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Factor
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Definition
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Value ...
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Common Perception
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Strategic IT Considers
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Costs
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Money committed
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Decreases as costs rise.
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IT is an expense that costs too much.
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Total costs including:
support
training
integration
etc.
|
|
Benefits
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Money returned or saved
|
Increases as benefits rise.
|
IT could do more for us.
|
Total benefits including:
future options
external value
etc.
|
|
Time
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Delay between costs and benefits
|
Increases with deferred costs and earlier benefits
|
IT projects are always late.
|
time to market
adoption rate
full life cycle
etc.
|
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Risks
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Probability of failure
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Decreases as risks increase.
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We rely on IT to operate.
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obsolescence
scalability
flexibility
opportunity loss
etc.
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