Thursday, February 28, 2008

Project Investments During Economic Uncertainty or Contraction

Here's some tips regarding investments during uncertain economic times. This quote makes sense in that ... there's quite a bit of effort necessary to adopt and sustain a new performance level after an IT project go-live. This period of stabilization, adoptions, and maturity is a worthwhile investment after the initial capital investment is made. ...

... "Real, long-term value comes from recognizing at the outset that growth, evolution and value-generation require sustained sponsorship, attention, maintenance and marketing. " ...


Via B-Eye: Smart Investment

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posted by Frank M @ 9:25 PM, Read More...  
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At 3:18 AM, Blogger joapen said...

Hello,

with respect this issue I hope this other articule can be interesting for you related to this issue:

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=610808

 
At 11:51 AM, Blogger Frank M said...

Hello.

Thanks for that link to the Gartner article. I like Gartner's recommendation for a proactive approach by IT to lower cost ahead of any downturn.

There's another point of view in the industry that the most financially-healthy companies can actually increase their investment in a downturn, so that they can move their enterprise ahead of the competition as the economic situation improves.

Thanks --- Frank

 

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