Beyond the Business Case: New Approaches to IT Investment
Published 1 January 2002
Jeanne W. Ross, Cynthia Mathis Beath
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New research from MIT's Center for Information Systems Research and others reveals that successful companies are revolutionizing the way IT investments get decided, and recommends a new investment approach based on a framework developed after studying the e-business initiatives and supporting IT investments of 30 enterprises.
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As IT becomes more closely tied to business objectives, successful investment must consider two dimensions: technology scope and strategic objectives.
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Economics, Econometrics and Finance
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