In the past months we have been asked by three different IT organizations some variation of this question: "In our industry, what percent of revenue should we be spending on IT?" The question seems to be driven by one of the following three pressures, most coming from outside of IT:
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What's the "Right" IT Spending Level?
Posted January 26, 2005 | Leadership |
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Bob Benson applies more than 40 years of academic and corporate experience to assist companies and government agencies in understanding the business value of IT, strategic and financial IT management, strategic IT planning, effective IT application development, and IT governance. He has written more than 100 Cutter Consortium Advisors on business technology strategy and IT governance as well as additional Executive Reports, Updates, and Cutter… Read More
Tom Bugnitz's specialties include business and organization transformation through information systems, information systems organization management, technology planning, the impact of new and emerging technologies, the impact of technology on business strategies, information systems operations, strategic systems applications, and leadership for executives.
Mr. Bugnitz has lectured widely on these subjects and has codeveloped methodologies in… Read More
Tom Bugnitz's specialties include business and organization transformation through information systems, information systems organization management, technology planning, the impact of new and emerging technologies, the impact of technology on business strategies, information systems operations, strategic systems applications, and leadership for executives.
Mr. Bugnitz has lectured widely on these subjects and has codeveloped methodologies in… Read More
Bill Walton's areas of special interest and expertise include performance measurement, integrated strategic planning, IT/business value, organizational change management, and technology driven change. Previously, Mr. Walton spent 17 years with Gartner Group and Real Decisions, where he was responsible for the development of several innovative IT measurement services and their associated analytical methods. Most recently, Mr. Walton was involved… Read More
Bill Walton's areas of special interest and expertise include performance measurement, integrated strategic planning, IT/business value, organizational change management, and technology driven change. Previously, Mr. Walton spent 17 years with Gartner Group and Real Decisions, where he was responsible for the development of several innovative IT measurement services and their associated analytical methods. Most recently, Mr. Walton was involved… Read More
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