IT Investment: Making a Business Case
2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-43520-9 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-43520-9 (ISBN)
Shows how to go about justification for IT spend. This book is designed for those who are involved in the decision to invest in information systems; and is relevant to business executives, financial managers and IT executives. It shows how to create a list of outcomes or benefits, their metrics, measuring methods and responsibility points.
Frequently not enough attention is given to producing a comprehensive business case or to producing an economic justification for an information systems investment. In fact many organizations are not clear as to what constitutes a sound business case and how to go about producing one. This Professional level book for the Computer Weekly Professional Series will show how to go about justification for I.T. spend. This book is designed for all those who are involved in the decision to invest in information systems. This book is especially relevant to senior business executives, senior financial managers and IT executives. Business consultants, computer and corporate advisors will also find the ideas and material addressed in this text of particular benefit as will anyone involved in corporate and strategic planning.In addition, senior students such as those working towards their MBAs will find this book of use.A business case is a statement or a series of statements that demonstrate the economic value of a particular intervention, a course of action or a specific investment. A business case is not simply a financial forecast of the hardware and software costs and the expected benefits. A business case for an information systems investment involves a comprehensive understanding of both the likely resources as well as the business drivers which will assist business managers improve their performance and thereby obtain a stream of benefits from the investment.In general there are approximately six steps in producing a business case for an information systems investment.1. Determine the high-level business outcomes that will be clearly and comprehensively expressed as a set of opportunities the organization can take advantage of, or problems that need to be rectified.2
Frequently not enough attention is given to producing a comprehensive business case or to producing an economic justification for an information systems investment. In fact many organizations are not clear as to what constitutes a sound business case and how to go about producing one. This Professional level book for the Computer Weekly Professional Series will show how to go about justification for I.T. spend. This book is designed for all those who are involved in the decision to invest in information systems. This book is especially relevant to senior business executives, senior financial managers and IT executives. Business consultants, computer and corporate advisors will also find the ideas and material addressed in this text of particular benefit as will anyone involved in corporate and strategic planning.In addition, senior students such as those working towards their MBAs will find this book of use.A business case is a statement or a series of statements that demonstrate the economic value of a particular intervention, a course of action or a specific investment. A business case is not simply a financial forecast of the hardware and software costs and the expected benefits. A business case for an information systems investment involves a comprehensive understanding of both the likely resources as well as the business drivers which will assist business managers improve their performance and thereby obtain a stream of benefits from the investment.In general there are approximately six steps in producing a business case for an information systems investment.1. Determine the high-level business outcomes that will be clearly and comprehensively expressed as a set of opportunities the organization can take advantage of, or problems that need to be rectified.2
Dr Dan Remenyi
Chapter 1 Why a business case for IT investment?; Chapter 2 Preparing an IT business case; Chapter 3 The art of evaluation; Chapter 4 The business outcome; Chapter 5 The stakeholders; Chapter 6 Strategic alignment and IT benefit identification; Chapter 7 Technology issues; Chapter 8 Risk – project and systems; Chapter 9 Business case accounting; Chapter 10 Evaluating a business case; Chapter 11 Using the business case for IT project management; Chapter 12 A case study Proton Electronics Limited;
| Erscheinungsdatum | 07.10.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Grafik / Design |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-43520-1 / 1138435201 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-43520-9 / 9781138435209 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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