For CIOs (Length: 7 pages)

April 4, 2008

The Five Essential Metrics For Managing IT

by Craig Symons

with Alexander Peters, Ph.D., Alex Cullen, Brandy Worthington

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CIOs frequently ask what IT should measure and report to business executives. The key to success is choosing a small number of metrics that are relevant to the business and have the most impact on business outcomes. The five metrics that meet the criteria for relevance and impact are investment alignment to business strategy, business value of IT investments, IT budget balance, service level excellence, and operational excellence. These five metrics should form the core of an IT performance scorecard.

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Analyst: Craig Symons
Technology: IT Management, IT Spending & Budgeting, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Serving the Business
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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