow-23-percent-in-2021