How Information Systems are becoming profit centers

“As Advertised” (outline)

Once upon a time, ….
I.T. offered competitive advantage

Commodity I.T. as necessary evil

Commodity I.T. as Operational Vulnerability

Improvements in Commodity I.T.

What Information Technologies might offer competitive advantage?

What I.T. does offer competitive advantage?

Good I.T. “profit”
(in a non-I.T. industry)

Better “profits” from I.T.

Best profits from I.T.

Best of the best profits

How to pick I.T. opportunities for competitive advantage

How to develop an I.T. Strategy

Strategic I.T. definition

Strategic I.T. Process

Project Feasibility Constraints

Budget Feasibility

R.O.I.T.
Return On Information Technology

Primary Factors of R.O.I.

Classical R.O.I. Process

Example I.T. factors of R.O.I.

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Example I.T. factors of R.O.I.
Technical Risk

Example: Effect of NOT doing a project

Example: Benefit Factors unique to I.T.

Example: Costs Versus Risk

Relationship of R.O.I.T. versus Risk

Take-Away: Separate I.T. costs from I.T. Investment

Strategy is not a commodity