Benefits Quantification in IT Projects

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Beer, Martina ; Fridgen, Gilbert ; Müller, Hanna-Vera ; Wolf, Thomas:
Benefits Quantification in IT Projects.
In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Wirtschaftsinformatik (WI). - Leipzig, Germany , 2013

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Abstract

The probability of IT project failures can be mitigated more successfully when discovered early. To support an early detection, transparency regarding a prject’s cash flows shall be increased. Therefore, an appropriate analysis and calculation of a project’s costs, benefits, risks and interdependencies is inevitable. Until today, however, a method that appropriately considers these factors when estimating the ex ante project business case does not yet exist. Using the Action Design Research approach, we designed, applied and tested a practicable and integrated method of determining the monetary value of IT projects to generate generalized insights to benefits management. This method was cojointly developed by prac-tice and academia, to ensure practical applicability while upholding scientific rigor. Furthermore, to support understandability of the method, we provide an ap-plication example.