Making Technology Investments Profitable: ROI Roadmap to Better Business Cases
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  • A valuable read for IT marketers
  • The Best IT Sales Tool of All Time
  • useful if you don't have much of a clue
  • Make sure your IT investments are profitable.
  • Raises the bar in business case development
Making Technology Investments Profitable: ROI Roadmap to Better Business Cases
Jack M. Keen , and Bonnie Digrius
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Book Description

Insuring the value of IT ventures, from implementation through execution
Over 50 percent of all Information Technology projects fail, not only costing companies considerable monetary investment but also thwarting key strategic initiatives for which the new technology was critical. This book helps executives and managers increase IT project success by using a process for identifying the true ROI value for proposed IT investments-"Real ROI"-then tracking project results against that standard. This guide provides an abundance of pragmatic tips, tools, and techniques to make the process easy to understand, focusing on implementing an ROI plan as well as on tracking IT investments and measuring results postimplementation.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A valuable read for IT marketers .......2007-02-06

Although this book is targeted primarily to IT purchasers, it provides valuable insight and guidance for those who market IT products. Too often, marketers use empty phrases to describe the potential value of investing in their products. The content in this book will help marketers substantiate those claims and make all of their product messages and promotional materials more credible and compelling.

5 out of 5 stars The Best IT Sales Tool of All Time.......2005-10-10

Written by a 17-year Silicon Valley Sales Veteran - Since 2001, closing sizable deals has been difficult. The old 5 page consultative selling ROI spreadsheet has very little credibility. This book my friend put credibility and VALUE back into your ROI sales quiver. In fact, I give a copy of this book to my champion within the account so that he can get me to the information to develop a comprehensive business case that clearly and logically support a justifiable ROI. I actually have reservations writing this review because at the moment, this book is my competitive edge. But because this book helped me close three deals each in excess of $11M in the third quarter of 2005, I have to give this endorsement to the author.

3 out of 5 stars useful if you don't have much of a clue.......2004-11-02

I got this book amongst other related ones, for a management learning project I participate in. My background in formal evaluation of IT projects is essentially zero.

I expected this book to provide me with some oversight on the topic, and practical tools amd methods to carry out the assignment.

The book delivers on both aspects, so I feel I have to explain why I give it only a "fair" 3 stars rating.

The book conveys a host of conventional wisdom nicely and orderly packaged, a lot of "practical" stuff (that I don't expect to be able to use in practice though), and a "solution to any situation in 11 steps" attitude, all of which imho make it essentially a sort of consultant-held 2-day course in written form.

Also, it's useful in that you don't get confused with several approaches, but just the ROI approach may not be enough. You'll likely need more than this to get the job done.

In conclusion, it's a good book, but not something you can't do without, nor particularly enlightening, nor your definitive source on this topic.

5 out of 5 stars Make sure your IT investments are profitable........2004-10-13

If you really want to make sure your IT investments are making money to your organization, this is the book that will help you to get the right and supported answer.

Jack M Keen describes in a very detailed way how to track the benefits and real business value from the IT Investments. Is a well written and fast, easy to read book that worth's every dollar you spend on it.

Don't have any doubts; this may be the more useful book you may get about the subject. I have read others (Like IT Payoff, and others) and are OK, but this is the more practical and useful of all.

5 out of 5 stars Raises the bar in business case development.......2004-03-22

I have a pile of books that address the same subject and would not have picked this one up if a colleague had not persistently badgered me into reading it. Instead of yet another tome on business cases, ROI and value, I discovered what to me is the absolute best book on the following three areas:

(1) business case development - the authors shine here by showing how to craft a realistic business case that does look at the important factors and benefits. More importantly, you're shown how NOT to write a business case, and common problems with too many business cases that are presented (and all-too-often accepted). This aspect of the book alone raises the bar in business case development.

(2) properly computing ROI that is real - in many organizations ROI is a forbidden word and NPV used instead. One reason for this is it's rarely computed correctly. Before reading this book I used ROI as a quick and dirty gage, but always looked to NPV as the deciding factor when exploring the feasibility to a project or solution. The way the authors expose fallacies of improper ROI computation, and how to avoid them is invaluable, and will restore credibility to ROI as a realistic indicator.

