How Fortune 500s Use Zero-Based Budgeting for Software

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Episode 20 of Enterprise Tech with Fexingo explores how Fortune 500 companies are applying zero-based budgeting, or ZBB, to their software procurement—a shift that's reshaping vendor negotiations and internal IT spending. Lucas and Luna break down the approach using a real 2025 case: a global manufacturer that saved $47 million on software licenses in one year by auditing every line item from scratch. They discuss why ZBB is gaining traction as cloud costs balloon, how it differs from traditional budget rollovers, and the tension it creates between procurement and engineering teams. The episode also touches on tools like Zylo and Productiv that make ZBB scalable, and whether this discipline will stick or fade when the economy turns. Specific, grounded, and practical for anyone involved in enterprise tech buying. #ZeroBasedBudgeting #SoftwareProcurement #ZBB #Fortune500 #EnterpriseTech #CloudCostOptimization #SaaSManagement #VendorNegotiation #ITSpending #LicenseManagement #Zylo #Productiv #Finance #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TechStrategy #CostCutting Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo