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1、信息技术(IT)价值度量Theimportantruleofmanagementisthatifyoucan,tmeasureit,youcan,tmanageit.Forinformationtechnology(IT)applicationvalueoftraditionalcost/benefitanalysismethodmayoverlooksomeimpossibletoquantifyor"hidden〃costsandbenefits,thusmisleadingdecisionmaking・Therefore,masteringthevalueofinforma
2、tiontechnology(IT)isimportanttouseandmanageIT.The〃ITmyth"andthestruggleagainstITvalueOpinionsaboutthevalueofinformationtechnology(IT)areoftenverycontradictory.Ontheonehand,ITisfullofinfinitedaydream,thinkITisnomattertoasingleenterpriseoraindustry,andwillproduceagreatroleinpromotingsocialecono
3、my,ITisalsoshowedthemagicalpowersinmanyaspects,especiallyininformationtechnologyandthebeginningoftheneweconomicgreenshoots,throughleadingtouseadvaneedinformationtechnologygavebirthtoalotofnewbusinessmodel,alargenumberofemergingenterprisesrapidrise,poisedtotraditionalenterprise'smomentum・There
4、isahugeillusionofIT,andthereisevenalargesuperstitiouselementinIT,soITcanbecalledthe〃ITmyth"phase.ButthefactthatITisa"ITmyth"isahugeobstacleandriskintheuseofIT,andthefailurerateisextremelyhigh.Asaresult,doubtsaboutITbegintoriseagain,evenonce,ascasesoffailureorfailuregrow・ToIT,forexample,scepti
5、cssarcasmsaid:"therearemanydifferentwaystodestroyacompany.Speculationisthefastest,andusingITisoneofthemostfoolproof."AccordingtothefamousAmericanconsultancyMcKinsey&company,accordingtoastudyreleasedrecently,duringtheperiodof1995to2000,theAmericaneconomyisimproved,butmostoftheenergycontributed
6、totheshiftfromahandfulofbusiness,andITiswidelyexpected,ontheotherhand,highinvestmentofITindustryisnotcreatedAmerica.'sproductivitygrowththemainforce・Theironyisthat,inmostpartsoftheeconomy,biginvestmentinIThasdonelittletohelpproductivitygrowth.Atthesametime,alargenumberofcompaniesinvestinginIT
7、applicationsseemtohavemetahuge"blackhole"thatmakesalotofinvestmentintheenterpriselessthanareturn.Still,thereisnowayinwhichsomecompaniesareenthusiasticaboutIT,andtheyareAgoingforward'7withallsortsofITapplications・Andmorecompaniesarestuckinabew