(3) assuring value - the VALUE-on-Demand approach the authors propose is a straightforward method for evaluating, selecting and prioritizing projects. This methodology has no flaws that I can find, and will add structure, clarity and process to governance.

Regardless of your experience, there is much to learn from this book. It can serve as a company 'how-to' guide and standard as is with little-to-no tailoring, and represents the best book I own on business case development and determining ROI. It's also one of the best books on establishing a viable governance program I've read.

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                                    4 out of 5 stars Word Journeys by Kathy Ganske.......2000-07-02

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                                    3 out of 5 stars Don't judge this book by its cover!.......2007-10-15

                                    Please, don't judge this book by its cover. The cover is AWFUL - as with all the other Bailey Weggins novels - to the point where I felt embarrassed reading it in public. However, if you can get past the cover art, "Lethally Blonde" is both a fun and suspenseful mystery that makes a great summer read.

                                    This is Kate White's fifth novel to feature crime journalist and amateur sleuth Bailey Weggins. If you've read her others, you'll find this very similar: Bailey is asked by an actor friend to investigate a missing colleague. She quickly finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation chock full of potential suspects, while at the same time she is receiving threatening phone calls...

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                                    3 out of 5 stars The Best One Yet?!.......2007-08-23

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                                    THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT I HATE WHEN I FINISH THE BOOK. I LOVE BAILEY WEGGINS AND ALL THE TROUBLE SHE ALWAYS SEEMS TO GET INTO, AND I LOVE THAT KATE WHITE ALWAYS ADDS ROMANCE INTO ALL HER BOOKS. LET ME NOT FORGET TO
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                                    5 out of 5 stars A sweeping overview of Napoleon's Army.......2006-12-09

                                    There are many books about Napoleon Bonaparte, and probably even more about his campaigns. "La Grande Armee" is set apart from those works since it focuses on the men who fought and died for Napoleon. Blond makes this apparent from the start and it is an objective that he rarely strays from throughout the book.

                                    The book covers the campaigns of the Grand Army from the thwarted attempt to invade England (1805) to Waterloo (1815.) "La Grande Armee" does an excellent job of delving into the life of the average grunt: the disease, the pillaging, the marches, even the horde of prostitutes that followed in the army's wake. Blond gives due consideration to the many non-French foreigners that filled the Army's ranks, and he gives particular interest to the budding medical corps of the Army.

                                    'La Grande Armee"'s greatest strength are the details it presents: from the tactic of Russian playing dead on the battlefield and then getting up to shoot the advancing French in the backs is hard to ignore. To American readers, the chapters on the Spanish insurgency will be particular interest. Many other books of the era gloss over the Iberian campaign, especially after Napoleon himself later refused to enter Spain in an attempt to rescue the situation. That slow, tortorous defeat experienced by the Grand Army will make any reader wonder if the United States is headed down the same disastorous road in Iraq.

                                    Of course, the famous retreat from Moscow is covered in all of its tragic detail, as is the Battle of Nations, and Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo.

                                    Overall, "La Grande Armee" is an excellent book and one that remains very relevant right to this day!

                                    5 out of 5 stars A superb tour de force.......2000-12-17

                                    Blonde has written a superb tour de force in a style which makes one think you are reading a novel and transports you to the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars. One learns a plenty of the lot of the common soldier and meets characters such as Murat, Ney and other lesser knowns. All in all a brilliant history without the boring prose of some better known history books!

                                    5 out of 5 stars An outstanding narrative of the Napoleonic era........1998-09-20

                                    Georges Blond takes the reader with Napoleon and his men as they march from Boulogne to Waterloo with a completeness that one would expect from an autobiography. The book describes the day-to-day life and death in the army of the Emperor with all the detail of a conversation with a grizzled veteran at a Parisian café. Mr. Blond provides character sketches of some of the leading historical figures of the time that illustrate motive, desire and fault. His descriptions of the Peninsular War and the retreat from Moscow vividly illustrate the suffering and horrors of war in the Napoleonic era. The author's in depth treatment of the medical services is most enlightening, describing the frightful lot of the wounded in gory detail. The reader cannot avoid having an increased respect for the physicians Rene Desgenettes and Jean Larrey. Touching on the political, personal and military histories of the period, the book provides the reader with a unique vantage point from which they may view battles like Austerlitz and Waterloo in a new light. The descriptions of the campaigns and battles avoid tactical details while providing sweeping descriptions that answer many of the how's and why's of the conflicts events. With the chronology, maps and statistics included in the appendixes, this book will become a valued addition to the library of any student of the Napoleonic era.

