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The Business of IT Portfolio Management: Balancing Risk, Innovation, and ROI

Overview Business-cycle realities are providing a sharp reminder to business and IT executives about the need for focused management and clear vision — no matter what the circumstances. During the initial euphoria regarding e-business, CIOs were seriously challenged to keep business expectations and spending at realistic levels. Now that the economic tide has turned, the challenge is ensuring pragmatic cost control actions rather than driving irrational cuts in core business and IT capabilities.

No matter what the economic environment, a key challenge for IT organizations is assessing and communicating the value of IT investments to the business units that they support. The following META Group survey results highlight the extent to which many companies are failing in areas such as business cases, budget alignment and market accountability.

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PublisherMETA Group Inc. File FormatPDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date PublishedJanuary 2002 Downloads70
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