{"product_id":"technology-scorecards-isbn-9780470464564","title":"Technology Scorecards","description":"\u003cb\u003ePlan, execute, and sustain a successful IT campaign with Sam Bansal's perfect scorecard approach\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFirst came the dot.com bust, then the IT squeeze. Despite software being the tail that wags the dog in most corporations, the cham-pions of IT, the CIOs, are constantly under fire to justify and maximize their IT investments—past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn how to establish Key Performance Indicators and Value Scorecards for IT to ensure maximum value in your corporation with the step-by-step approach found in Sam Bansal's \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on Dr. Bansal's over forty years of field experience in the management of large and complex projects, \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCreate Scorecards geared towards your organization's business goals\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eMake quantum improvements in cost, value, and productivity using KPIs and Scorecards\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIncrease your company's net by as much as 100% just by improving your supply chain management by 50%\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eImpact your top line the most through product life-cycle management\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDevelop a realistic strategy through Scorecards, which can then be used to drive IT investments that maximize your business performance\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhance profitability. Streamline strategy execution. Lower costs. Learn how to align your IT plans with your business objectives and optimize your company's overall performance with the perfect scorecard approach found in \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcronyms and Abbreviations.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I INTRODUCTION.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1 Why Projects Fail, Scorecards, and How This Book Is Organized.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II PROMISE OF TECHNOLOGY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2 Strategic Enterprise Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3 Supply Chain Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4 Product Life Cycle Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III SCORECARD METHODOLOGY TO ALIGN IT INVESTMENTS WITH BUSINESS PERFORMANCE (DELIVER ON PROMISE).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5 Strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6 Realization Phase.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7 Human Factors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8 Umbrella Considerations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9 Performance Management.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10 Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eDr. Sam Bansal\u003c\/b\u003e has years of experience in the enterprise software industry, primarily focused in consulting. He is head of SIS and Partner of Elixir Netcom Solutions, a tech-nology solutions provider. Bansal has worked for large high-tech multinationals and vendors consulting on everything from strategy formulation to detailed blueprinting to execution in the CIO and management consulting and business development realms. His solution architectures are aimed at business value creation through the appropriate use of technology.  Are you dissatisfied with your business software? You're not alone. Fully 75% of organizations believe their business software is not meeting expectations. The letdown, or failure, of the technology cannot be pinned on the technology itself. Successful implementation of technology involves the integration of People, Processes, Technologies, and Systems—key factors in the successful implementation of technology. If you miss any one of these critical elements, you are bound to fail. Taking you step by step through the process of establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to manage your technology investments as part of an overall performance management strategy and invest in the areas that promise maximum impact.  \u003cp\u003eSharing his decades of experience in business value creation through the appropriate use of technology, author Sam Bansal walks you through the process of establishing Business KPIs, benchmarking them, and preparing a scorecard to show you the potential value your company can gain. By helping you establish achievable expectations, he then shows you how to integrate People, Information, Business Processes, and Technology within your framework.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the initial groundwork is laid, \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e delves way beyond project management to show you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDevelop IT strategy responsive to business strategy\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCalculate the value contribution as derived from the SCOR Card\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eTranslate the business blueprint to the hardware, software, and network structures to create solution architecture\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eWork with the \"champions\" of the project and involve them in the project\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eEstimate and eliminate risk in the various phases of the project\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eEstablish and enforce a quality regimen\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eConduct ongoing measurement and tracking of the KPIs\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003ePresent findings to stakeholders to continue their support\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAligning your investment strategy with your high-impact processes and benchmarking a projected return on investment is an effective way to achieve maximum impact in technology spending. \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e' strategy-focused plan for your IT investments will help you reap greater financial gains, employee involvement, and sustainable success.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you're a CIO, CFO,CEO, IT manager, or a consultant, \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e provides you with the tools you need to immediately estimate and establish what value to expect and what technology is required to achieve it. Turn strategy into quantifiable performance—using the blueprint to IT success found in \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePlan, execute, and sustain a successful IT campaign with Sam Bansal's perfect scorecard approach\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFirst came the dot.com bust, then the IT squeeze. Despite software being the tail that wags the dog in most corporations, the cham-pions of IT, the CIOs, are constantly under fire to justify and maximize their IT investments—past, present, and future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearn how to establish Key Performance Indicators and Value Scorecards for IT to ensure maximum value in your corporation with the step-by-step approach found in Sam Bansal's \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on Dr. Bansal's over forty years of field experience in the management of large and complex projects, \u003ci\u003eTechnology Scorecards\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eCreate Scorecards geared towards your organization's business goals\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eMake quantum improvements in cost, value, and productivity using KPIs and Scorecards\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eIncrease your company's net by as much as 100% just by improving your supply chain management by 50%\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eImpact your top line the most through product life-cycle management\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cdiv\u003eDevelop a realistic strategy through Scorecards, which can then be used to drive IT investments that maximize your business performance\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnhance profitability. 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