Linking Systems Analysis Outputs to Capital Budgeting Measures: A Framework and Case Study Validation (Title: Linking Systems Analysis Outputs to Capital Budgeting Measures: A Framework and Case Study Validation
Author(s): Bajaj, A. & Bradley, W.
Abstract:
Early work on the evaluation of the business impact of information technology (IT) viewed IT as a generic production input. Recently, the trend has shifted to viewing IT within its specific organizational context, in order to better evaluate its impact. In this research, we take the next step along this trend by proposing a framework that explores the insights that systems analysis outputs can provide to traditional capital budgeting analyses when considering a new IT project. We develop and then validate our framework for ex ante IT evaluation, using findings from two field studies where two different information systems projects are evaluated.