                                    4 out of 5 stars Good.......1998-04-21

                                    I found this book very provocative. The anecdotal comments throughout the book, personal accounts on each campaign and method which the author introduces character sketches as the applicable historical figures come into context were refreshing and enlightening. Despite references to Maps in the appendixes of the book, I found the author's description of tactics and battle movements to be somewhat confusing at times. I was a little disappointed with the amount of attention given to the last years of Napoleon the 1st's reign. All in all, a good, enjoyable read. DPS
                                    The Blond Baboon (Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery)
                                    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                    • Death of a Chanteuse
                                    • Another terrific Amsterdam cops mystery
                                    The Blond Baboon (Grijpstra & De Gier Mystery)
                                    Janwillem Van De Wetering
                                    Manufacturer: Soho Crime
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                                    Binding: Paperback

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                                    5 out of 5 stars Death of a Chanteuse.......2003-01-18

                                    A wild storm rocks Amsterdam and at the end of the storm the body of Elaine Carnet, successful businesswoman and former Paris torch singer, is found with a broken neck at the foot of her garden steps. Was she killed by a gust of wind? If so, who was smoking the cigarettes that they found in her house?

                                    Grijpstra and de Gier are called in to figure out who was behind the murder.

                                    Van De Wetering's novels are always among the best mysteries around. His characters are meditative in a way that feels authentic. He manages to put a human face on brutality while still somehow underlying the brutality. Even sensational endings feel like inevitable parts of a story rather than a novelists trick. Well worth a read for people who don't know them.

                                    5 out of 5 stars Another terrific Amsterdam cops mystery.......2001-09-07

                                    This is one of my favorites in this series. Terrific Amsterdam villians and weird introspective police abound, as always.
                                    Witness to the League of Blond Hip Hop Dancers
                                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                                    • Luscious collection with a few hesitations
                                    Witness to the League of Blond Hip Hop Dancers
                                    Donna Allegra
                                    Manufacturer: Alyson Publications
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                                    Book Description

                                    In a novella and 11 stories, widely published author and dancer Donna Allegra presents a lyrical and stirring portrait of black lesbians set against the backdrop of West African, jazz, and hip-hop dance. In each story readers inhabit the skin of women who live for dance, women who work and love in a world in which bodies are disrobed and constantly on parade but where lesbian erotics are rarely spoken. But for all these lesbians, women come first in importance-an uncommon stance in the new mythology that paints black women as self-sacrificing towers of strength waiting to exhale.

                                    Donna Allegra is a poet and dancer living in New York City. Her work has been published extensively in magazines, and anthologies, including Best Lesbian Erotica, Hers, Does Your Mama Know, and Lesbian Travels. She is the winner of the Pat Parker Memorial Poetry Award and was a runner-up for the Audre Lorde Poetry Prize in 1994.

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                                    4 out of 5 stars Luscious collection with a few hesitations.......2001-12-23

                                    Starring an assortment of black lesbian dancers, this collection of stories maps the styles and moves of these women as they pour their passions out through their bodies. The plots vary from story to story, but Allegra's lush writing style stays strong, although in a couple of stories it's muted when the story stretches past its limits, but the energy picks up again by the time the title novella is reached. It is this passion in the women's lives though that lingers with the reader, whether it's passion for the rhythms, passion for another woman, or passion for what dancing can evoke in spectators or dancers. Allegra whets the reader's appetite with these tales, and leaves us breathless for more.
                                    Blonds on Bikes
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                                      George Bowering
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                                      Agricultural development systems/Egypt: A collaborative project of the University of California, Davis and the Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt
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                                        The American Blonds
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                                          Earvin McBride
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                                          Blond Barbarians & Noble Savages (Essays on Fantastic Literature, No. 2)
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                                            Blond Barbarians & Noble Savages (Essays on Fantastic Literature, No. 2)
                                            L. Sprague De Camp
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                                            A Tribute to the Group Settlers (Staples South West Region Publication Series)
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