Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92255) has announced the addition of "Optimising IT Cost Control 2008" to their offering.
- Review of 57 different IT cost control methods in 14 areas
- Comprehensive explanation of benefits and design of each IT cost control method
- Share of Nordic companies using the different IT cost control methods
- Extent to which the IT cost control methods have been implemented
Key questions:
- How does your level of IT cost control compare to other large Nordic companies?
- Which are the most common cost control techniques?
- To what extent are different cost control methods implemented?
- How should effective cost control methods be designed and implemented?
The key to achieving low IT costs in combination with high IT value is to implement strict measures of IT cost control and quality assurance. In order to succeed it is vital to understand what methods are available and used successfully by other companies as well as how to go about implementing them.
Review and use of IT cost control methods
- Optimising IT Cost Control 2008 offers a comprehensive review and explanation of a large number of effective IT cost control and quality assurance measures. A detailed overview of the extent to which these are used by Nordic companies is also offered.
Optimising IT Cost Control 2008 is designed to:
- Describe and explain many of the most commonly used IT cost control and quality assurance measures in fourteen categories.
- Aid in implementing the cost control and quality assurance methods in order to improve results and avoid common mistakes.
- Provide comparison figures for the percentage of large Nordic companies that have adopted a certain cost control or quality assurance measure.
- Report the degree to which the various cost control and quality measures have been implemented.
- Offer support in making decisions on investments in cost control and quality assurance solutions.
Method
- The report is based on data collected from surveys of 40 large (average 1,966/median 833 employees) Nordic companies. The respondents are all leading decision makers with profound knowledge of their respective companies’ IT cost control and quality assurance methods. The data has been collected through benchmark studies.
Target Group
- The report is written based on mainly the needs and requirements of the IT management of large Nordic companies. The target group of the report is primarily: CIO/IT managers, CFOs, Purchase managers, Outsourcing managers, Controllers, IT strategists, Consultants and CEOs. The report will however also be interesting for vendors of IT products and services in order to better understand their customers.
Prices are excluding VAT.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
Measurement and control of IT management
Control of suppliers and internal clients
Measurement and follow-up of costs
Purchase policies
Follow-up of contracts and projects
Exploitation of scale economies
Policies and guidelines for usage of
IT systems
IT quality control
Technical standardisation
Technical solutions to control costs
Standardisation of methods and models
Centralisation of IT functions
Education and training
Coordination of projects
Conclusions
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92255
Contacts:
Laura Wood
Senior Manager
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax:
+353 1 4100 980
