For CIOs (Length: 13 pages)

May 8, 2009

The ROI Of Project Portfolio Management Tools

A Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) Analysis Uncovers Significant Benefits

by Craig Symons

with Tim DeGennaro, Margo Visitacion


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Project portfolio management (PPM) discipline has remained a significant effort in organizations of all sizes. Both inside and outside of IT, leaders are turning to PPM to better capture, manage, prioritize, and align investments and resources with the hopes of increasing the amount of business value they can provide. Organizations are choosing to implement PPM software solutions to provide a tool base for this objective. Almost anyone who has looked into the return on a PPM software investment has seen massive triple-digit returns advertised by these vendors. But is it true? The answer is, "Yes — it can be." A Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) analysis shows that a comprehensive PPM tool investment is likely to provide an ROI of more than 250%, whether delivered on-premise or via software-as-a-service (SaaS).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemPPM Is A Guiding Light In Turbulent Seas

itemThree Factors Determine The ROI Of PPM Tools

itemCalculating ROI For On-Premise And SaaS PPM Implementations

itemPPM Software Provides Great Benefit, With Slightly Higher Returns Via SaaS

recommendations

itemConsider The SaaS Versus On-Premise Argument Carefully

WHAT IT MEANS

itemRegardless Of Delivery Model, Usage Outside Of IT Promises Greater Returns

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester interviewed and surveyed 22 vendor and user companies, including AtTask, CA, Compuware, The Gensight Group, Innotas, Planisware, Planview, and PowerSteering Software. We used this information to create an ROI model based on our TEI analysis framework.

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Analyst: Craig Symons
Technology: IT Management, IT Services, IT Spending & Budgeting, Outsourcing, Portfolio Management & PMOs, Total Economic Impact™
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America

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