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The Value of Investment and Total Cost of Ownership

The Value of Investment and Total Cost of Ownership. Marla Davenport, TIES Nancy Toll, Hudson, WI Schools. What is TCO?. Total Cost of Ownership (Operations) Tracking tech support To minimize computer and network down time To minimize troubleshooting interruptions for teachers

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The Value of Investment and Total Cost of Ownership

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  1. The Value of Investment and Total Cost of Ownership Marla Davenport, TIES Nancy Toll, Hudson, WI Schools

  2. What is TCO? • Total Cost of Ownership (Operations) • Tracking tech support • To minimize computer and network down time • To minimize troubleshooting interruptions for teachers • Tracking adequacy of professional development • To ensure teachers are prepared • To ensure teachers are integrating technology into the curriculum • Tracking pros and cons of various implementations and support strategies • The bottom line: effective use of technology

  3. Project predictors Understanding Where You Are (TCO) + Helping to Plan Where You Are Going (VOI) • Why is this important • Plan for success from the beginning • Anticipate unexpected roadblocks and expenses • Spend precious dollars wisely • Accountability with district and community

  4. Scenario: One to One Project • Your district is planning a one to one project with a middle school classroom. • What will you need to consider? • What will the costs include? • What will determine success of the project?

  5. Decision making process • Determine all the costs involved (TCO) • Calculate Anticipated Savings and Revenues • Measure (Score) “Qualitative” Benefits • Assess Risk • Was it worth it? - Evaluate Results • Cost savings/overages • Value to students if goals are met

  6. Free tools that might help • Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) tool from Gartner and CoSN • Value of Investment (VOI) from CoSN • Technology Inventory Collection Tool • from Minnesota Department of Education • METT Survey worksheet

  7. TCO Tools • Help Identify all of the costs of acquiring and maintaining a networked computer environment • Direct technology and labor costs • Indirect (end-user) labor costs • Calculates costs and metrics on a per-client-computer basis. • Know where you are so that you can plan • Understand costs to drive efficiencies • Reassure constituents that dollars are being used wisely

  8. CoSN TCO Tool • Launched June 1999 • Includes: • Check List • Web-based TCO assessment tool developed by CoSN and Gartner (U.S. Schools Only) • 8 TCO Case Studies (plus 3 One-to-one Studies) • White paper on Interpreting results • www.cosn.org/tco

  9. VOI • Value of Investment • Take it away, Nancy!

  10. ???Questions??? • Marla Davenport • Marla.davenport@ties.k12.mn.us • 651-999-6502 • http://www.ties.k12.mn.us • Nancy Toll, Technology Coordinator • tollnl@hudson.k12.wi.us • Phone:  715-377-3709 • http://www.hudson.k12.wi.us 

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