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MBA/MIS - 513. Class #3 September 2, 2008 IT Business Value Financial Justification. Tonight’s Agenda. Brief Presentation on International Experience – Thom Porter Finish up Chapter 2 of Book A ROI Homework Q&A Book B – Chapters 1 and 3 Information Technology Business Value.
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MBA/MIS - 513 Class #3 September 2, 2008 IT Business Value Financial Justification
Tonight’s Agenda • Brief Presentation on International Experience – Thom Porter • Finish up Chapter 2 of Book A • ROI Homework Q&A • Book B – Chapters 1 and 3 • Information Technology Business Value
Book BMeasuring the Business Value of Information Technology Information Technology Business Value (ITBV) Chapter 1
Overall Goals • Move the IT department / process from a ‘cost center’ to a strategic partner to achieve overall goals • Prove ‘business value’
What to measure? • Direct contribution to market position or revenues • Deliverables that support solving customer business needs and challenges • Direct cost savings • Technology investment that advance the industry
Standards in Measurement • Standard metrics developed • Common valuation techniques with other corporate projects • Business value portfolio with values determined by business unit managers
Grow your IT Success Framework Balance the budget needs while moving towards a ‘profit center’ What are the roles for the Bus Mgr versus the IT professional?
Chapter 1 Summary • What are the implications for the Business Unit Manager pertaining to IT? • What are the implications for IT Professionals pertaining to assisting the business?
Chapter 2 (Book B) Methods to determine Business Value
Establish metrics and then monitor Notice these are not IT Metrics
Suggested metrics should be corporate goals • Hospital (from text) • Utilization of beds • # of people for specific lab • Discharges by noon • Diversions • Patient Satisfaction • Staff Satisfaction • Doctor Satisfaction
Productivity (Potential Gains) • Removal of an activity a user performs • Reduction in the time to complete an item • Reduction in user errors • Reduction in time to train new users
Other ‘quantifiable’ items(suggestions, can you use for your project?) • Reduce Expenses • Material Discounts • Scrap Reduction • Hardware / Software Avoidance vs. System End of Life Considerations • Factory Uptime
Other ‘quantifiable’ items(suggestions, can you use for your project?) • Reduce Expenses / Working Capital • Days of Inventory • Days of Receivables
Other ‘quantifiable’ items(suggestions, can you use for your project?) • Increase Revenues • Reduce time to market • Open a new market • Cross Selling • Vendor of Choice