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Use ROI Analysis for Business Software Investments

Category: IT Management, Enterprise Applications

Tags: tco, enterprise software, software

Overview As they must do with any major investment, finance and technology leaders must develop a Return-On-Investment (ROI) model to justify software purchases. In many cases, organizations find it difficult to identify the indirect benefits and costs associated with software implementation. A number of factors may make it difficult for an organization to develop an enterprise software ROI model: Type of software, Hidden benefits and Hidden costs. This paper provides a framework one can use to capture key benefits and costs when developing a complete enterprise software ROI model. Including such a model within a well-rounded business case can help managers determine whether it is worthwhile to proceed with a new software investment.

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Publisher: Microsoft Tips
File Format: HTML
Date Published: Apr 23, 2008
Format: White Papers
Topics: Business Management, ROI - TCO

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