Benchmarking Can Help Justify IT Spending, But Requires Avoiding Common Mistakes To Ensure Positive Results

摘要

Benchmarking is a time-tested way for IT executives to justify their IT budgets and focus on continuous improvement. Whether it is to compare their IT spending levels with industry peers, defend current spending levels, justify new spending requests, or identify opportunities for cost improvement, benchmarking is the only way to objectively measure an organization's IT budget against industry standards.