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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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Full title

Finance for IT decision makers [electronic resource] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / Michael Blackstaff.

Publisher

Swindon : British Computer Society, 2006.

Alternative title

BOOK

Date

2006.

Record Identifier

74VKapb4wEyg

MMS ID

991024307740902626

Language

English

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Physical content

1 online resource (339 p.)

Content type

text

Media type

computer

Carrier type

online resource

Contents

""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""

Publication information

Publisher

Swindon : British Computer Society, 2006.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

2006.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

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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Full title

Finance for IT decision makers [electronic resource] : a practical handbook for buyers, sellers, and managers / Michael Blackstaff.

Variant title

BOOK

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Previous ed.: London: Springer, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language note

English

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74VKapb4wEyg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKapb4wEyg

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ISBN

1-78017-050-5

DDC

658.15

MMS ID

991024307740902626

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