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FAQs: Business
Case, Cost-Benefit, & ROI

Business Case,
Cost-Benefit, & ROI
- What is the number of network engineers
necessary to support an enterprise per
network device? (USA) [see
answer]
- What are the uses and limitations of ROI to
a technology development project? (from
Malaysia) [see
answer]
- Why should a business embark in cost benefit
analysis. How is it done and what are the
advantages and disadvantages. (from
Zimbabwe) [see
answer]
- I want to know how do evaluate effect of
project to invest? (from Vietnam) [see
answer]
- How do you measure ROI on service-based
projects like elearning? (from India) [see
answer]
- Why is it better to have a higher NPV? For
example there is project 1:£100 npv, and
project 2:£300 npv, which would you choose?
and why? (from United Kingdom) [see
answer]
- Is NPV the best financial criterion for
project selection? [see
answer]
- We’re at the early concept stage of a
project, how can we provide credible cost
and benefit information? [see
answer]
- What approach would you recommend to help us
make the “build vs. buy” decision for a
software application? [see
answer]
- I’ve searched online for a definition of
ROI; I’m still confused. Can you clarify
for me? [see
answer]
- What is a “Business Case”? [see
answer]
- What is a “Cost-Benefit Analysis”? [see
answer]
- Aren’t IT project decisions really based
upon economics? [see
answer]
- How many years should a CBA include? [see
answer]
- Are direct and indirect project costs the
same as tangible and intangible costs? [see
answer]
- What is Net Present Value? [see
answer]
- What information do I need to calculate the
return on investment for a project? [see
answer]
- Is a Business Case the same as a
Cost-Benefit Analysis? [see
answer]