Departmental Budgeting for Information Technology: A Life-cycle Approach
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Author(s): John Oberlin
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Collection(s): CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)
Abstract
Understanding the basic economics of information technology is a logical and necessary step toward resolving issues related to funding IT. Particularly in a distributed computing environment, IT planning and life-cycle budgeting can help campus and departmental administrators, faculty, and IT professionals make critical decisions regarding allocating increasingly limited institutional funds. This article addresses many of the budget issues faced by those administrators and planners wishing to effectively plan and budget proactively for information technology, especially local area networks. It includes a life-cycle budget worksheet and sample budget, as well as a section listing sources of help for departments in estimating life cycles.