Business Relationship Manager (BRM)

Definition - What does Business Relationship Manager (BRM) mean?

A business relationship manager (BRM) is the IT liaison for each department in an organization. A BRM understands all business processes and provides technology guidance to ensure maximum return on investment (ROI) for IT business strategy requirements. A key BRM role is reducing business and IT barriers.

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Techopedia explains Business Relationship Manager (BRM)

BRM responsibilities include:

Aligns different business and IT strategies for enhanced productivity
Defines key strategies for the IT delivery model of an organization
Works to communicate and understand concerns related to IT alignment across departments
Works with architects to understand new technology trends and forecast future IT infrastructure requirements
Works with project managers to provide business, project and IT improvement data to stakeholders
Works with financial leadership on annual IT budgets and forecasts
Helps evaluate IT project objectives and analyzes new business initiatives