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Information management

The evaluation of information systems investments

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  • © 1994

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  1. Leslie Willcocks

    1. Oxford Institute of Information Management, Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: of capital importance

    1. Introduction: of capital importance

      • Leslie Willcocks
      Pages 1-27

  3. Overviews

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29
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    2. Why companies invest in information technology

      • C. James Bacon
      Pages 31-47

    3. Evaluating the feasibility of information systems investments: recent UK evidence and new approaches

      • Leslie Willcocks, Stephanie Lester
      Pages 49-77

  5. Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Justifying IT investments

      • Beat Hochstrasser
      Pages 151-169

    3. Information economics: a practical approach to valuing information systems

      • Devra Wiseman
      Pages 171-187

    4. Beyond return on investment

      • Tom Coleman, Mark Jamieson
      Pages 189-205

    5. Risk and information systems: developing the analysis

      • Leslie Willcocks, Helen Margetts
      Pages 207-230

  6. Process and Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 231-231
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    2. Responsibility for IT: a grey area of management

      • Catherine Griffiths
      Pages 233-251

    3. Evaluation of information systems investments: towards multiple perspectives

      • Veronica Symons
      Pages 253-268

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 269-272
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Survey and study background In an effort to gain some answers on the 1ST capital investment (project selection) decision criteria used in practice, a survey was undertaken in 1990 of 80 American, British, Australian and New Zealand companies. A one-page survey form was used that provided 15 possible 1ST investment criteria, a means of indicating whether they are used or not, the percentage of projects to which each criterion is applied, and an overall ranking in terms of total project value for each criterion. The criteria are shown in Table 2.1. The criteria are categorized into financial, management, and development criteria. They were developed, first, through interviews with some 20 chief information officers (CIOs) in Britain and the United States. These CIOs were questioned on what criteria their organizations use in selecting 1ST investment projects, with the aim of developing a full list of the criteria used in practice. Secondly, the criteria and the form were tested and refined in a pilot study with some 12 companies. The criteria used in the survey and listed in Table 2.1 are primary level criteria.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Oxford Institute of Information Management, Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK

    Leslie Willcocks

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Information management

  • Book Subtitle: The evaluation of information systems investments

  • Authors: Leslie Willcocks

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3208-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Leslie Willcocks 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-41540-1Published: 01 January 1994

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-3208-2Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 272

  • Topics: Business Strategy/Leadership

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