Tools invoke return on IT spend: From spreadsheets to advanced portfolio tools, users seek means to track value from IT investments

摘要

The evaluation of proposed IT projects at EFW is rigorous-says Harry Butler, support center manager for the Fort Worth, Texas-based supplier of high-tech products to the military-but so is the assessment of every significant would-be expenditure. Whether it's manufacturing seeking a new piece of machinery, or IT requesting new servers, proposals must be placed in a benefits-analysis spreadsheet and pass muster with a management committee.