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IT-Business Articles, Tutorials & Webcasts
Return On Investment (ROI)
Measure
Up, Or Move Out
Which ROI metrics are most popular? Interesting statistics
on the use of ROI measures and metrics based upon a survey.
At InformationWeek.com
Why
Doesn’t Your ROI Add Up?
Y2K and the e-commerce gold rush made ROI analysis little
more than an empty formality at most organizations. Now ROI
is back. Seven tips to see if your method measures up. At DarwinMag.com
There's
More Than Cost Benefits To Consider When Analyzing IT ROI
Look at six broad categories for quantifiable benefits when
analyzing the value of IT investments. At InformationWeek.com
Measure
Up, Or Move Out
Statistics on the use of various ROI metrics and related
matters. RMS Note: The most popular metric cited in the
survey - “ROI” – refers to “profitability”. In
today’s integrated environment, stablishing a tangible and
direct link between an IT project and ultimate corporate “profit”
is a measurement challenge few organizations are equipped to
perform credibly or cost effectively. At
InformationWeek.com
Payback
Time: Making Sure ROI Measures Up
IT managers know they have to go back to ROI basics. The
hard part is finding the right approach. At InformationWeek.com
Rethinking
ROI -- E-Business: Strategic Investment
Many companies are tossing out conventional thinking about
the need for a ROI on E-business initiatives and focusing on
how they advance their overall business strategy. This
article offers useful insights for IT professionals. From
InformationWeek Magazine.
ROI:
The Age of Reason
Companies have been letting IT investments spiral out of
control. But CFOs are fighting back. At CFO.com
How
Will You Invest Your IT Dollars?
There's precious little money for IT investments this year,
but the cash Premier 100 leaders do have to spend will go
toward projects with minimal risk and surefire payoff. At ComputerWorld.com
Go
Figure
An approach to calculating the ROI of a web site; examples
of how several organizations are doing it. From CIO
Magazine.
ROI:
Results Often Immeasurable?
Despite a torrent of interest in ROI calculations, truly
workable solutions are just beginning to emerge. At CFO.com
What's
The Investment Worth?
How do companies account for investments in
"knowledge-management" projects? This article
discusses how Shell Oil Co. seeks to project the return.
From InformationWeek Magazine.
Measuring
Business Value Of IT Investments
It's hard to quantify the return on IT investments, but it's
in IT's best interests to help in the documentation effort.
At InformationWeek.com
What's
Your ROI?
Tools and services can help calculate, quantify IT's effect,
but none are perfect. At InformationWeek.com
Wireless
ROI
Learn how to improve wireless ROI. At TechRepublic.com
ROI
Communication
Apply ROI as a persuasive communication method--not just
analysis. At TechRepublic.com
Report
Says Most Portal Projects Fail To Deliver Enterprise
Benefits
Study faults high infrastructure and application integration
costs, as well as projects not being tied to specific
business processes. At InformationWeek.com
What is
ROI?
A plain-English answer to one of the questions most
frequently asked by the business and IT pros that visit our
website. At RMS.net
Into
the Light
Some IT processes, such as those focusing on supporting
customers, are difficult to quantify and are therefore
hidden. But it is possible to bring such value out of the
shadows. At CIO.com
The
Proof Is In The Project
Whether it's forecasting the return on an IT investment over
time, evaluating financial feasible, or deciding when to
terminate projects, measurement of ROI is becoming critical
to the financial-services industry. Read about how Merill
Lynch is using ROI to define the value of IT investments. At
InformationWeek.com
There's
No Value Without Accountability & Execution
Two IBM Global Services executives discuss IT ROI in the
insurance industry. Note the emphasis on IT - Business value
measures. At InsuranceTech.com
Getting
Tough On ROI
Organizations take different approaches to ROI definition;
the common theme is tying IT investments to quantifyable
financial and non financial business impacts. At InformationWeek.com
Calculated
Risk
Explaining the ROI of IT security investments is never easy.
This article has some good tips. A suggestion to security
pros: drop the acronym “ROSI”; “ROI” will suffice!
There is one tip that could be added: Speak to top-level
decision-makers in a language they understand! See a related
slideshow presentation below. At CSOOnline.com
(Related
Slideshow)
From Resource Management Systems, Inc.
Value
Judgments
Using simple numeric terms to define value can be dangerous,
according to a panel of IS pros who give their views on the
changing relationship of IT systems and the businesses they
support. From CIO Magazine
E-Business:
Strategic Investment
For many companies, launching Internet initiatives that
advance strategic goals is more important than getting
hard-dollar return. From Information Week.
Find
Your Network ROI
The real trick is demonstrating to top management how the
dollars and cents pay off. This article outlines steps to
make sure the return on investment of your network
infrastructure is visible. From InformationWeek Magazine.
Corporate
Internet Projects Still On The Rise
Companies are plowing ahead with Internet technology
investments despite the economic slowdown, citing cost and
competitive pressures as well as longer-term strategic
positioning. At the same time, IT executives are under
closer scrutiny to prioritize Internet projects based on
their expected returns. From Techweb Magazine