Finance for IT decision makers [electronic resource] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and...
Finance for IT decision makers [electronic resource] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / Michael Blackstaff.
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Swindon : British Computer Society, 2006.
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2006.
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1 online resource (339 p.)
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""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Tables""; ""Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Preface""; ""Part One Finance for IT Decision Makers""; ""1 Decisions, Decisions...""; ""WHAT IS CASH FLOW?""; ""A FINANCIAL CASE""; ""WHAT IS DISCOUNTED CASH FLOW?""; "...
""A BASIS FOR INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING""""3 When is a Benefit not a Benefit?""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN IT FINANCIAL CASE""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: DESCRIPTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: SOLUTION""; ""EXAMPLE 3.1: EXPLANATIONS""; ""WHAT CASH FLOWS ARE RELEVANT?""; ""IS IT A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT?""; ""4 How Financial Ca...
""5 How Financial Cases are Evaluated: Part 2""""PAYBACK""; ""PAYBACK AND RISK""; ""DISCOUNTED PAYBACK""; ""RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI)""; ""ROI AND RISK""; ""SHAREHOLDER VALUE ADDED""; ""EXAMPLE 5.1""; ""THE METHODS COMPARED""; ""6 The Effects of Taxation""; ""PERSONAL TAX""; ""BUSINESS TAX""; ""CAP...
""LOSS ON DISPOSAL""""FREQUENCY OF DEPRECIATION CHARGE""; ""DEPRECIATION OF UPGRADABLE ASSETS""; ""8 IT Financing and Leasing""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHAT IS A LEASE?""; ""HOW IT LEASING DEVELOPED""; ""TYPES OF LEASE""; ""FINANCE LEASES""; ""SALE AND LEASE-BACK""; ""HIRE PURCHASE""; ""LEASING AND FIN...
""9 Outsourcing: Financial Aspects""""WHAT IS OUTSOURCING?""; ""OUTSOURCING IN PERSONAL LIFE""; ""OUTSOURCING IN BUSINESS""; ""FINANCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF OUTSOURCING""; ""RISK AND SERVICE LEVELS""; ""FINANCIAL EVALUATION METHODS""; ""SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS""; ""INFLATION""; ""HOW TO BUILD AN OUTSOUR...
""BUDGETING""
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Swindon : British Computer Society, 2006.
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2nd ed.
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England
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2006.
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This highly accessible guide fills the twilight zone between IT and Finance. Finance is fundamental to the IT world, as it is to most other aspects of life, both business and non-commercial. However, many employees lack knowledge of the particular financial principles on which decisions about IT should be based - decisions that often have serious f...
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Finance for IT decision makers [electronic resource] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / Michael Blackstaff.
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Previous ed.: London: Springer, 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1-78017-050-5
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658.15
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991024307740902626