Infrastructure Management White Papers
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.
| Publisher | META Group Inc. | File Format | PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5 |
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| Date Published | January 2002 | Downloads | 70 |
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