Uncommon IT Sense - Let's Get the Business Case Right
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Rick Sidorowicz
Rick Sidorowicz is the Publisher and Editor of The CEO Refresher, moderator of The Mindful Network, Minister of Culture of High Performance Retail, and Editor of 1001 Ways to Wow Your Customers. He also works with T4G Limited as a Business Strategist and Consultant developing innovative solutions for retailers and financial services organizations. His profile and contact information are @ www.ricksidorowicz.com . By Rick Sidorowicz
Published on 08/25/2009
Why do so many business-critical projects, whether done in house or outsourced, fail far too often, take too long, cost too much, and fail to achieve the business value for which they were justified and designed. In this article I want to offer several approaches to improve the "conceptual" aspect of IT projects - the what and why and the business case. A little uncommon sense is in order with six things you can do to significantly improve your business case and economic justification process and ensure your projects come in on time and on budget.