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Fast ROI - Making IT Decisions that Save Money


Description: In the current economic climate the desire to take risks is diminished and the need to cut costs is paramount. Corporations and IT departments are looking for technology propositions that are low risk and likely to deliver a high return quickly on the money invested: We call such investments Fast ROI investments. We define such Fast ROI investments as those that pay back the outlay within one year and from then, continue to deliver benefits.

The Fast ROI report investigates and discusses the whole issue of risk and the return on investment. It charts the change in the business environment, discusses the nature of IT strategy from a practical perspective and investigates ROI and Fast ROI. The report is specifically targeted at those IT executives and managers that need to make a difference. It includes a definition of the driving forces that are currently pushing IT innovation and advises on how to align IT strategy with these forces. It includes two specific sections, on the selection of server hardware and on the web analytics, in both instances providing the ROI consideration in planning strategy and tactics in these important areas of technology investment. At the same time it also covers the problems and opportunities of legacy systems and legacy technologies. Finally the report includes a set of brief write-ups of products that can offer Fast ROI in specific contexts.

This report is a must for IT executives, managers and consultants that get involved in strategic and tactical IT projects at the planning stage.


Contents: 1. Introduction.

2. Technology and The Business Cycle
The Anatomy of the Bubble.
Curiouser and Curiouser
New Lamps For Old.
The Ninety-Nine Percent Club
The Resurrection of Bricks and Mortar.
The Rout of the Tech Sector
Business as Unusual
First and Second Mover Advantage
How Has The Game Changed?
The Technology of Business And The Business of Technology
Seismic Shifts in Technology
The Tactics of the Last War
The Swing of the Pendulum.
Moore’s Law Changes Sides
The Web Grows as the Stock Market Shrinks.
The Pattern of the Future
Towards the Agile Corporation
The Market Share Mantra
Further Revolutions.
The State of Things to Come
The Motive for IT Investment

3. Practical IT strategy.
The Dog Wags the Tail.
The Bandwidth Factor
Operations and Development
The Infrastructure Conundrum
Fundamental Layers
The Centre of Gravity
IT is all about Service.
The IT Legacy
Corporate governance and IT governance
IT governance
Operational Service Levels
Systems Development Activity
Strategic Concepts
Rules of the Road
Dancing Around Architecture
The Separation of Concerns
The Legacy Issue
Architectural Guidelines
Hardware Strategy
Software Strategy
The Turn of the Screw

4. Risk and The IT Department..
The Dark Secret of Big IT Projects
The Bigger the Project, The Bigger the Risk
Pondering the Cost of Failure.
A Method and Checklist for Reducing Risk.
The Principles of Risk Reduction..
The Tables Described .
The Risk Methodology Defined

5. ROI and Fast ROI.
The Fast ROI Dynamic.
Which Projects Should Be Done?.
The Costs, The Risks and The Rewards..
From Cost Benefit Analysis to Risk Benefit Analysis
Calculating ROI.
A Summary of Points to Ponder
What Constitutes Fast ROI?
Tactical IT Projects and Fast ROI.
Areas of Opportunity
Blocking Factors.

6. ROI and The Selection Process.
Selection Guidelines
Example Scenario
Server Strategy
The Server Selection Process Documented.
1. Establish Objectives.
2. Create Selection Process Plan
3. Select Platform.
4. Construct a Set of Comparative Factors.
5. Determine Vendor List
6. Information Gathering from the Vendor.
7. Investigate the Practical Impact of Each Option.
8. Investigate the Strategic Impact of Each Option.
9. Select Vendor and Server
10. Negotiate and Buy
11. Implement.
12. Review Selection.
Alternative Scenarios.
Other Server Purchases.
Other IT Procurements

7. ROI and eBusiness Benefit.
The eBusiness Focus
An Open Secret.
Lies, Damned Lies and Web Stats.
A Further Dynamic
The Elusive Customer.
The Devil is in the Detail
The View from the High Ground.
The Business Proposition.
Proactive Customer Strategy
Motivation.
The Full Picture.
ROI and Competitive Advantage.

8. Fast ROI Products.
Fast ROI Product Descriptions
3Ds (UK) Limited: Sentry-go
Comshare, Inc: Comshare MPC
eWork: eWork Exchange
InterX: InterX Net2020
iRevolution: 80-20 Discovery
Lazy Software Ltd: Sentences
Novell: NetWare 6.
Sun Microsystems: Star Office
Support.com:Support.com Resolution Suite.
VERITAS Software: VERITAS Foundation Suite.
Vistorm Limited: Via Vistorm
Webex Communications Inc: Webex Meeting Centre
Winsoft Business Solutions: ProVision Workbench Suite

9. Index




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