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Problems and Issues Relating to IT Investment Evaluation: Experiences from Scottish and Benelux Studies

Stansfield, M, Berghout, E., Grant, K. (2000) Problems and Issues Relating to IT Investment Evaluation: Experiences from Scottish and Benelux Studies. In: 7th European Conference on Information Technology Evaluation, 2000, Trinity College Dublin. (Unpublished) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:45521)

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Abstract

Despite the growing number of IT investment evaluation methods and approaches, many organizations are still experiencing difficulties with this complex and sophisticated area. Within an environment of increasing competitiveness, pressures to reduce overheads as well as the introduction of new working practices, companies are turning to new IT investments in order to survive in uncertain and volatile markets. One sector that is experiencing such pressures is the financial services sector that is undergoing fundamental changes in terms of its structure, products and working practices, in which the investment in new IT has been a key enabling factor.

This paper will report on initial findings from on-going research that has been conducted within the Benelux and Scottish financial service sectors in which the process of IT investment evaluation was critically evaluated from the perspectives of: key stakeholders, evaluation processes, evaluation criteria and project descriptions and champions. A comparison between the Benelux and Scottish financial sectors is made.

The research confirms earlier research results regarding requirements to evaluation methods; however, it also identifies the concept of ‘power’ and power behaviour as a dominant factor regarding the actual use of evaluation methods. Capturing the concept of power in rational decision-making is identified as the next challenge in IT evaluation research.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Paper)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Divisions > Kent Business School - Division > Kent Business School (do not use)
Depositing User: Tracey Pemble
Date Deposited: 25 Nov 2014 15:18 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:18 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/45521 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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