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Creating & Demonstrating Value

Projects must sell themselves in order to attain approval to move forward. So must the PMO. One of the greatest challenges in being able to demonstrate success of the PMO is quantifying the value and impact it has on the organization. This channel points you to the resources you need to make the case.

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The Metrics Trap...And How to Avoid It
- by Christopher Koch
How to calculate IT spending as a percentage of overall revenue. Get smart about IT spending benchmarks.

The Tao of ROI
- by Sandra Winters
The author believes that the real teaching of ROI is in learning through the process.

Into the Light
- by Howard Rubin
Hidden factors such as customer value, process value, people value and portfolio management value must also be taken into account when considering IT processes.

Cost Of Investment--The Real McCOI
- by Gabriel Fuchs
COI is the true financial metric for any business case.

For the IRS There's No EZ Fix
- by Elana Varon
The Internal Revenue Service's multi-billion dollar modernization project has been an unmitigated flop.

Taking the Measure of Vendors
- by Jack Keen
For every one buyer who successfully uses vendor ROI input, there are four purchasers who risk sabotaging both their project justifications and their reputations. Caveat emptor!

What It Takes to Make it in Tech Today
- by Christopher Murray
Outwit, outlast, outsource....

Targeting Perfection
- by Tracy Mayor
See how the Six Sigma process methodology applies to IT and what it can and cannot do for you.

A Three-Step Assessment
- by Darlene Barrientos Crane and Marjery Mayer
Learn which two elements are often missing from investment analysis. Financial calculations are just a part of the foundation of information needed to ensure business value from technology.

How to Get the Business Value You Need
- by Michael Hugos
Resourcefulness requires that in addition to doing things in a thrifty way, you must also do new things, including closely questioning anything your consultants tell you.



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