Project Benefits Realization with Compensation Escrow

There's no doubt that Wall Street risk, returns, and accountability got out of whack. Since most investments, whether IT or other, are founded on the principle of ROI, how about using this escrow account / variable compensation approach until project benefits are realized ? ...

... "One idea is creating escrow accounts at each firm made up of, say, one-third of each year’s allocated compensation, which would be distributed to employees over the next three years - after the account is reduced by losses resulting from poor trades or deals ... " ...

Via New York Times: Risk and Wall Street Reward

IT Project Visibility to Wall Street Analysts

Insights on how Wall Street may view an IT project and how to address their concerns. ...

... "Red flags pop up when, for example, management offers analysts vague time lines of when the company expects to start or finish integrating systems in a merger or acquisition ... " ...

Via CIO: Wall Street