Topic: business value analysis

  This whitepaper provides valuable insight into business it alignment, measurement of business value created by IT, measurement of this IT value and making better decisions based upon this measurement.

This business case template provides an outline to create a business case for your IT Investments linked to business value.

 This paper explains in depth the Economic Value Added (EVA) framework, its proper use and compares the framework to other value measurement frameworks.

 This paper presents a research study to evaluate six computing models using Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) framework.

  This excellent presentation provides an in-depth overview to strategic planning.

This cost estimation guide provides invaluable information on cost estimation - throughout a project's lifecycle and its connection to other levers of value creation such as risk.

 This paper explores the connection between IT value and IT Balanced Scorecard/IT Strategy Maps. It describes patterns of IT value i.e. ways in which IT creates/enables value, connects IT value with cascaded and linked strategic objectives and discusses how IT values are described in BSC’s perspectives.

An excellent discussion on the business value of IT and the tools and frameworks toward that end. MUST Read!

 This paper presents a cost and performance measurement system that integrates the Activity-Based Costing (ABC) method with the Economic Value Added value-based financial performance measure.