Tracking your IT investment

Article Abstract:

Each organization using information technology (IT) ought to evaluate its investment in IT beyond the traditional analyses of budget and cost-benefit justification to the total relationship of IT to organization activities. Various information technology ratios (ITRs) measure IT investment as a percentage of revenue, IT investment per employee, IT activity mix group, and IT resource mix. These can help an organization develop a multi-year plan, which is essential to effective management of IT.

Evaluation, Information technology, Information services

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Cheap tricks: a low-budget guide to higher productivity

Article Abstract:

Nine productivity-enhancing computer products ranging in price from $99 to $1,295 are featured. These include: the Paperless Office, NetWare Lite area network, TeleForm fax forms, BetterYet III scalable fonts, Citizen America's portable printer, Microcom's portable modem, the Random House Webster's electronic dictionary and thesaurus, the Hewlett-Packard Scanjet IIp, and the GEC-Marconi PrinterLink printer-sharing device.

Computer programming services, Purchasing, Computer software industry, Software industry, Software, Product information, Equipment and supplies

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